Abbreviation	Full Name	Website	Description	State
ACCA	American College Counseling Association	http://www.collegecounseling.org/	ACCA is one of the newest divisions of the American Counseling Association. Chartered in 1991, the focus of Ioana Marcus ACCA is to foster student development in colleges, universities, and community colleges.	IN
ACA	American Counseling Assoication	https://www.counseling.org/	The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings.	VA
AMHCA	American Mental Health Counselors Association	https://www.amhca.org/home	AMHCA is committed to a broad-based, grassroots organization with wide membership participation.	VA
ARCA	American Rehabilitation Counseling Association	http://www.arcaweb.org/	ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with improving the lives of people with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counselors are counselors with specialized training and expertise in providing counseling and other services to persons with disability.
AARC	Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling	https://aarc-counseling.org/contact/	Originally the Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, AARC was chartered in 1965. The vision of AARC is to recognize and advance excellence in assessment and research in the counseling profession.	VA
ACAC	Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling	http://acachild.org/	Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling aims to focus on the training needs of counselors who work with children and adolescents, while also providing professional support to those counselors, whether they are school counselors, play therapists, or counselor educators.	VA
ACES	Association for Counselor Education and Supervision	https://acesonline.net/	Originally the National Association of Guidance and Counselor Trainers, ACES was a founding association of ACA in 1952. ACES emphasizes the need for quality education and supervision of counselors for all work settings.
ACC	Association for Creativity in Counseling	https://www.creativecounselor.org/	The Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) is a forum for counselors, counselor educators, creative arts therapists and counselors in training to explore unique and diverse approaches to counseling. ACC's goal is to promote greater awareness, advocacy, and understanding of diverse and creative approaches to counseling.	VA
AHC	Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC)	https://www.humanisticcounseling.org/	AHC, formerly C-AHEAD, a founding association of ACA in 1952, provides a forum for the exchange of information about humanistically-oriented counseling practices and promotes changes that reflect the growing body of knowledge about humanistic principles applied to human development and potential.
AMCD	Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development	https://multiculturalcounselingdevelopment.org/	The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development seeks to develop programs specifically to improve ethnic and racial empathy and understanding. Its activities are designed to advance and sustain personal growth and improve educational opportunities for members from diverse cultural backgrounds.
ASGW	Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)	https://www.asgw.org/	The Association for Specialists in Group Work was founded in 1973 as a division of the American Counseling Association. ASGW exists so that members and other helping professionals are empowered with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to practice effective, socially just, and ethical group work in a diverse and global society.
ASERVIC	Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling	http://www.aservic.org/?page_id=1199	ASERVIC is devoted to professionals who believe that spiritual, ethical, religious, and other human values are essential to the full development of the person and to the discipline of counseling.
CSI	Chi Sigma Iota	https://www.csi-net.org/	CSI is an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling. We promote a strong professional identity through members (professional counselors, counselor educators, and students) who contribute to the realization of a healthy society by fostering wellness and human dignity.	NC
CACREP	Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs	https://www.cacrep.org/	CACREP accredits master’s and doctoral degree programs in counseling and its specialties that are offered by colleges and universities in the United States and throughout the world.	VA
CSJ	Counselors for Social Justice	https://www.counseling-csj.org/	Counselors for Social Justice works to promote social justice in our society through confronting oppressive systems of power and privilege that affect professional counselors and our clients and to assist in the positive change in our society through the professional development of counselors.
IAAOC	International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors	http://www.iaaoc.org/	The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is an organization of professional counselors and other interested individuals who work in the addictions or forensic / criminal justice fields and advocate for the appropriate treatment for such client populations.
IAMFC	International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors	https://www.iamfconline.org/	Chartered in 1989, IAMFC members help develop healthy family systems through prevention, education, and therapy.
IAMFC	International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)	https://www.iamfconline.org/	The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and was chartered in 1989. IAMFC embraces a multicultural approach in support of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of the families we serve.
NBCC	Nationa Board for Certified Counselors	https://www.nbcc.org/	The National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates (NBCC) is a not-for-profit, independent certification organization.	NC
NCDA	National Career Development Association	https://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/home_page	Originally the National Vocational Guidance Association, NCDA was one of the founding associations of ACA in 1952. NCDA provides professional development, connection, publications, standards, and advocacy to career development professionals who inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals.	OK
NARACES	North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision	https://naraces.org/	NARACES promotes Counselor Education and Supervision master’s and doctoral students, faculty, and site supervisors in the District of Columbia, Europe, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; encouraging quality education and supervision of professional counselors who specialize in addictions counseling, career counseling, clinical mental health counseling, college student affairs counseling K-12 school counseling, and marital, couple, and family counseling. We encourage all graduate students, site supervisors, and faculty to become actively involved.
NCACES	North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision	http://www.ncaces.org/index.html	North Central ACES (NCACES) is a Regional association of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). NCACES Members represent the 13 states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
SAIGE	Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities	https://saigecounseling.org/	Our division of the American Counseling Association is a home for Queer and Trans Counselors, Ally Counselors, and Advocates to connect and grow.
SACES	Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision	http://www.saces.org/	SACES cultivates an inclusive community of counselor educators and supervisors who develop leaders and counselors committed to professional advocacy and dedicated to client equity and well-being
TACES	Tennessee Association for Counselor Education and Supervision	https://www.tcacounselors.org/taces	The Tennessee Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) is the division of the Tennessee Counseling Association that represents counselor educators and supervisors in the state of Tennessee and is the state chapter of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).