
Terri Abel
Aromatherapy Certification Program graduate“I would study, get to know the oils, then study some more.”
How grief and healing led Terri deeper into the oils.
I have loved plants and healing for as long as I can remember. When I faced health problems of my own, my learning began.
I have found the study of Aromatherapy to be particularly healing as I lost a son to leukemia a few years ago and found the work with oils to be helpful in the process of my healing and grieving.
Simplicity
At the moment I am making products, some being carried by a local spa and selling seasonally at a local market. I am also working individually with clients.
I have a special interest in mental health. I am also studying acupuncture and I am already in a place in my program where I can use aromatherapy in massage. I am excited about the possibilities.
Many people come in and take the course and finish very quickly. I had finished the course work, but had a deep need to "play" with the oils and re-learn. SO, I would study, get to know the oils, then study some more. I spent two and half years doing the course, but not because I had not done the work, but because I needed to experience the oils to fully integrate my learning and understand how to use them most effectively.

What made the difference, in Terri’s words.
Terri took two and a half years to finish, on purpose. Here is what made that pace possible, in her own words.
No need to rush
Where many finish quickly, she needed to sit with the material and truly absorb it.
Many people come in and take the course and finish very quickly. I had finished the course work, but had a deep need to "play" with the oils and re-learn.
Two and a half years, by design
The long timeline wasn't falling behind. It was how she chose to actually learn it.
I spent two and half years doing the course, but not because I had not done the work, but because I needed to experience the oils to fully integrate my learning and understand how to use them most effectively.
Learning shaped around her
The pace flexed to fit how she learns best.
I have loved the support and flexibility to do this in the way that was the best learning for me.
A clear path, one milestone at a time.
Terri is a graduate of the Aromatherapy Certification (the Certification milestone), earning her Certified Professional Aromatherapist credential. One path, four milestones: every course and every hour carries forward, as far as you like, at your own pace. See the full path →
Start where Terri started.
Terri came to Aromahead already healing from the loss of her son, and stayed long enough to learn the oils on her own terms. Your first courses are free, and your dashboard opens right away.


