About Dr. Marisa Marciano

Naturopathic Doctor & Registered Herbalist

 

Dr. Marisa Marciano is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor & Registered Herbalist (AHG) with expertise in both the education and clinical applications of therapeutic phytotherapy. After completing a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from The University of Western Ontario she received her post-degree medical training from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Boucher Campus.

Since 2011 Dr. Marciano has been immersed in the research, application, and teaching of herbal therapeutics to audiences ranging from the general public to Physicians & other Health Care Practitioners. She has also maintained a private clinical practice focused on the custom formulation of herbal therapies using an individualized and primarily evidence-based approach that aims at integrating the safe use of herbs alongside diet, lifestyle, and conventional pharmaceutical therapies, while continually encouraging the holistic perspectives inherent to herbalism and a deep respect for the healing powers of Nature. 

Dr. Marciano is also the owner of Herbal Energetics, a professional tincture manufacturing and compounding company located on the Sunshine Coast (xwesam territory) of British Columbia, Canada. She personally oversees the production of over 300 organic, wildcrafted, and/or chemically tested herbal tinctures, blending the art of traditional herbal medicine making with the most relevant scientific research.

 

Qualifications & Experience

 

Education

 

Clinical Experience

  • Private practice in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada since 2011

  • Clinical Faculty Member at Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Boucher Campus), 2014-2018

 

Teaching Experience

  • Chair of Department of Botanical Medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Boucher Campus) since 2017

  • Instructor of Botanical Medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Boucher Campus) since 2012

  • Instructor of Botanical Medicine at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition (Vancouver Campus) from 2012-2016

  • Instructor of Herbal Medicine Making at Pacific Rim Online College since 2020

  • Instructor of Botanical Medicine at the National University of Health Sciences, 2021

 

Publications & Curriculum Development

  • Co-author of the Botanical Medicine Quick Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, 2018

  • Botanical Medicine for Naturopathic Physicians, CCNM (Boucher Campus) since 2012

  • Public Herbal Workshop Series since 2015

  • Culinary Herbal Medicine Program, Institute of Holistic Nutrition

  • Plant Pharmacology & Plant based Medicine Making Intensive, Institute of Holistic Nutrition

  • Herbal Body Products & Gift Making, Pacific Rim Online College

  • Contributor to Aroma Culture Magazine, BC Parent Magazine, The NaturalPath, and Saje Wellness online

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Licensed ND with the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia since 2011

  • Registered Professional Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild since 2014

  • Member of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors since 2011

  • Member of the British Columbia Naturopathic Association since 2011

  • Professional Member of the American Botanical Council since 2018

  • Professional Registered Herbal Therapist with the British Columbia Herbalists Association since 2021

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Herbalists Association 2024

 

Consulting & Speaking EXperience

  • Standard Process Naturopathic & Herbal Consultant since 2018

  • Nature’s Way Herbal Education & Product Consultant since 2016

  • Collaborative Education CE for Naturopathic Physicians, Webinar on IBS & Botanical Medicine, Recorded 2016

  • Speaker for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, 2021

  • Speaker for the Canadian Herb Conference, 2020

  • Speaker for the Washington Naturopathic Doctor Association Annual Conference, 2020

  • Speaker for the Vancouver Island Herb Gathering, 2017

  • Speaker for the Kootenay Herb Conference, 2014, 2016, 2018

  • Restorative Formulations Herbal Content Consultant, 2017

  • International Herbal Product Consulting and experience since 2014

 

Volunteer work & Community engagement

  • Provide Naturopathic care to Musqueam & Haida First Nations communities through the Naturopathic Outreach Society

  • Provide ongoing health education and herbal workshops to Seniors in assisted living in Vancouver, BC