The American Mental Health Counselors Association is the premier association for counseling in the clinical mental health field. Membership benefits include strong proactive advocacy for counselors, member only publications and discount offers and more.

The New York affiliate of AMHCA. An organization that has worked hard for counseling licensure in New York and continues to advocate strongly. Please note the active discussion board.

Midwest chapter of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, with discussion list and avenues for networking.

The ACA is the largest professional association in the US for counselors in all fields of practice. A strong advocacy organization for counseling related interests.

Founded in 1942, The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the predominate professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. They state, "Our association facilitates research, theory development and education. We develop standards for graduate education and training, clinical supervision, professional ethics and the clinical practice of marriage and family therapy."

AAMFT Contact information:

112 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3061

703-838-9808