How Much Money Do Naturopathic Doctors Make?

[@TheTionya]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm a senior pre-health / biology major in my last 2 semesters. My original plan was to attend med school to become an Anesthesiologist. However, I've been second guessing the entire process for quite some time now. I want to go into a profession that align with my personal lifestyle and something that I will enjoy doing. I have always been a treat the root of the issue and not just the symptoms type of person. A lot say im a "health nut". With having such strong views and a lifestyle that fits everything you've described I feel like this path is what I've been called to do. For that I can't thank you enough. My motivation has been sparked again!

[@lionessofyah8725]

Same I'm a junior and a biology major as well! I want to be able to have my own clinic that offers patients treatments that are well, natural.

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Tionya Jones! Thank you for your lovely comment! I am so happy that you have found a profession that aligns with you. It is an exciting time! All the best to you!

[@hannahviolet927]

I make 52,000 a year as a nurse ASSISTANT. That takes no school! That's so crazy that NDs make so little to start after all that time and money from school

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Hannah Violet! Yes, I know lol It is crazy indeed >< NDs must really really really like their jobs in order to continue working with such little compensation.

[@alessandrac1940]

It sounds like an interesting career, but I appreciate the insight. I don't believe it's worth pursuing this path because you will get $130k in debt (and probably in debt for the rest of their lives)

[@davie2983]

She is miss leading you. My ND makes $200/1st visit and $75 for each visit after and he is always booked

[@LinguistAmbie]

I’m trying to decide between applying to pharmacy school or naturopathic medical school in a few months and your videos are so helpful. 💕 thanks

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Linguist Ambie! Thank you for watching my videos and for your comment. I am glad they are helpful. Best of luck with deciding! In about a month, I do hope to post an interview that I will have with a pharmacist who decided to become a naturopathic doctor after 22 years of being a pharmacist. Please stay tuned! :)

[@Amy-yi3sd]

You are seriously so awesome to listen to. So smart, so poised, & super cute ☺️. Thank you so much for this info!

[@miriama.4559]

there arent alot of videos on this topic so thank you so much for this!!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello miriam a.! You are most welcome! I made this video because it is information that I wish I knew before getting into the profession.

[@cylindahaynes5109]

I am a recent graduate of naturopathic medical school…about a month ago. This was such a helpful video!!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi cylindahaynes5109! Congratulations 🎉 I am so happy a new grad like yourself is finding my videos. I like making videos that have information that I wish I knew when I first graduated. So I am very happy it is reaching you so you can be prepared for what's out there beyond school and graduation. All the best!

[@joseperalta752]

I like your style Sarah! thanks for the video, I'm an IMG going into the CCNM's bridging program next year. I know is going to be hard at the beginning, but I don't want to be a Family Dr here (that's my specialty in my home country). The paradigm in medicine is shifting and what you do will become more and more mainstream. This is what I love, so there is no other way for me. Keep it up! :)

[@blossommay1763]

Hi there, i am glad finding someone who is on the same boat with me. I am also an IMGs and considering applying for CCNM. May I ask you some questions regarding the applying process? Thank you!

[@tranphuonganh5772]

Hi Jose, I accidentally watched this video and recognized one of my classmate was here XD

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Joseperalta! Thank you for watching and for your comment! I am excited but also sacred for you to go through the IMG program. From all the other IMGs I've met, they all tell me it is a very stressful two years. I wish you all the best and try to have fun! :) I agree with you, I do think the paradigm is greatly shifting, and people like yourself, MD/ND combos are going to be the practitioners everyone will want to seek for help. The best of both professions will be within you :)

[@yll372]

Hi Jose. I am also an IMG with specialty in family medicine. Do you mind if I ask about your experience via email or other private messages? Thanks a lot.

[@yll372]

​@@blossommay1763Hi. I am also an IMG with specialty in family medicine. Do you mind if I ask about your experience via email or other private messages? Thanks a lot.

[@Genesis129Garden]

Thank you for this! I’m considering a career change and have been studying to become a nutrition coach and eventually a naturopathic doctor because I believe in nature and leaves as our medicine, and fixing the root problem of the issue.

[@loriechase4101]

These videos are totally going to bring you patients..you are so authentic and that's valuable. I hope you excel in all areas of your life. You are extremely likable..I know your future is going to be absolutely successful. Thank you for these videos.

[@fionaquinn8777]

I think that I'm lucky to have a husband who's a data administrator makes good money while I'm studying to become a naturopath one day, and as always I love your content, you are a huge inspiration for me, good luck to you and thank you for your videos

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Denise Findlay! That's great! I am glad you have a supportive husband! Thank you for watching my videos and for another lovely comment :) They keep me motivated to make more videos!

[@jyanwellness7746]

Hi Denise which program are you in? Thanks

[@fionaquinn8777]

@@jyanwellness7746 I live in Australia and I'm with southern cross university doing a bachelor of naturopathic medicine it's less expensive than the other universitis, hope that it helps

[@jyanwellness7746]

@@fionaquinn8777sounds awesome, thanks for the reply. 🦋

[@tessskye4133]

Thankyou for the informative video!

[@user-xz1yq3vp3l]

Hello, my name is Daniel. I am an IMG and next year will hope to study in Bridge Program for foreign Doctors at the CCNM Univeristy. Thank you very much for the video!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Daniel! Congrats! I am excited for you! The IMG program is sooo hardcore at CCNM. I wish you all the best! You can do it!

[@wongtong766]

These videos are underrated. You are doing amazing and I believe in you ✨

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Sasha Lopez! Thank you so much for your comment. I have been meaning to post more videos, but life has been busy. Things have slowed down, so hopefully I will have more time to get back into make videos. Stay tuned :) and thank you so much for your support!

[@allthatsafrica225]

Thankyou so much! These videos are so helpful bc I get so worried about making income after I am done with my program!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello AllThatsAfrica! Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment :) After being in school for soo long and getting deeply into debt, knowing your future income is definitely something any perspective ND needs to think about, very seriously. Ensure you don't put all your eggs in one basket and think about diversifying your income as soon as you can, even before or during school. All the best my friend!

[@tarahealingroots]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Mikyung! Thank you thank you as always for your comments

[@bal8914]

Very informative video Sarah keep it up 👍

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Sorav! Thank you so much! I will try my best!

[@bal8914]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness yup😇 , by the way I am a full time editor, by any chance if u are looking for someone to make videos for u, I can share my portfolio

[@alykgirl10]

What an amazing video! I’m in school right now ☺️👏🏼👏🏼

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi The Great Train Adventure! Thank you for watching and for your comment! What year are you in and what school do you attend? All the best with school!

[@alykgirl10]

I’m at Kingdom college of health. It’s a traditional naturopathic program ☺️

[@DeannaAndrade]

I don't know any good naturopathic doctors here in the USA charging less than $250-$400 per 1 hour session.. so based on that .. even at lowest.. if an ND works 25 hours a week (5 patients 5 days a week) for 42 weeks per year (10 weeks off between vacation/personal).. that's $262,000+ a year.. There's no way I'd go to ND school to make just 100K a year.. MDs are charging $1,000+ an hour and NDs do almost as much schooling..

[@DeannaAndrade]

...Oh and that's based off being on the lower end .. and of course in business for yourself.. working solo.. There are a TON of sick people out there.. it's not hard to market yourself.. just have to do enough consultations to weed out people who can (unfortunately since NDs aren't covered by health insurance) able to afford it vs. not... I know more experienced NDs who are booked out months in advance charging $400 a session .. They have great reviews/results so people are flocking to them and of course once marketing is over they have a LOT of word of mouth.. so imagine they only do 25 hours a week and take off 10 weeks a year..$420,000.. this is before taxes but even on the lower end of 262K.. I'd venture to say it's a great living.. Not for those who are not very organized, self motivated and good at building great relationships with patients and generating good reviews which = word of mouth advertising that pretty much never ends. I got a great deal with my ND who was offering $200 a session to fill up her schedule (she's newer) and within a few months she's fully booked out, cannot take more patients and is $250/session for everyone moving forward. She has no elaborate marketing and just engages in forums/on social media..

[@KM-oj4jk]

​@@DeannaAndradewhich part of the country is this? I've heard rates vary quite a lot by region

[@spinellicarelli]

Thank you for creating this video, very insightful. Starting my first year this September :)

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Nyree Hodges! Thank you for watching my creation and for your kind comment! All the best during your first year!! :)

[@allthatsafrica225]

Hey! I’m starting my first trimester this September for NatMed! Where are you attending??

[@allthatsafrica225]

Hey! I’m starting my first trimester this September for NatMed! Where are you attending??

[@spinellicarelli]

​@@allthatsafrica225 Hey! :) I'm attending Bastyr!

[@allthatsafrica225]

@@spinellicarelli I'll be attending National! Good luck to you!

[@fionaquinn8777]

Hi, i know i don't know you but with covid, hope that you are ok you and your family

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Denise Findlay!! Thank you so much for your comment :) So far my family and I have been safe and COVID free. Hope you take care as well!!

[@monicachibota3138]

Thank you so much Doc 👏🏽

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Monica Chibota! Thank you for watching and for commenting!

[@moodyfemme]

I think my biggest worry is paying back for loans cause being in debt is a huge strain.

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi moodyfemme! Thank you for your comment. I know what you mean! Loans are so daunting to pay back. Please consider coming to Toronto to go to school at CCNM, or to Vancouver for the CCNM vancouver campus. The tuition is so much more affordable than the tuition in the states.

[@caitlinsallaz6316]

Hey there! So im curious to see your thoughts on how you are feeling now about going this route based off the end of your video about being on the fence? Although I still have roughly 5 years until I would enter naturopathic school because I went the mom route 😅 and im also trying to cash flow my bachelor degree so my debt is less... I just wonder if it's even feasible to go this route because I want to help under served communities and women who are constantly dismissed because they are over weight or its just anxiety... I have first hand experience of being dismissed because the ER doctor swore I had heart burn but turned out I had multiple PE and ended up in the hospital for a week. So after that happened I've been looking into what I can do to better our health system (USA). Honestly money isn't a huge thing for me because we already live below our means and my husband is already our sole provider. But I just wonder if I would be able to pull off a low cost clinic so I can provide the best care that we as people need and to not be dismissed... I hope this makes sense, so hard writing on KZbin and getting my thoughts out! Thank you for this video!!!!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Caitlin Sallaz! Thank you for watching and for your comment! I may make a video to answer your question in more detail, but short answer is, yes, I think it is possible, especially if your husband has a strong enough income to keep the whole family afloat while you take 4 years to go to school, and several years to build up your practice. If you didn't have your husband's help, I think it would be much much harder to make a decent living if you want to help the under served communities. It was my dream to help the same communities, but then I ended up very financially strained myself and couldn't sustain it. I hope that you will be able to do it because those communities are in definite need of more care and attention. Best of luck!!!

[@annq.8980]

Thank you, 😊this is very helpful

[@annq.8980]

Thank you Doctor very informative

[@sakaizarasolofomanana-raje1752]

Hello, Thank you very much for posting the videos. They are very helpful. I wanted to ask, where did you go to school? And how did you go about chosing which ND schools to go to?

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Sakaiza RASOLOFOMANANA-RAJERY! Thank you for watching my videos and for your comment :) I am glad they are helpful! I went to the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. I chose the school for three main reasons, my partner was going to school at UofT, I wanted to know what it was like to live in the city of Toronto, and because of the affordability (on campus dorms and tuition are reasonably priced).

[@sakaizarasolofomanana-raje1752]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness Thank you very much for your response. 🌻🌻

[@stubmow1567]

Hi! love this channel and hope you're well! I have a question I really hope you have time to answer, I've been researching career paths in holistic medicine and wondered if ND's are able to incorporate energy healing techniques such as reiki, sound therapy, chakra/energy balancing and the use of crystals to aid guided meditation or recommend spirituality based tools for mental health/counselling such as the use of tarot or oracle where appropriate, in combination with the other more common paths of treatment ie. acupuncture, herbalism etc? I haven't been able to find any information on regulation or ethics regarding these areas of healing. I know these techniques aren't a one size fits all or as effective for physical health concerns as say certain supplements or herbs, but it would be interesting to know if they could be incorporated into a treatment plan based on individual beliefs and needs, or if it would be inappropriate for an ND to recommend. Thanks for taking the time to read this! :) all the best!

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Lorna! Thank you for your thoughtful question. So in accredited Naturopathic Medical school in North America, techniques such as reiki, sound therapy, chakra/energy balancing, crystal meditation are not taught in their curriculum. A naturopathic doctor would have to go elsewhere to learn those tools. So if a ND doesn't go out to learn these tools themselves, then they won't be incorporating them into their practice. I do know that some NDs, mainly old school NDs, do incorporate them into practice, but I think the most recent generation of NDs tend not to. I personally just stick to the more common paths of treatment, and if a patient feels inclined to have a different form of mental emotional healing, I recommend they go seek out their therapy of choice from someone who is more knowledgeable and experienced in that particular therapy. Hope that helps!

[@stubmow1567]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness Yes that helps a lot! Just so I know I'm understanding correctly; as long as the individual ND has received the appropriate training outside of ND school, then they're free to incorporate it, but now a days most tend to view it as a separate service to refer to? Thank you so very much for replying! Love your channel! 😊

[@AR-yy9my]

Hi! Random question, do NDs qualify for public service loan forgiveness?

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello A R! Thank you for the question, I am honestly not sure, but I don't think they do because I have read that PSLF is for those who work for the US government / non profit organizations. NDs usually work in private health clinics.

[@systema8186]

please make healed testimony now

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi sys tema! Thanks for the comment! It let's me know you got to the section "are you a business person?" lol! :)

[@connie1697]

Hello Sarah! Thank you for your sharing! I wonder if naturopathic doctors allowed to practise acupuncture ? If yes, are there any restrictions compared to registered acupunturists?

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello connie wong! Thank you for watching! Yes, Naturopathic Doctors are allowed to practice acupuncture. They are able to do things like acupuncture, cupping and guasha therapy, as well as prescribe pre formulated chinese herbal medicines. Registered acupunturists have a two year degree in acupuncture and are ONLY allowed to do acupuncture/cupping/guasha, and are not allowed to prescribe any herbal remedies. If an acupuncturist wanted to be able to prescribe herbal remedies, that person would need to spend two more years in school to become a TCM practitioner. Hope that answers your question :)

[@user-ud1ow4hv5z]

I didn't think Holistic doctors use stethoscopes . Are you allowed to use them and diagnose? I am planing on going to school to become a Holistic practitioner. And just wanted to know if we use certain medical equipment . Thank you for your time.

[@33princesslily]

Hi I'm an oncology nurse in California Just curious if u know about milk thistle and if it works against Herceptin, an immunotherapy medication. I get asked about this regularly and honestly don't know the answer. They're not big into natural medicine here. I'd appreciate if u can let me know so I can answer some of my patients concerns. Thanks 😊

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello 33princessilly! Thank you for your question. I would love to help, but I don't generally give out healthcare advice over the internet because its just not the safest way of helping people out. For naturopathic practitioners, it is important for us to get to know the whole health story of each patient in order to give a recommendation that best fits them. Since I don't know any of your patients, I am hesitate to say that one thing will help them or not. I hope you understand. I think it would be best to just have your patients individually seek out the help of a registered naturopathic practitioner in California. Thanks again for your question and am glad you are a nurse who really cares and is looking out for your patients!

[@malaypopat6556]

Hi I have studies naturopathy in india.... 3 year course... Did same recognised same there? Or do I need to did extra education or examination

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Malay Popat! Thank you for your comment! If you want to work as a registered naturopathic doctor in a regulated area in Canada or the US, you will need to do some extra course work at an accredited school in North America. All the requirements vary depending on the place you want to move to.

[@jerzywitek639]

Hi Sarah! I like your channel. Do you provide online consultation? I live in Australia.

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Jerzy Witek! Thank you for your comment :) I am glad you like the channel. I do provide online consultations for patients but only for people who live in my province in Canada. As a registered ND, I am not suppose to treat anyone that is outside the region that I am registered in. Now if you wanted to chat about things related to becoming a Naturopathic Doctor, I can do that, message me on instagram and maybe we can set something up @Sarah - Wellness and Greatness.

[@user-ud8ke6bg6i]

HI im from china .thank you for your video ,it helps a lot,I have one question: i m planing to study in CCNM, If I complete the four years of study in CCNM and get the license, do I need Canadian Resident Matching for employment?(I am currently studying in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. In our country, traditional Chinese medicine doctors need 3 years of training before they can work. I am currently in the second year ) thank you so much，

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello my friend from China! Thank you for watching my videos and for your comment! I'm excited you are going to study at CCNM! I hope you enjoy your time there. To answer your question, no you do not need to go through a residency matching program. To become a practicing ND, it is not mandatory for you to go through a residency program. Naturopathic residencies are optional. To begin working, you just need to apply to integrative or naturopathic clinics that are hiring NDs. Hope that answers your question! Best of luck on your naturopathic journey!

[@user-ud8ke6bg6i]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness thank you so much

[@user-ud8ke6bg6i]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness Hi sorry to bother you again. Did you graduate from CCNM? It would be great if you could answer this question : If I am not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, can I apply for IMG Delivery program as a foreigner in CCNM？ I have asked CCNM via e mail，but they didn't reply😭.thank you soooo much

[@onkuh1]

hi Sarah. Off the top of ur head, do u know what asian countries offer naturopathic degrees?

[@emelypupo8937]

I’m having so much trouble picking between becoming a CRNA or doctor!! Someone help 😅😂

[@crunch9420]

Can you tell about naturopathy syllabus pls

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hello Balu Vimala! Yes! I think I'll make a video about it because I'm sure other people are interested in knowing as well. Thank you for the suggestion! Stay tuned :)

[@crunch9420]

@@sarah-wellnessgreatness thank you mam

[@mohammadissa8402]

How many years to finish or to be a naturopathic dr it is four or more and thanks in advanced

[@icewind7]

are u from HK? thats the important qes

[@sarah-wellnessgreatness]

Hi Icewind7, the answer to your question is no, I am not from HK lol Thank you for watching and for your question :)

[@davie2983]

BS you will have more clients over time