Santa Barbara Graduate Institute trains students to be outstanding health and human service practitioners—who integrate the best of traditional treatment methodologies and established clinical practice with the best of alternative approaches to health and healing.

We teach our students to approach their work and their clients from a holistic perspective, recognizing that our minds and our bodies are inextricably linked, that our physical well-being impacts our mental well-being, and that we must consider the whole client— past and present life experiences, physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, and more—if we are to effect deep and lasting impact on people’s lives.

This holistic focus also informs our approach to teaching and learning. Our training model recognizes and values the relationship between personal and professional experience; supports multiple ways of learning and knowing; and honors the unique contribution of diverse perspectives in creating a stimulating and nurturing educational community.