Answering: Who created this registered somatic modality, what is his background, and is he credible?

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Before you trust any practice that works with the body, it is reasonable to ask who stands behind it. Dr Michael Christian, PhD, has spent 33 years in clinical practice, and across that time he has documented more than 43,680 sessions with clients from over eight countries. He holds a doctorate in integrative medicine, conferred in 2013, and he is board certified with the Board of Integrative Medicine in North America. He is also a published author, with two books to his name, and an executive member of the professional body that registers the modality he created.

That modality is Quantum Photo Somatics, often shortened to QPS, and Dr Christian is its creator and its sole certified practitioner. If you have arrived here while vetting the person behind the method, this article sets out his background, his credentials and the path that led him to develop the work, so you can judge his credibility for yourself.

Credibility in complementary practice is not a single badge. It is a combination of formal qualifications, a long record of clinical experience, professional registration with an accountable body, and a clear, consistent account of what the work does and does not claim. Dr Christian’s profile is built on all four, and the sections below take each in turn.

None of what follows is a claim of medical efficacy. Quantum Photo Somatics is a complementary modality, and Dr Christian is careful to present it as something that sits alongside conventional medical, optometric and psychological care, never in place of it. The purpose here is simply to help you understand the person and the path, calmly and with the facts in front of you.

Key Insights

• Dr Michael Christian, PhD, has 33 years of clinical practice and more than 43,680 documented sessions, and is the creator and sole certified practitioner of Quantum Photo Somatics.
• He holds a doctorate in integrative medicine, is board certified with the Board of Integrative Medicine in North America, and is an executive member of the IICT, the body that has registered QPS since 2019.
• He is the author of two books, In Focus (2016) and From Seeing to Being (2025), which document the thinking behind the modality.

Keep reading for the full picture.

Table of Contents

• A 33-Year Clinical Record
• Credentials and Professional Standing
• The Path to Creating QPS
• What Drives the Work
• How to Read His Credibility

A 33-Year Clinical Record

The first thing worth understanding about Dr Christian is the sheer length of his clinical record. He has been in practice for 33 years, and over that period he has documented more than 43,680 individual sessions. Numbers on their own do not prove a method works, and Quantum Photo Somatics makes no such claim. What a record of that size does establish is depth of practical experience, the kind that comes only from working with thousands of people, one at a time, over decades.

That experience is not confined to one place. His clients have come from more than eight countries, which means the work has been refined against a wide range of people, contexts and presentations rather than a single narrow group. For someone weighing up whether a practitioner has genuine depth, breadth of caseload is a meaningful signal. It is the difference between a method tested on a handful of cases and one shaped by tens of thousands of real sessions.

It is worth being precise about what this record represents. It is clinical experience, not clinical proof. There are no randomised controlled trials presenting Quantum Photo Somatics as a medical treatment, and Dr Christian does not pretend otherwise. The 43,680-plus figure is a count of documented sessions, an account of how much practice sits behind the modality, not a measure of outcomes. Holding that distinction clearly is itself a marker of credibility, because it shows the work is presented honestly rather than oversold.

• 33 years of clinical practice, with more than 43,680 documented sessions.
• Clients drawn from over eight countries, giving the work a broad practical base.
• The figures describe experience and volume of practice, not proven medical outcomes.

Credentials and Professional Standing

Beyond experience sits formal qualification. Dr Christian holds a PhD in integrative medicine, conferred by the International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine in 2013. Integrative medicine is the discipline concerned with how different systems of the body, and different approaches to care, can be brought into a coherent whole, which is directly relevant to a modality built around coordination across the visual, neurological and somatic systems.

He is also board certified with the Board of Integrative Medicine in North America. It is worth stating this carefully: he is board certified with that body, which means his standing has been recognised by an external professional organisation in the field. This is a form of accountability that many complementary practitioners do not hold, and it places his work within a recognised professional framework rather than outside one.

Professional standing also runs through the body that registers the modality itself. Quantum Photo Somatics has been registered with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists since 2019, and Dr Christian is an executive member of the IICT, which places him inside the institute that governs the standards rather than merely listed against them. The IICT describes an approved modality as one that has been assessed and approved by its insurance partners and is eligible for professional membership and insurance cover, drawn from a list of more than 1,400 approved therapies. In Australia, that membership brings professional indemnity and public liability insurance, so the work is delivered within an insured, accountable structure.

• PhD in integrative medicine, conferred by IQUIM in 2013.
• Board certified with the Board of Integrative Medicine in North America.
• Executive member of the IICT, the body that has registered QPS since 2019.

The Path to Creating QPS

Quantum Photo Somatics did not arrive fully formed. It was developed over roughly 26 years, growing out of Dr Christian’s long-running interest in how the visual system connects to the rest of the body. His background in vision science gave him an unusually close view of the eyes, not as an isolated organ but as a constant stream of information feeding the nervous system, and that perspective is the seed from which the modality grew.

Over those decades he developed a set of frameworks to describe what he was observing, including phase coherence, the SEE Framework and the AIM Framework. Each is defined in plain terms before any specialist language is introduced, which reflects how the method itself was built: through careful, repeated observation across thousands of sessions, with the language arriving to describe the patterns rather than the other way round. The modality was formally registered with the IICT in 2019, the point at which decades of clinical development became a recognised, accountable practice.

His two books trace this development. In Focus, published in 2016, sets out the early theoretical and clinical foundation of the work. From Seeing to Being: An Introduction to Qualitivity, published in 2025, advances the framework further, extending it toward questions of presence and how the whole body organises itself around what it sees. Together they form a written record of the thinking behind the modality, available to anyone who wants to understand the reasoning before they consider a session. You can read more about his story on the QPS about page.

• QPS was developed over roughly 26 years from a background in vision science.
• Frameworks such as phase coherence, the SEE Framework and the AIM Framework grew out of sustained clinical observation.
• Two books, In Focus (2016) and From Seeing to Being (2025), document the thinking behind the work.

What Drives the Work

Credentials explain what someone is qualified to do. They do not always explain why they do it. Dr Christian describes the principle behind his work in plain language: he wants to see the best in people. That orientation runs through how Quantum Photo Somatics is structured, from its consent-based approach to its emphasis on understanding a person’s particular pattern rather than fitting them to a standard protocol.

He describes the work as redirecting process, by which he means supporting what is already present in the body but not currently functioning in a coordinated way, rather than imposing something from the outside. This is a deliberately careful framing. It does not promise to fix, cure or guarantee anything. It describes an approach focused on coordination and timing across the body’s systems, and it is consistent with how a complementary modality should responsibly present itself.

That same care shows in how he handles the limits of the work. He is clear that Quantum Photo Somatics is complementary, that it sits alongside conventional medical, optometric and psychological care, and that any experiences clients describe are shared as lived experience rather than guaranteed outcomes. The Victorian Government’s Better Health Channel advises that complementary therapies are used alongside conventional medicines and that people should ask a practitioner about their training and qualifications. Dr Christian’s practice is built to meet exactly that standard of openness, which is itself part of what makes the work credible.

• The guiding principle is to see the best in people, reflected in a consent-based, individualised approach.
• The work is framed as redirecting process, supporting coordination rather than promising a fix.
• It is presented as complementary, alongside conventional care, with experiences shared as lived experience.

How to Read His Credibility

Putting the pieces together, the case for Dr Christian’s credibility rests on a combination rather than any single claim. There is depth of experience in the 33-year record and the 43,680-plus documented sessions. There is formal qualification in the doctorate in integrative medicine and the board certification. There is accountability in the IICT registration and his executive role within that institute. And there is a published body of writing that lets anyone examine the thinking for themselves.

Equally important is what is absent. There are no inflated promises, no claims to cure or treat medical conditions, and no suggestion that the modality should replace the care you already receive. In a field where overstatement is common, a consistent, measured account is one of the more reliable signals that a practitioner is presenting their work honestly. To understand the method itself in more detail, you can read the complete guide to Quantum Photo Somatics or explore the QPS methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who created Quantum Photo Somatics?

A: Quantum Photo Somatics was created by Dr Michael Christian, PhD, who is also its sole certified practitioner. He developed the modality over roughly 26 years, drawing on a background in vision science and a broader interest in how the visual system connects to the nervous system and the body. The method was formally registered with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists in 2019.

Q: What are Dr Michael Christian’s qualifications?

A: Dr Christian holds a PhD in integrative medicine, conferred by the International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine in 2013, and is board certified with the Board of Integrative Medicine in North America. He has 33 years of clinical practice and is an executive member of the IICT. He is also the author of two books on his approach.

Q: How much experience does he have?

A: He has 33 years of clinical practice and has documented more than 43,680 sessions with clients from over eight countries. This describes the depth and breadth of his practical experience. It is a record of practice rather than a measure of medical outcomes, and Quantum Photo Somatics makes no claim to cure or treat any condition.

Q: Is Quantum Photo Somatics an accountable practice?

A: Yes. The modality has been registered with the International Institute for Complementary Therapists since 2019, and Dr Christian is an executive member of that body. In Australia, IICT membership brings professional indemnity and public liability insurance, so the work is delivered within a recognised, insured framework, governed by a professional code of conduct.

Want to Learn More?

Dr Christian’s work is the result of more than three decades of clinical practice, a doctorate in integrative medicine, and two published books, including From Seeing to Being, released in 2025. If you would like to understand the thinking behind the modality before deciding whether a conversation is worth your time, the about and methodology pages set out his background and approach in plain language.

Citations

• “IICT Approved Modalities”: The International Institute for Complementary Therapists confirms that an approved modality has been assessed and is eligible for professional membership and insurance, from a list of more than 1,400 therapies. This is the body with which Quantum Photo Somatics has been registered since 2019 and within which Dr Christian holds an executive role. https://www.myiict.com/approved-modalities/
• “Complementary therapies, Better Health Channel”: Victoria’s state health information service explains that complementary therapies are used alongside conventional medicines, and advises asking a practitioner about their training and qualifications, the standard of openness that this article applies to Dr Christian’s background. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/complementary-therapies
• “International Institute for Complementary Therapists”: The IICT, based in Australia, lists competitively priced professional insurance among its core member benefits, supporting the point that registration places a modality within an insured, accountable framework. https://www.myiict.com/

As a registered modality, Quantum Photo Somatics operates within the IICT professional code of conduct and the general standards that apply to complementary therapy advertising in Australia, which require that no therapeutic claims of cure or treatment be made.