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