Health Credentials
Rev. Dr. LaVeena B. Archers, PhD
My training sits in natural medicine, functional nutrition, and holistic practice, alongside a separate and much longer education in Human Design. Below is every degree, board certification, and training certificate I hold, with the institution that issued it and a plain statement of what it is and what it is not. The certificates themselves carry the dates.
I would rather you see the whole picture than a list of letters after a name. Nothing here is a state license to practice medicine, and I have said so next to each credential rather than in small print at the bottom.
Board certifications
Earned by examination in 2025 and awarded by the American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board.
What these are, and are not. Private board certification issued by the American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board (ANWPB), a private credentialing organization whose certification is not state or federally regulated. This is not a state medical license and does not authorize the practice of medicine or naturopathic medicine in Arizona. Each of those three certifications required passing a board examination.
Board Certified Doctor of Natural Medicine American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board Earned by examination. Private board certification, not a state medical license. 
Board Certified Doctor of Functional Nutrition American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board Earned by examination. Private board certification, not a state medical license. 
Board Certified Doctor of Holistic Functional Medicine American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board Earned by examination. Private board certification, not a state medical license.
Additional board certification
Awarded by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. It is held for life and requires no renewal, so it remains current.
What this is, and is not. Private board certification issued by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP), a private credentialing organization whose certification is not state or federally regulated. It is not a state license, and it does not authorize the practice of medicine or naturopathic medicine in Arizona.
Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner American Association of Drugless Practitioners Held for life, no renewal required. Private board certification, not a state license.
Kingdom College of Natural Health
About this institution. Issued by Kingdom College of Natural Health, which is not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This degree is in natural health, not medicine, and confers no license to practice medicine or naturopathic medicine in any state.
Doctor of Holistic Functional Medicine Kingdom College of Natural Health Degree from an institution not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency.
Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine
Five Doctor of Philosophy titles, granted across 2025. Together these make up the pentadoctorate, and they are the source of the PhD in my name.
About this institution. Issued by Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine, which is not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. These are titles in holistic and natural medicine. None of them is a state medical license, and none authorizes the practice of medicine or naturopathic medicine in Arizona.
Doctor of Holistic Medicine Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine · Doctor of Philosophy Not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency. 
Doctor of Functional Medicine Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine · Doctor of Philosophy Not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency. 
Doctor of Nutritional Medicine Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine · Doctor of Philosophy Not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency. 
Doctor of Spiritual Medicine Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine · Doctor of Philosophy Not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency. 
Doctor of Botanical Medicine Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine · Doctor of Philosophy Not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education–recognized agency.
Rockwell certificates of completion
Rockwell Certified Holistic Provider Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine Certificate of completion. Not a license or a state credential. 
Certified Health and Wellness Coach Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine Certificate of completion. Not a license or a state credential. 
Certified Clinical Homeopath Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine Certificate of completion. Not a license or a state credential. 
Iodine Literacy Practice Consultant Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine Certificate of completion. Not a license or a state credential.
Additional certificates and coaching credentials
Independent training programs, each with its own issuing body. These are certificates of completion in a specific skill, not degrees and not licenses.
Certified Primal Restoration® Specialist Primal Restoration® Certification Course, under Nora Gedgaudas Certificate of completion for a 52-week course. Not a license or a state credential. 
Certified Executive Coach The Center for Executive Coaching Coaching certification. Not a health-care credential. 
Certified Mental Wellness Coach Certified Mental Wellness Coach (CMWC) program Coaching certification. Not a mental-health license, and not a qualification to diagnose or treat mental illness. 
HTMA Level 1 Practitioner Clinical HTMA Academy Training in hair tissue mineral analysis. Not a license or a state credential. 
DNA Diet, Fitness, and Health Coach dnaPower Qualifies the holder to coach on dnaPower test reports. Not a genetics or medical qualification. 
Mineral Mastery Mineral Mastery · 16 hours of course study Continuing-education certificate. Not a license or a state credential. 
The Thyroid Debacle Clinician's Course Instructors Dr. Kelly Halderman and Dr. Eric Balcavage Continuing-education course. Not a license or a state credential.
Certifying and accrediting bodies
Two seals appear on this work. They mean different things, so here is which is which.
American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board The board that issued the three board certifications above, each earned by examination. A private credentialing organization whose certification is not state or federally regulated. 
American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches An accrediting body for coach training programs. This seal reflects the accreditation of training completed, not a separate certification held.
Human Design training
A separate discipline from the health credentials above, studied from 2012 onward, largely through the International Human Design School and the BG5 Career & Business Institute.
What this training is, and is not. Human Design is a self-knowledge system, not medicine. These are private courses from independent Human Design schools. They are not academic degrees, they are not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and they are not health-care or state credentials. Nothing in this training diagnoses, treats, or is a substitute for medical care.
Differentiation Degree
The Differentiation Degree in Primary Health System and Rave Psychology, taken with Andrea Reikl-Wolf at the International Human Design School. Seven semesters and a practicum, from 2018 to 2021.
- Semesters 1 and 2 — 2018
- Semesters 3, 4, and 5 — 2019
- Semester 6 and the final semester — 2020
- Practicum semester — 2021
Teacher training
- Rave ABC's Teacher Training — Lynda Bunnell and Ra Uru Hu, 2017
- Rave Cartography Teacher Training — Lynda Bunnell and Ra Uru Hu, 2017
- Living Your Design Guide Teacher Trainer Course — Alokanand Diaz, 2018
- Ra Uru Hu's PTL 1 Teacher Training — 2020
- Variable Teacher Training — International Human Design School, Andrea Reikl-Wolf, 2021
- Professional Analyst Training Level 2 Teacher Training — International Human Design School, Lynda Bunnell, 2022
- Professional Analyst Training Level 3 Teacher Training — International Human Design School, Lynda Bunnell, 2022
- Professional Analyst Training Level 4 Teacher Training — International Human Design School, Cathy Kinnaird, 2023
Analyst and consultant training
- Living Your Design Guide Training — Carol Zimmerman, International Human Design School, 2014
- Ra Uru Hu's original BG5 Certification Course, three semesters — 2015
- Human Design System Analyst Training, completed — 2016
- BG5 Career & Business Consultant Training, completed — 2016
- Child Development Analyst Certification Program — Leela and Dharmen Swann-Herbert, International Human Design School, 2017
- Profit Potential Certification, co-created with Karen Sherwood — BG5 Career & Business Institute, 2018
- Holistic Analyst Training — Josette Lamotte, Human Design Institute, 2021
The full year-by-year record, including the readings, courses, and classes behind these qualifications, is published separately at my Human Design education history.
What all of this means in practice
These credentials support educational, coaching, and holistic wellness services. They do not constitute state licensure to practice medicine, naturopathic medicine, or any regulated health profession in Arizona. Services are offered within a private educational and coaching framework.
I am not a medical doctor. I do not diagnose, treat, prescribe, or manage disease, I do not run a clinical practice, and I am not licensed to practice medicine or naturopathic medicine in any state. My role is to educate and support, alongside your own medical care and never instead of it.
Two of the institutions above, Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine and Kingdom College of Natural Health, are not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The American Natural Wellness Practitioners Board is a private credentialing organization, and its certification is not state or federally regulated. I would rather tell you that plainly here than have you find it out somewhere else.
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