We are a historic, trusted association of highly-skilled practitioners, qualified in traditional and natural therapies.
As a practitioner, ANTA membership will enhance your reputation as a high-quality professional, ensure that you are health fund recognised (for applicable modalities), provide you with Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance discounts with our insurance partner, and allow you to seek legal advice via the insurer’s lawyers.
You’ll also be listed in our practitioner directory, where people seeking therapy can find and contact you.
It is important at this time to not allow clients to dictate their appointment times. Everyone needs to do their part in reducing the spread of the virus and the government has stated that limiting physical contact where possible is ideal. The practitioner should assess the client’s condition and decide on the treatment required based on each individual circumstance.
Every one of our practitioners meets the high standards of ANTA membership. This ensures that we represent the best in the country.
ANTA has been recognising natural therapy practitioners for 65 years, who aim to treat their patients holistically by widening their scope, and caring for the entire person rather than the specific illness or complaint.
A natural therapist aims to discover the underlying cause of symptoms, and then treat them by stimulating the body’s natural self-healing and regulating abilities.
Natural therapists practice a range of traditional, complementary, and alternative medical techniques, which are used to treat physical illnesses. There’s growing acceptance of natural therapy as a supplement to conventional medicine, reflected by the number of practices adopting a holistic approach to medical care.
Modern medicine doesn’t always have the answer, which in some cases, can be successfully filled by a natural therapy treatment such as acupuncture, shiatsu, remedial massage, or herbal medicine.
ANTA members have free access to up-to-date scientific resources to strengthen and support their professional development.
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Learn MoreThe Australian Natural Therapists Association Ltd (ANTA) is the largest democratic national association of natural therapy, traditional medicine, and complementary medicine practitioners.
For over 65 years, we’ve been representing the interests of our practitioners and students, and have become synonymous with high quality within our industry. We work with governments, researchers, educators, health funds, WorkCover authorities, and professional organisations to help our practitioners carry out their work to the highest standard.
When you join ANTA, your professional accreditation will become nationally recognised and you will have the opportunity to grow your practice through our referral service, and much more.
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