Member Associations
The Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in BC is composed of these 11 associations that, in addition to member services, also provide voluntary self-regulation.
Many counselling therapists whose clinical practice focuses on particular populations, psychological issues, and practice modalities are also represented at the FACTBC table. Among others, art therapists, dance therapists, drama therapists, hypnotherapists, and music therapists are active members of FACTBC member associations. It is more common than not for counselling therapists to belong to multiple associations, one for their particular area of practice, and another for general practice standards and regulation.
At the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists we are proud of our mission: ‘To cooperatively support excellence in competency-based counselling’.
ACCT is committed to ensuring competency for all counsellors, taking into account education, skills, and clinical experience. ACCT is committed to helping forge the future of the counselling landscape in Canada through its active participation with The Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in British Columbia (FACTBC).
ACCT was formed in August 2013 and is dedicated to protecting public access to safe, first-class counselling services, modelling association transparency, promoting an ethical counselling profession across Canada, and building a community of mutual support, counsellor to counsellor, with our Registered Counselling Therapists (RTC), Master Counselling Therapists (MTC) and Registered Counselling Supervisors (RCS).
Email: info@acctcounsellor.com
Website: www.ACCTCounsellor.com
Head Office: 200 – 1892 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6K 1Y9
The Association of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists (ARCH Canada) founded in 2006, is a Canada-wide accrediting registry for qualified Hypnotherapists and Clinical Counselling-Hypnotherapists.
We are dedicated to promoting the ethical uses of clinical hypnosis in medical, dental, mental health (behavioural), and forensic settings. We are committed to quality care with the utmost respect and absolute positive regard for our clients, and to provide appropriate referrals to treatment within the professional community as the need arises. Our Registered Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapists (RCCH) have undertaken extensive training to meet ARCH Clinical Educational Requirements for Membership.
Phone: 604-221-4435
Email: office@archcanada.ca
Website: www.archcanada.ca
6248 Main Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5W 2V1
The Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy /L’association Canadienne pour la thérapie conjugale et familiale (CAMFT/ACTCF) represents the profession of Couple/Marriage and Family Therapy in Canada. Our profession takes a specifically systemic approach to mental health care. We believe that clients are best understood in the context of the multiple larger systems such as family, race, gender and spirituality which influence them and give meaning to their lives.
The purpose of the BC Branch of CAMFT is to support the MFT profession in BC by facilitating communication with other mental health disciplines, and to represent the profession before government and the public.
Our members are identified as Registered Marriage and Family Therapists (RMFTs), reflecting their status as qualified mental health practitioners and members of the national association. RMFTs have met rigorous educational standards and have demonstrated their professional competence through hundreds of hours of supervised practice. RMFTs work with families, couples, groups and individuals in a variety of professional contexts. RMFTs are uniquely qualified Relationship Professionals who support people to view their situations from a new perspective that supports their strengths and invites change.
Phone: 1-888-656-3495 (CAMFT)
Email: bc@camft.ca
Website: BC Branch
Surface mail: British Columbia Branch of CAMFT
2505 32nd Ave.
Vernon, BC V1T 2K8
The BCATA was incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia in 1978. Our purpose is to foster the professional development of Art Therapy in British Columbia. The Association acts as a non-regulated provincial body governing the standards and practice of the profession and its practitioners.
Art Therapists service clients of all ages both in one to one and group settings. We can be found working in schools, hospitals, community mental health programs and in private practice, both as clinicians and educators throughout the province.
Phone: 604-878-6393
Email: info@bcarttherapy.com
Website: www.bcarttherapy.com
Suite 123 at 101-1001 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 4E4<
The Canadian Art Therapy Association (Association Canadienne d’Art Thérapie) was founded in 1977 to unite and promote the emerging profession of art therapy in Canada. CATA is the national Canadian voice of art therapy, bringing art therapists together to raise standards and advance the profession.
Our mission is to network and connect members, host a national convention in a different region of Canada annually, support the creation of provincial chapters, and sponsor regional events and workshops.
CATA-ACAT also works to raise professional standards in the interest of public safety and trust by upholding ethical standards for professional accreditation and designation for art therapists, encourages educational standards, publishes a tri-annual newsletter and bi annual academic journal, supports and encourages scientific and arts based research, and provides education and awareness of art therapy to Canadians.
Email: cata.office.manager@gmail.com
Website: www.canadianarttherapy.org
PO Box 658, Stn Main
Parksville, BC V9P 2G7
CPCA is dedicated to the recognition of competence and professionalism in counselling and psychotherapy. Founded in 1990, the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association is a national association representing 434 members in British Columbia and hundreds more across Canada who provide mental health services in schools, agencies, and in private practice.
CPCA members may hold the credential of RPC (Registered Professional Counsellor), MPCC (Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling), and/or MPCC-S (Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling with Clinical Supervisor endorsement). All members who have been awarded the RPC, MPCC, or MPCC-S designations have met the competency-based criteria for membership and are regulated by the CPCA.
Phone: 1-888-945-2722 (toll free)
Email: info@cpca-rpc.ca
Website: www.cpca-rpc.ca
Suite 203 – 3306 32nd Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 2M6
The members of the International Association of Counseling Hypnotherapists, founded as a non-profit association in 2004, are dedicated professionals practising Ericksonian, Counseling Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis.
Counseling Hypnotherapy is a transformative process for personal and professional growth, discovery, exploration, and healing. Our association includes practitioners who engage in a rigorous certification process and who demonstrate the required mastery of Counseling Hypnotherapy. The IACH adheres to the highest set of ethical, professional, and business standards that enable us to recommend and support our members.
Phone: 604-808-3703
E-mail: President@hypnotherapyassociation.org
Website: www.hypnotherapyassociation.org
MTABC’s beginnings date back to 1975 and the association was incorporated as a non-profit officially in 1992 under the Society Act of BC. The association’s mandate is to promote excellence in and increase awareness of music therapy practice, education and development in BC.
MTABC serves about 200 music therapists, students and interns, as well as the general community in providing information about music therapy, training, hiring guidelines, and how to find a music therapist. MTABC members hold the credential MTA (Music Therapist Accredited) which is granted by the Canadian Association for Music Therapy. MTA’s work in hospital, medical, mental health, school and community settings as well as in private practice.
Phone: 604-924-0046 (voicemail only)
Toll Free: 1-800-424-0556 (Canada & USA)
E-mail: info@mtabc.com
Website: www.mtabc.com
The North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) is a non-profit 501c6 organization incorporated in 1979 to establish and uphold high standards of professional competence and ethics among drama therapists; to develop criteria for training and registration; to sponsor publications and conferences; and to promote the profession of drama therapy through information and advocacy. The Association serves professionals and students in the United States and Canada, and the organization includes members throughout the world.
Drama Therapists (DT’s) work in private practice as well as in diverse mental health settings (hospitals, clinics, treatment centers, agencies); community based services and programs, schools and organizations.
Phone: 518-463-8656
Toll Free: 1-888-416-7167 (Canada & USA)
E-mail: office@nadta.org
Website: www.nadta.org
Incorporated as a not-for-profit in 2012, the Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association (OEATA) has 250+ members across Canada. OEATA serves to uphold the highest standards of competent, equitable, and ethical practice. OEATA strives to be inclusive in its membership and supports professional training, research, publications and promotion of arts-based therapies.
Expressive Arts Therapists work in private practice and in a range of health care settings (school clinics, agencies, hospitals, residences, treatment centres) and community based environments. Expressive Arts Therapists serve people over the life course.
Phone: 416-452-7594
E-mail: info@oeata.ca
Website: oeata.ca
Mailing address: 61 Berkshire Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2Z6
Incorporated as a Not-for-Profit association in 2001, the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists (PACCP) is a national association committed to ensuring that every Canadian has access to clinically excellent, professional, compassionate, and trustworthy counselling and psychotherapy services.
PACCP provides our members with opportunities to develop professionally, clinically, personally and spiritually, continually promotes and maintains the highest professional practice standards, and raises the awareness of mental health issues in Canada and how these issues can be addressed through the varied services offered by our membership.
Through regional branches, our membership is able to connect professionally and ensure accountability through peer support and supervision practices. PACCP ensures the competency of our clinicians by requiring members either be Certified Professional Counsellors (CPC) or be working towards CPC status through qualified supervision. Our members work in a wide range of vocations from private practice, social work, chaplaincy, and many other associated professions.
Phone: 701-204-4284 (voicemail only)
E-mail: paccp@paccp.ca
Website: www.paccp.ca
Mailing Address: Box 93, Norquay, SK S0A 2V0