Membership to Counsellors Victoria (CV)
Membership to Counsellors Victoria (CV) consists of two levels: Full Member and Student Members. Members must hold or be studying a Diploma or Higher in Counselling related studies.
Members are urged to be following an industry Code of Ethics or organisational policies and procedures to guide their work.
Monthly Meetings
Below you will find the Counsellors Victoria Inc meeting calendar with the meetings dates for 2025.
Meetings will be held online via Zoom, with short networking opportunities following the presentations.
Members will be contacted via email regarding meeting presentation topics for the meeting calendar dates.
CV Updates
Counsellors Victoria has recently undergone changes which include separating from the Australian Counselling Association as their Victorian Member Association.
Counsellors Victoria is now a professional development and networking provider for those with a diploma and higher in counselling related studies and those who are studying one of these courses.
We encourage our members to be following an industry Code of Ethics or organizational policies and procedures.
Membership gives access to the 10 professional development presentations each year and networking events held.
Members may be from all over Australia, not just Victoria.
Upcoming Presentations
Please note that our presentations are not recorded to protect and respect the intellectual property of our presenters. Our professional development is a live attended event on the 2nd Saturday of the month – February to November.
Saturday 14th June @ 11am sharp! (for an 11.00am – 12.30pm presentation)
CV Presents:
Presenters –
Sonja Bottern is a Social Worker and owner of Bottern Consulting where she runs a few different types of Mental Health workshops while also working for Jesuit Social Services Support After Suicide.
Greg Roberts is a Social Worker/counsellor/therapist, who specialises in the field of grief, loss and trauma. He brings a human centred, existential lens to his way of being and working.
Topic – Connect, Listen, Be-With
A new initiative that is a collaboration between Sonja Bottern and Greg Roberts.
This is an approach that emphasises a deeper understanding of the ways in which we connect, listen and be-with each other, when grappling with daily worries, troubles, grief and/or distress.
This approach brings together concepts such as experiential listening (Friedman), focusing (Gendlin), and doing justice to the personhood of people we are supporting (Humane Clinic).
Sonja and Greg will discuss their experience on this topic, followed by a Q & A and the option to network with others in industry, in small groups, following the presentation.
This is a 90-minute presentation relevant to the Counselling / Healthcare industries, complete with assessment component.
A ‘Certificate of Attendance with online assessment’ is issued to all participants.
CV Membership Application
To apply for membership to this Association, you must be an Australian resident, hold a minimum of Diploma in Counselling related studies or be studying one of these courses.
Members are urged to be following a relevant industry Code of Ethics or organizational polices and procedures which guide the members work practices.