Source-Based Medicine

Direct attention to historical textual sources reveals insight that restores the potency of Chinese medicine to address the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of health.

Non-Pathologizing Pathways

Humane, compassionate, non-pathologizing, and effective psychosomatic medicine that completes and expresses the potential sought by many western models.

Symbolic and Embodied

Building upon the symbolic language, students will explore embodied direct perception; spirit-based, imaginal, and experiential.

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Deepen your Understanding of  Chinese Medicine for the Mind

Embark on a transformative journey to become a certified expert in Chinese Medicine Psychiatry. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to revolutionize your approach to mental health care.

Meet the Instructor. 

Brandt Stickley is a direct lineage holder and senior certified instructor of the Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis System. He worked closely with Dr. Leon Hammer for over 25 years, and is considered an authority on the model of Chinese medical psychiatry developed by Dr. Hammer. Brandt has been teaching at the request of Dr. Hammer since 2003. He has authored chapters on Methodology, Volume, Size, and Qualities as Signs of Psychology Disharmony in the Handbook of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis edited by Dr. Hammer and Karen Bilton. Brandt has created a unique synthesis of Shang Han Lun herbalism, Nei Jing and Nan Jing, Master Tung, and Saam acupuncture with the pulse system. He has taught this material to multiple generations of students and welcomes the opportunity to share the power of this system with you.  Brandt is a graduate of Cornell University and the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a Professor in the College of Classical Chinese Medicine, National University of Natural Medicine and teaches widely in doctoral programs nationally and internationally. Learn more about Brandt at www.brandtstickley.com 

Comprehensive Curriculum

15 Chapters · 101 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome to the 2025 Certificate Program in Chinese Medicine Psychiatry

    1. Welcome Free preview
    2. Course Calendar Free preview
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      Zoom Link and Assistance

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      Required and Recommended Reading

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      Information about CEUs

  2. 2

    Myth, Magic, and Imaginal Inquiry

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      Class 1 - 4.24.25

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      Class 2 - 5.1.25

  3. 3

    Physiology and Organs from the Classics

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      Heart - 5.8.25

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      Lung - 5.1.5.25

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      Liver - 6.5.25

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      Stomach/Spleen - 6.12.25

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      Kidney - 6.19.25

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      Magic, Myth and Inquiry Class 3 - 7.3.25

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    Shang Han Lun Qi Dynamics

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Intro Bio-Ben-Zhong Qi - 7.10.25

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      Kai-He-Shu - 7.17.25

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      Taiyang - 7.24.25

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      Yangming - 8.7.25

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      Shaoyang and Taiyin - 8.14.25

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      Shaoyin and Jueyin - 8.21.25

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      Magic, Myth and Inquiry Class 4 - 9.4.25

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    Shen-Hammer Psychology

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Introduction, Part 1 - 9.11.25

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      Introduction, Part 2 - 9.18.25

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      Water, Part 1 - 9.25.25

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      Water, Part 2 - 10.2.25

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      Wood, Part 1 - 10.9.25

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      Wood, Part 2 - 10.16.25

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      Fire, Part 1 - 10.30.25

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      Fire, Part 2 - 11.6.25

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      Earth - 11.13.25

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      Metal - 11.20.25

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      Anxiety/Depression - 12.4.25

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      Magic, Myth, and Inquiry Class 5 - 12.11.25

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    Chinese Medicine Psychiatry from the Classics

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Classical Patterns, Part 1 - 12.18.25

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      Classical Patterns, Part 2 - 1.8.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 3 - 1.15.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 4 - 1.22.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 5 - 1.29.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 6 - 2.5.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 7 - 2.12.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 8 - 2.26.26

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      Classical Patterns, Part 9 - 3.5.26

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      Five Spirits, Five Emotions -3.12.26

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      Seven Emotions - 3.19.26

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      Ling Shu Chapter 8 - 3.26.26

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      Magic, Myth and Inquiry Class 6 - 4.16.26

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      Magic, Myth and Inquiry Class 7 4.23.26

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    Jailbreaking the DSM

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      Reading Description and Reading List

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      Class 1 - 4.30.26

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      Class 2 - 5.7.26

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      Class 3 - 5.14.26

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      Class 4 - 5.21.26

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      Class 5 - 5.28.26

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      Class 6 - 6.4.26

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      Class 7 - 6.11.26

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      Class 8 - 6.18.26

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      Magic, Myth, Inquiry, Class 8 - 7.2.26

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    Pulse Studies- Shen Hammer Pulse in Jingfang Perspective

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      Reading Description and Reading List

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      Class 1 - 7.9.26

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      Class 2 - 7.16.26

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      Class 3 - 7.23.26

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      Class 4 - 8.6.26

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      Class 5 - 8.13.26

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      Class 6 - 8.20.26

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    In-Person Immersion - 4 Days

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      Details for 4 Day Immersion - 8.27.26

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    Embodied Acupuncture

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Myth, Magic and Inquiry, Class 9 - 9.10.26

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      Gesture 1 (Emotion as Direction) - 9.17.26

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      Gesture 2 (Emotion as Direction) - 9.24.26

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      Introduction to Point Categories - 10.1.26

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      Shu Points - 10.15.26

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      Xi-Cleft, Yuan, Lou - 10.22.26

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      Bie Collaterals and Influential Pts - 11.5.26

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      12 Channels and Su Wen 10 - 11.12.26

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      SHL and Four Seas - 11.19.26

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      Myth, Magic, and Inquiry, Class 10 - 12.3.26

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    Eight Extraordinary Vessels

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Introduction - 12.10.26

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      Du and Ren - 12.17.26

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      Chong Mai - 1.7.27

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      Dai Mai - 1.14.27

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      Yin Wei and Yang Wei - 1.21.27

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      Yin Qiao and Yang Qiao - 1.28.27

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      Myth, Magic and Inquiry, Class 11 - 2.4.27

  12. 12

    Integrating Master Tung and Sa’am

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Master Tung Introduction - 2.11.27

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      Master Tung Major Points - 2.18.27

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      Saam Introduction - 2.25.27

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      Saam Channels and Patterns, Part 1 - 3.4.27

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      Saam Channels and Patters, Part 2 - 3.11.27

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    Pulse-Diagnosis-Treatment Process

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      Part 1 - 4.1.27

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      Part 2 - 4.8.27

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      Part 3 - 4.15.27

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    Therapeutic Relationship

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      Course Description and Reading List

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      The Container - 4.22.27

  15. 15

    Closing Ceremony

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      Graduation and Certification - 4.29.27

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