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Clinical Psychotherapy: Associations & Organizations

Designed to be useful and relevant, this guide will provide you with access to a range of key library and information resources to aid your studies/ research in Clinical Psychotherapy

Clinical Psychotherapy Associations/Organizations

Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association

Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association is a professional association for counselors and Psychologists in Kenya with a membership of about 4000 counsellors and psychologists spread across the entire nation of Kenya. It was formed in 1988 and registered officially in 1990 as the Kenya Counseling Association (KCA).

Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC)

Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) is a registered Non-governmental organization. It was registered in 1990 and has 3 major functions:

  •  Membership association
  •  Counselling services
  •  Academic training courses

The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia is a leading national peak body and professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia. Our mission is to represent the profession to communities and government, and to develop the evidence-base for counselling and psychotherapy.

The Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada (MDPAC) is one of the leaders in the movement to improve the quality of psychotherapy provided by physicians.  It has developed documents on the role of psychotherapy in primary care, as well as guidelines on training physicians in psychotherapy.  The MDPAC provides training in medical psychotherapy and psychotherapy supervision, as well as opportunities for physicians to interact in various educational modalities, and to gain support and feedback in their practice of psychotherapy.

European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP)

The European Association of Psychotherapy aims to make highly professional, high quality Psychotherapy available to those who need it in EU and non-EU countries alike.