Developing practitioner terms

Development-pathway visibility and readiness rules

Developing practitioners have a separate learning-stage path. Their services are not public or bookable until required mentor/admin readiness gates are complete.

Marketplace-introduced clients stay on-platform for communication, rescheduling, booking, payment, follow-up, and rebooking. Agreed time changes stay on the original Aligned booking record unless policy, applicable law, or an agreement recorded through Aligned requires another outcome.

Developing-practitioner pathway

A Developing Practitioner (Trainee) may create profile and service drafts, request or link to a mentor, and book mentorship where available.
Developing-practitioner services must remain hidden or non-bookable until mentor/admin readiness, public visibility, payment setup, session setup, availability, and other launch gates are complete.
Developing-practitioner sessions must be clearly labeled as Developing Practitioner (Trainee), reduced-rate, mentored, or learning-stage where applicable.
Developing-practitioner sessions are capped at $50 until the practitioner is approved to become their own established practitioner account after mentorship.

No approval guarantee

Development-pathway participation does not guarantee mentor acceptance, public visibility, client bookings, earnings, reviews, or eventual full practitioner approval.
Developing-practitioner reviews, mentor feedback, and client practitioner reviews must remain separated by source/booking type.
Developing Practitioners (Trainees) must follow Terms, Privacy, Community Rules, Spiritual Services Disclaimer, on-platform rules, and applicable practitioner obligations.

Trainee visibility boundaries

Trainee services are not public or bookable until mentor/admin readiness, profile, payment, availability, session access, policy, and visibility gates are complete.
Aligned may pause or remove trainee visibility if mentor readiness, mentor relationship, account standing, compliance, safety, payment, or admin approval changes.
Trainees must be clearly labeled as trainee, reduced-rate, supervised, or mentored where applicable.
Trainee reviews, mentorship reviews, and client reviews remain separate.