Skin Consultation Masterclass
- Regular price
- $69.00 AUD
- Sale price
- $299.00 AUD
- Unit price
- per
The consultation is where great skin therapy actually begins. Most beauty qualifications teach you how to treat. This course teaches you how to consult.
The Skin Consultation Masterclass is a comprehensive, self-paced online course giving qualified beauty therapists a complete clinical consultation system — the framework, the skin condition knowledge, the professional communication skills, and the business structure to consult with genuine authority.
Across 6 modules and 35 lessons, you will build the skills to conduct a thorough clinical skin assessment, correctly identify the conditions your clients present with, build phased treatment plans that address the real cause — not just the symptom — and present recommendations that clients trust and act on.
The CLEAR Method
The course is built around the five-stage CLEAR consultation framework — Collect, Look, Evaluate, Align, Recommend — a complete clinical system for moving from the first question to a confident, evidence-based treatment plan. Once learned, it becomes the default approach for every client, every consultation.
What's inside — 6 modules, 35 lessons
Module 1 · 4 lessons
Why Consultation Changes Everything
The clinical and commercial case for consultation as your highest-value service. What separates a proper clinical assessment from an intake form — and why the difference matters for outcomes, trust, and your business.
Module 2 · 5 lessons
Skin Anatomy for Consultations
The skin science that actually matters in a consultation. Skin type vs skin condition, the Fitzpatrick scale in clinical practice, how the barrier works and what happens when it fails, and how age, hormones and lifestyle show up in the skin.
Module 3 · 7 lessons
The CLEAR Consultation Framework
The complete five-stage CLEAR Method — one dedicated lesson per stage. Collect covers history-taking and lifestyle factors. Look covers systematic visual and tactile assessment. Evaluate covers clinical prioritisation. Align connects findings to client goals. Recommend covers professional treatment plan presentation.
Module 4 · 7 lessons
Recognising Common Skin Conditions
Acne and congestion grades. Sensitivity vs sensitised skin — the most common misdiagnosis in practice. Pigmentation types, causes, and depth. Dehydration vs dry skin. Rosacea, barrier dysfunction, and ageing. And the clinical red flags that require referral — including the ABCDE rule and how to have that conversation professionally.
Module 5 · 6 lessons
Building the Treatment Plan
Matching conditions to treatments and active ingredients. Structuring a series using the four-phase framework. Presenting recommendations with confidence — not sales tactics. Managing client expectations with honest timelines and the right language. Designing homecare programmes that clients actually follow.
Module 6 · 5 lessons
The Business of Consultation
How and why to charge for consultations. Using consultation to increase average spend ethically. Follow-up systems including notes, rebooking, and check-in messages. Documentation templates your practice needs. And how to make your consultation method your strongest brand asset.
What's included
| ✓ | 35 clinical lessons across 6 modules |
| ✓ | 5 interactive scenario-based quizzes with detailed clinical feedback |
| ✓ | Downloadable documentation templates — intake form, consent, treatment plan, homecare card, photography consent |
| ✓ | Dermaskin Academy Certificate of Completion on passing all module quizzes |
| ✓ | Self-paced — work at your own speed, start and pause any time |
| ✓ | Lifetime access — revisit any lesson at any time |
Who this course is for
This course is designed for qualified beauty therapists who are ready to move beyond the treatment room and into genuine clinical practice. It is best suited to:
- Diploma-qualified therapists with one or more years of practice experience who want a consistent, professional consultation framework
- Salon owners and team leaders who want every therapist in their business consulting from the same clinical standard
- Recent graduates who want to build clinical consultation confidence from the start of their career
- Experienced therapists seeking structured CPD in skin assessment and clinical communication
This is a professional development course for qualified practitioners. It assumes a foundation of beauty therapy knowledge and is not designed for beginners or those without a qualification in beauty therapy or a related field.
CPD Note
On completion of all six module quizzes, you will receive a Dermaskin Academy Certificate of Completion. This course may be applicable toward CPD requirements for ABIC members — confirm with your association. Built and delivered by an ABIC Endorsed Educator and accredited RTO.
Your clients deserve a therapist who truly understands their skin. This course gives you the framework to make that your standard — every consultation, every time.