Compiled by Cassie Jewell, M.Ed., LPC, LSATP
This is a list of professional memberships organizations for mental health clinicians and specialists. This listing includes American Counseling Association (ACA) and American Psychological Association (APA) divisions.
National (United States)
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Academy of Clinical Psychology
- American Academy of Forensic Psychology
- American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
- American Art Therapy Association
- American Association for Community Psychiatry
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
- American Association of Suicidology
- American Board of Forensic Psychology
- American Board of Professional Psychology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- American Clinical Social Work Association
- American Counseling Association
- American Dance Therapy Association
- American Group Psychotherapy Association
- American Institute of Stress (AIS)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychoanalytical Association
- American Psychological Association
- American School Counselor Association
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
- American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama
- American Sociological Association
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
- Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
- Association for Death Education and Counseling
- Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
- Association for Play Therapy
- Association for Psychological Science
- Association for Transpersonal Psychology
- Association for Women in Psychology
- Association of Black Psychologists
- Association of Humanistic Psychology
- B.F. Skinner Foundation
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies
- Cognitive Neuroscience Society
- Cognitive Science Society
- Comparative Cognition Society
- Experimental Psychology Society
- Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
- Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
- National Association for Addiction Professionals
- National Association for Childrenโs Behavioral Health
- National Association for Poetry Therapy
- National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
- National Association for Rural Mental Health
- National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
- National Association of Christian Counselors
- National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
- National Association of Forensic Social Work
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
- National Board for Certified Counselors
- National Council on Family Relations
- National Education Association
- National Hypnotherapy Society
- National Latinx Psychological Association
- North American Drama Therapy Association
- North American Society of Adlerian Psychology
- North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
- Professional Association of Christian Counselors and Psychotherapists
- Psychometric Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society for Personality Assessment
- Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
- Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science
- Society of Experimental Psychologists
- Society of Experimental Social Psychology
- Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology
American Counseling Association (ACA) Divisions
- ๐น American College Counseling Association
- ๐น American Rehabilitation Counseling Association
- ๐น Association for Adult Development and Aging
- ๐น Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling
- ๐น Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling
- ๐น Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
- ๐น Association for Creativity in Counseling
- ๐น Association for Humanistic Counseling
- ๐น Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
- ๐น Association for Specialists in Group Work
- ๐น Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling
- ๐น Counselors for Social Justice
- ๐น International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors
- ๐น International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
- ๐น Military and Government Counseling Association
- ๐น National Career Development Association
- ๐น National Employment Counseling Association
- ๐น Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, & Gender Expansive Identities
American Psychological Association (APA) Divisions
- ๐น Division 1: Society for General Psychology
- ๐น Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
- ๐น Division 3: Society for Experimental and Cognitive Science
- ๐น Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
- ๐น Division 6: Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology
- ๐น Division 7: Developmental Psychology
- ๐น Division 8: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- ๐น Division 9: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
- ๐น Division 10: Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts
- ๐น Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology
- ๐น Division 13: Society of Consulting Psychology
- ๐น Division 14: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- ๐น Division 15: Educational Psychology
- ๐น Division 16: School Psychology
- ๐น Division 17: Society of Counseling Psychology
- ๐น Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service
- ๐น Division 19: Society for Military Psychology
- ๐น Division 20: Adult Development and Aging
- ๐น Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology
- ๐น Division 22: Rehabilitation Psychology
- ๐น Division 23: Society for Consumer Psychology
- ๐น Division 24: The Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
- ๐น Division 25: Behavioral Analysis
- ๐น Division 26: Society for the History of Psychology
- ๐น Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action
- ๐น Division 28: Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
- ๐น Division 29: Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
- ๐น Division 30: Society of Psychological Hypnosis
- ๐น Division 31: State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs
- ๐น Division 32: Society for Humanistic Psychology
- ๐น Division 33: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder
- ๐น Division 34: Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology
- ๐น Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women
- ๐น Division 36: Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
- ๐น Division 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
- ๐น Division 38: Society for Health Psychology
- ๐น Division 39: Psychoanalysis
- ๐น Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
- ๐น Division 41: American Psychology-Law Society
- ๐น Division 42: Community for Psychologists in Independent Practice
- ๐น Division 43: Society for Couple and Family Psychology
- ๐น Division 44: Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
- ๐น Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race
- ๐น Division 46: Society for Media Psychology & Technology
- ๐น Division 47: Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology
- ๐น Division 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence
- ๐น Division 49: Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy
- ๐น Division 50: Society of Addiction Psychology
- ๐น Division 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities
- ๐น Division 52: International Psychology
- ๐น Division 53: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
- ๐น Division 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology
- ๐น Division 55: American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy
- ๐น Division 56: Trauma Psychology
Canada
- Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association
- Canadian Professional Counsellors Association
- Canadian Psychiatric Institution
- Canadian Psychological Association
- Psychology Foundation of Canada
UK & Ireland
- Addiction Counsellors of Ireland
- Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland
- Association of Professional Counsellors & Psychotherapists in Ireland
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- British Association for Psychopharmacology
- British Association of Art Therapists
- British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches
- British Association of Social Workers
- British Psychoanalytical Society
- British Psychological Society
- Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (Ireland)
- College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
- EMDR UK
- Family Therapy Association of Ireland
- Gestalt Institute of Ireland
- Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists
- Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy
- Irish Association of Play Therapy and Psychotherapy
- Irish Council for Psychotherapy
- Play Therapy Ireland
- Psychological Society of Ireland
- UK Council for Psychotherapy
- UK Psychological Trauma Society
- UK Royal College of Psychiatrists
Australia & New Zealand
- Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy
- Australian Association of Family Therapy
- Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists
- Australian Association of Psychologists
- Australian Clinical Psychology Association
- Australian Counselling Association
- Australian Holistic Healers and Counsellors Association
- Australian Psychological Society
- Australian Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
- New Zealand Psychological Society
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
European Organizations
- Biofeedback Federation of Europe
- European Association for Counselling
- European Association for Developmental Psychology
- European Association for Psychotherapy
- European Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (EAPH)
- European Association of Psychomatic Medicine
- European Association of Social Psychology
- European Branch of the American Counseling Association
- European Family Counseling Association
- European Family Therapy Association
- European Psychiatric Association
- European Psychoanalytical Federation
International Organizations & Associations
- Association for Behavior Analysis International
- International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
- International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology
- International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes
- International Association for Social Work with Groups, Inc.
- International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors
- International Association of Applied Psychology
- International Association of Counselors and Therapists
- International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
- International Association of Therapists
- International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
- International Positive Psychology Association
- International Psychoanalytical Association
- International Family Therapy Association
- International School Counselor Association
- International School Psychology Association
- International Society for Comparative Psychology
- International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
- International Society for Mental Health Online!
- International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
- International Society for the Study of Individual Differences
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- International Society of Political Psychology
- International Society of Sport Psychology
- World Sleep Society
