PACFA aims to support the diversity and depth of the counselling and psychotherapy workforce through our membership and registration services. Our fees range from free membership for students, discounted membership for non-practising members such as Affiliates/Academics, and full registration and membership for Practising Members such as Certified Practising Counsellors and Registered Clinical Counsellors. Advanced membership categories such as Registered Clinical Psychotherapist and other types of college membership have additional annual costs.
All PACFA members have free or discounted access to our community CPD which can be used to meet all your CPD requirements. Unlike other organisations we do not funnel our members into expensive subscriptions with commercial CPD providers. When comparing costs of membership we suggest you include this in your calculations.
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Annual Membership Fees
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2023/2024 Fee
(incl. GST)
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Registered Clinical / Academic
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$426
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Certified Practising
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$426
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Certified Practising (New Graduates)
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$318
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Affiliates
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$213
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Student
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Free
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Annual Additional Registration Fees
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Accredited Supervisor Registration Renewal
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$55
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Mental Health Practitioner Registration Renewal
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$30
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Additional College / Branch Membership
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$92
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Late Renewal Fees (From 1st Aug 2023 - 30 September 2023)
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$60
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Other Administration Fees
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2023/24
(incl. GST)
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Membership Reactivation Application Fees
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$165
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Membership Upgrade Application Fees (Certified Practising to Registered Clinical)
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$125
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Accredited Supervisor Application Fees
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$155
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Leave of Absence Application Fees
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$65
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New Membership Application Fees
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2023/24
(incl. GST)
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Application Fees (Compulsory)
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Registered Clinical / Academic
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$149
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Certified Practising
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$149
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Certified Practising (New Graduates)
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$54
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Affiliates
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Free
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Student
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Free
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Additional Fees
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For Non-Accredited Qualifications
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$110
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For Overseas Qualifications
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$110
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RPL Applications (On Hold)
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$200
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* All PACFA membership fees are payable annually.
* A quarterly pro-rata membership fee is available when applying to be a Clinical or Provisional Member between October to June.
* All PACFA registration fees are payable annually.