Human connection
A welcoming professional network rooted in mutual support and respect.
Since 1982, WAC has brought together counsellors, therapists, students and people using therapeutic skills across the Southwest.

WAC creates practical opportunities to learn, reflect and build relationships with people who understand therapeutic work. Our events, groups and member platform make that support easier to access.
We champion thoughtful practice, affordability and genuine regional connection. Members can participate at the level that suits their work—from community involvement through to professional profiles and event hosting.
A welcoming professional network rooted in mutual support and respect.
Affordable CPD and reflective opportunities that connect with real practice.
Local groups and events shaped around communities across the Southwest.
See who currently holds each committee responsibility and learn a little about the people contributing their time to WAC.
Compare Community, Professional and Partner membership and choose the level that fits your work.
We use a small number of cookies to keep WAC secure, remember your session and process payments safely.
westcountry-association-for-counselling-session keeps you signed in and preserves secure session state. XSRF-TOKEN protects forms and account actions against forged requests.
remember_web_* is created only when “Remember me” is selected. wac_cookie_consent_v2 stores this choice for one year. laravel_maintenance is used only for authorised maintenance access.
On pages containing Stripe payment tools, Stripe may set m, __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid to prevent fraud and process card payments securely.