Aberdeen Counselling Forum
Announcement January 2026
After many years of supporting counselling professionals and the wider community, the Aberdeen Counselling Forum will formally dissolve on Thursday, 5 March 2026.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to the forum over the years, members, partners, presenters and visitors alike. Your engagement and support have shaped a meaningful space for connection and shared learning.
As part of this transition, the forum’s website and email address will be closed following the dissolution date.
Thank you once again for being part of the Aberdeen Counselling Forum. It has been a privilege to serve the counselling community of Aberdeen.
About the Counselling Forum
Aberdeen Association for Counselling came into being in 1981 and became the Counselling Forum in 2001 then Aberdeen Counselling Forum in 2016.
We aim to provide a forum for anybody interested in counselling and the counselling approach, where personal and professional development can be nurtured, diversity respected and commonality embraced.
Saturday training/CPD workshops are provided locally and presenters invited from UK and abroad. Events are open to non-members. Membership is not restricted to those with qualifications, but is open to anyone involved or interested in counselling or the counselling approach.
Membership offers:
• Discounts on CPD workshop (up to 3 people from organisations).
• Regular electronic mailings regarding future events as a bonus of membership.
Your subscription covers the year from September to August and goes towards venue costs, insurance and expenses. A committee provide their time voluntary to reduce costs to a minimum, we run on a 'not for profit' basis.
N. B. If you join after February, the membership fee will be half-price. See the How to Join Us page for details.
Charges made for events are to cover the presenters’ fees, accommodation and travel expenses, insurance and venue.
