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NOURISHING A HEALTHIER WORLD

MY QUALIFICATIONS

MY TRAINING AND CLINICAL FOUNDATION

I work with Functional Medicine principles, informed by training with the Institute for Functional Medicine (AFMCP™, 2025), and grounded in Nutritional Therapy training at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (2019–2024), a UK-based college with a functional, holistic, systems-based approach to nutrition. I am also certified in Metabolic Balance®.
 

I continue to deepen my clinical practice through ongoing postgraduate training, including a year-long programme with The Autoimmune Academy (with Robyn Puglia), focusing on Functional Medicine approaches to autoimmune and complex conditions, as well as further studies in naturopathy with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM).
 

My work is also informed by an educational background in nonfiction writing and the humanities, with a focus on anthropology, history, and fine arts, alongside professional experience in global health, foundation-based narrative work, and communications.
 

I also draw on additional certified wellbeing modalities, which inform my clinical perspective and support my work with complex client cases.

KATHLEEN KARIUS

Integrative Functional Nutrition Therapist

and Wellbeing Practitioner

BA, MFA, DipION, Metabolic Balance®

NUTRITION QUALIFICATIONS
  • Nutritional Therapist (DipION), Institute for Optimum Nutrition, UK

  • AFMCP® – Advanced Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice Certification, The Institute for Functional Medicine

  • Certified Metabolic Balance® Practitioner

  • Autoimmune Academy Cohort Training, 2025-2026 (IP)


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
WELLBEING CERTIFICATIONS
  • Morita Therapy Practitioner
  • Living Fully with Illness Facilitator

  • Further certifications in complementary modalities (Yoga RYT 200, Reiki, The Work® of Byron Katie) supporting chronic illness and whole-person health.

Institute for Optimum Nutrition Alumni
The Institute for Functional Medicine Certification and Membership
British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Member
Metabolic Balance Certification
Power and Care book with MIT Press

© 2026 KATHLEEN KARIUS, BA, MFA, DipION, mBANT, IFM

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