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 11th October @ 11am sharp! (for an 11.00am - 12.30pm presentation)
CV Presents:
Re-storative Counselling – A meaning and hope based model of therapy for working with trauma and traumatic loss
The presentation aims to convey the principles and practice of a restorative meaning-centric approach to therapy (RT) within the context of traumatic grief and trauma.
Presenter –
Dr Susan Miller is a Clinical & Counselling psychologist and Grade 4 member of the ACA. She has worked as a counsellor, supervisor, and trainer for more than 28 years across private, government and community organisations. She is Co-Director of the Melbourne Counselling & Psychology Centre.
Susan has a background working as a consultant to the Department of Justice in a variety of capacities including Co-ordinating the State Debriefing program for jurors, debriefing DoJ staff and working therapeutically with high-profile victims of crime. Susan has a background in counselling training and
developed curriculum for the Masters in Counselling programs at Monash university and RMIT.
She has trained counsellors in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Susan’s PhD compared contemporary methods of counselling (meaning based) to traditional methods (CBT).
She has presented in Australia and internationally. In her Melbourne practice, Susan works with a range of adult client presentations, including survivors of trauma and traumatic
loss.
She is currently developing, applying and researching contemporary re-storative, meaning and hope-based models of counselling and counselling training.
Dr Miller will discuss their experience on this topic, followed by a Q&A and the option to network with others in the industry, in small groups, Following the presentation.
This is a 90-minute presentation relevant to the Counselling / Healthcare industries, complete with an 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.