Professional Organizations

National Professional Associations

American Counseling Association (ACA)

Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)

National Career Development Association (NCDA)

Association of Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)

Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)

Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)

Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC)

Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)

American College Counseling Association (ACCA)

Association for Counselors and Educators in Government (ACEG)

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)

Association for Spiritual, Ethical & Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)

Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)

International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)

National Employment Counseling Association (NECA)

Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development (CAHEAD)

International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)


ACA Regions

North Atlantic Region

Mid-West Region

Southern Region

Western Region



State ASCA Professional Associations

Connecticut School Counselor Association (CSCA)

Delaware School Counselor Association (DSCA)

New Hampshire School Counselors Association

New Jersey School Counselors Association

New York School Counselors Association

Pennsylvania School Counselors Association

Vermont School Counselor Association


State AMHCA Professional Associations

Connecticut Mental Health Counselor Association (CMHCA)

Maine Clinical Counselors Association (MCCA)

Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor’s Association (MaMHCA)

New Hampshire Mental Health Counselors’ Association (NHMHCA)

New Jersey Mental Health Counselors Association (NJMHCA)

New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA)

Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association (VTMHCA)


Other Professional Links

Council on Accrediting Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates