Veronica Ricksen, RH (AHG)

My path to working in holistic women’s health began by first having complete disregard for my body. This was reflected in early choices I made about my sexual health and fertility, and I have many regrets.

However! More importantly, I decided to make some changes.

Taking care of myself holistically catapulted me into the best career path I could ever imagine: helping other women resolve their fertility challenges, naturally.

I’m now a Registered Herbalist and a certified Fertility Awareness Educator, mama to Kai, and wife to Mark. I live in the Bay Area of California, and work with clients virtually from all over.

I run my herbal + fertility education practice named Kapu, a Hawaiian word which translates to taboo or sacred, and also work at a fertility clinic.

Credentials

Clinical Registered Herbalist (AHG)

Clinic Advisor at Berkeley Herbal Center - 2 years

Certified Fertility Awareness Educator (SymptoThermal Method instructor)

Fertility Educator at Maven Fertility Clinic

Author of Menstrual Calendar Journal: Go with the Flow

Guest teacher at herbal study institutions and University of California, Santa Cruz

Case study published in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild, Winter 2025: The Use of Clinical Herbalism and the Fertility Awareness Method to Support and Assess Ovulatory Cycles in Women