Accredited Courses

PACFA has established a course accreditation program to support high standards in counselling and psychotherapy education, and to help students choose quality training courses for their counselling or psychotherapy studies.

Training providers and educational institutions can apply to have counselling and psychotherapy education programs assessed and accredited by PACFA. The accreditation process involves rigorous, independent assessment of counselling and psychotherapy training programs and leads to the designation of ‘PACFA Accredited Course’.

For information on how to gain PACFA Accredited status, see the Apply for Course Accreditation page.

Course provider	Accreditation expiry date
Australian College of Applied Professions – Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy – Bachelor of Counselling – Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching) – Graduate Diploma of Counselling – Bachelor of Psychological Science and Counselling	30/09/2026 10/02/2027 10/02/2027 30/09/2026 10/02/2027
Australian Institute of Family Counselling – Institute Approved Articulation Course in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Integrated Psychotherapy – Spiritual) –course is in teach-out	14/12/2021
Avondale University – Bachelor of Arts (Counselling Specialisation) – Graduate Diploma of Counselling	06/12/2022 06/12/2022
Cairnmillar Institute – Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy	23/12/2023
Charles Sturt University –Master of Pastoral Counselling (Clinical)	21/04/2023
Christian Heritage College – Master of Counselling – Bachelor of Counselling	10/06/2024 10/06/2024
Edith Cowan University – Master Counselling and Psychotherapy (Joondalup)	30/06/2023
Excelsia College – Master of Counselling	12/11/2022
Flinders University – Master of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (coursework)	31/07/2027
Gestalt Therapy Brisbane – Master of Gestalt Therapy	1/05/2024
Griffith University – Bachelor of Counselling (Gold Coast & Mt Gravatt)	23/10/2024
Think: Colleges Pty. Ltd trading as Jansen Newman Institute – Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy(in teach-out)	10/12/2022
Metavision Institute – Professional Training Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy– Post Graduate (course is currently in teach-out) – Professional Training Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy – Under Graduate (course is currently in teach-out)	30/04/2022 30/04/2022
Monash University – Master of Counselling -On-campus & Off-campus (Clayton) – Master of Counselling (Off shore mode – Kaplan Institute- Singapore and Hong Kong) –Master of Professional Counselling(Malaysia)	31/12/2022 31/12/2022 31/12/2022
Morling College – Master of Counselling	16/11/2022
Murdoch University – Master of Counselling	29/05/2026
Pathways Psychology Institute – Graduate Diploma of Trauma-Informed Processwork Psychotherapy	04/11/2024
Tabor College – Adelaide and Perth – Masters of Counselling Practice	01/05/2022
The Relational Institute Australia –Advanced Clinical Training of Contemporary Gestalt Therapy	30/06/2022
University of Adelaide – Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Clinical Practice Pathway)	01/08/2026
University of Canberra – Graduate Diploma in Counselling – Master of Counselling	31/12/2021 27/04/2026
University of Divinity (Stirling College) Mulgrave campus – Master of Counselling	09/10/2022
University of Notre Dame Australia – Master of Counselling (Fremantle & Sydney) – Bachelor of Counselling (Fremantle)	30/06/2023 30/06/2023
Uniting Institute of Education – Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling	1/01/2023
Western Sydney University – Graduate Diploma in Counselling – Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling	1/06/2026 1/06/2026
University of Queensland – Master of Counselling	18/03/2025
University of Southern Queensland – Master of Counselling	19/04/2022
University of Sunshine Coast – Master of Counselling – Bachelor of Counselling (Sippy Downs and Moreton Bay campuses)	06/11/2024 06/11/2024