Mission and values

PACFA Mission

PACFA regulates and supports the provision of effective high-quality psychotherapy, counselling, and Indigenous Healing Practices.

To do this, PACFA:

• registers and certifies suitably qualified and skilled practitioners

• accredits appropriate training courses

• provides resources and a professional network for the development of psychotherapy, counselling, and Indigenous Healing Practitioners

• educates and advocates to the public, other professions, and policy makers to ensure the value of psychotherapy, counselling and Indigenous Healing Practices is recognised and appreciated.

PACFA Values

• Authenticity:

  • We act with integrity by being consistent, fair, transparent and accountable. 
  • We are trustworthy and professional. We do what we say we will do. 
  • We are courageous in our willingness to speak our truth.
  • We stand for the value and integrity of psychotherapy, counselling and Indigenous Healing Practices.

  Compassion:

  • We approach everyone from a position of kindness and goodwill.
  • We celebrate difference and diversity.

  Connection:

  • We seek to connect with curiosity and openness.
  • We value the self of the practitioner as the heart of professional practice, and the role of professional supervision in safeguarding our practices and their recipients. 

  Humility:

  • We acknowledge our mistakes, embrace our failures, and learn from them.

PACFA Constitution

PACFA’s aims and objectives are also set out in the Constitution.