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The Benefits of Membership in DCMHCA

• Bi-annual newsletter with information relevant to the profession and to your clinical practice.


• Reduced registration fees for professional growth and development meetings, luncheons, and workshops.


• Opportunities to obtain NBCC Continuing Education Units for certification and licensure.


• Networking with other mental health professionals in the District of Columbia.


• Legislative advocacy.


• Access to selected information and legislative updates from the American Mental Health Counselors Association.


• Free listing on the DCMHCA website referral directory, accessible by other clinicians as well as the general public.


• Subscription to the DCMHCA listserv. This electronic communication provides members with networking opportunities, job postings, announcements on professional development events, and a forum for members to consult with each other on professional issues.


• Practice Marketing Services including website design and hosting. 


• Insurance services - Health, Life, Disability, and Long Term Care including Medicare supplements


• Free listing in the national online Find A Counselor Directory offered through Provisions Consulting. 

Types of Memberships

There are two types of memberships in the Association. All forms of membership entitle a person to vote and hold office.

1)      Professional Member - $50

Applicants meet the standards for entry-level professional recognition as a counselor, in that a master's degree or higher has been obtained in counseling or a closely related field. In addition, an applicant's primary interests and work-related responsibilities are in the area of mental health counseling.

2)      Student/Retiree Member - $30

Any student at the college level having interests in the area of mental health counseling shall be eligible to become a student member of the Association for a period not to exceed three years.

How to Become a Member

Please contact Tim Sargent, DCMHCA membership chair, with any membership questions.  If you have trouble accessing the online form, please email skovich@provisionsconsulting.com.

Join DCMHCA's Listserv

Click here to send an email request to join DCMHCA's listserve. In the text (NOT the subject header) of the e-mail, please write the following:

subscribe Name-of-the-list  Your-First-Name Your-Last-Name e.g.: subscribe DCMHCA   Mary A. Jones

You should receive a confirmation email, from hermes.gwu.edu, shortly after sending this message.

Contacting Us

District of Columbia Mental Health Counselors Association

Email: info@dcmhca.org