2349 NW 32nd Place Gainesville, FL 32605
Miranda Castro
Biography
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH – 2016
EDUCATION
1976 – 1978 ……. College for Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Leamington Spa UK (Acupuncture Course)
1980 – 1983…….. College of Homeopathy, London UK: Classical Homeopathy Course
1985………………. George Vithoulkas: Core Training Group (Post-graduate), London UK
1985………………. Traditional College of Oriental Medicine: Anatomy and Physiology, London UK
1978 – 1991…….. Spectrum Center for Humanistic Psychotherapy, London UK: Psychotherapy & Supervision Programs
2009 – present… MSc in Homeopathy: University of Central Lancashire, UK
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1983………………… Certification in Classical Homeopathy (UK)
1986 ………………. Registration: Society of Homeopaths (UK), entitled to use the designation ‘RSHom’
1995………………… Certification with the Council for Homeopathic Certification, entitled to use the designation ‘CCH’
1995………………… Registration: North American Society of Homeopaths, entitled to use the designation ‘RSHom (NA)’
1990………………… Fellowship Award: The Society of Homeopaths (UK), entitled to use the designation ‘FSHom’
2010………………… Exceptional Service Award: North American Society of Homeopaths
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1983 – 1986…….. Founder and Co-director: Brackenbury Health Center (London)
1986 – 1992…….. Founder and Director: Spectrum Clinic of Homeopathy (London)
1990 – 1993 ……. Supervisor: Sunrise Children’s Clinic
1992 – 1994…….. Private practice: Todmorden, Yorkshire
1995 – 1995…….. Private practice: Santa Fe, New Mexico
1996 – 2000…….. Private practice: Seattle, Washington
1983 – present … Numerous classes, public talks and seminars to medical professionals on all aspects of homeopathy (including midwives, nurses, counselors, doctors etc.)
1990 – present … Keynote presentations at numerous conferences in the US, Ireland and the UK
1990 – present . Guest lecturer at numerous homeopathic colleges in the UK, the US and Canada
1986 – present…. Development of an educational program in supervision aimed at practice and patient management specifically for homeopaths (for students and practitioners)
1989 – 1993…….. Training of a core group of supervisors to teach the above program at Colleges around the UK
1995 – 1996…….. Development of the post-graduate homeopathic medicine program at Bastyr Naturopathic University
1995 – 2000…….. Adjunct Faculty at Bastyr Naturopathic University
2000 – 2002…….. CEO, Kent Homeopathic Associates
2002 – 2015……. Private practices: Fort Lauderdale and Gainesville, Florida
2002 – present… Private practice: Gainesville, Florida
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1983 – 1988…….. Founder and Editor of the Society of Homeopaths Newsletter
1983 – 1986 ……. Director: Executive Board of the Society of Homeopaths (UK)
1996 – 1998…….. Executive Director: North American Society of Homeopaths
1997 – 2003…….. Organizer: numerous homeopathic conferences in North America
1998 – 2000…….. President North American Society of Homeopaths (elected)
2000 – 2004…….. Chair: Board of Directors, North American Society of Homeopaths
PUBLICATIONS
1990………………. The Complete Homeopathy Handbook (hardback then paperback – in the UK/US) – over 250,000 sold
1992………………. Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby’s First Year (hardback then paperback – in the UK /US)
1996………………. Homeopathic Guide to Stress (paperback in the UK/US)
1988 – present…. Regular commissions for articles from a wide range of magazines in the US and the UK
1989 – present…. Numerous papers in professional homeopathic journals both in the UK and the US
2002 – 2008…….. Editorial Consultant for Homeopathy Today, the magazine for the National Center for Homeopathy