The AACBT Organisation

The Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) is a multidisciplinary national professional body for health and other professionals interested in the practice, research, and training of established and emerging evidence-based behavioural and cognitive therapies, including traditional cognitive and cognitive-behavioural therapies, applied behaviour analysis and other behavioural therapies, and mindfulness based behavioural and cognitive therapies.

We have branches in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and a virtual branch (e-branch).

The current Board of AACBT comprises of:

• Ross G Menzies – National President

• Kathryn Nicholson Perry – Treasurer

• Carolina Gonzalez – Marketing 

• David Hawes – Memberships 

• Peter McEvoy – National Conferences

• Natasha Dean – National Workshops Coordinator

• Janice Wong – Website and Social Media

• Adela Kiveric – Branch Chair Queensland

• Anna Dedousis-Wallace – Branch Chair New South Wales

• Lisa Catania – Branch Chair Victoria

• Rebecca Anderson – Branch Chair Western Australia

• Lara Keogh – Branch Chair e-branch

Supported by:

• Chin L Khoo – Company Secretary

• Peter Pohlman – Executive Officer and Conference Secretariat

You can read more about our various roles here.

You can view the structure of AACBT here.

You can view the AACBT Strategic plan here.

You can view the AACBT Constitution (V5) here.

AACBT is a member of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (WCCBT).

You can read more about WCCBT from these links:

• WCCBT homepage (including member bodies)
• WCCBT By-laws
• WCCBT Strategic Plan
• Other CBT congresses (including non-member bodies)

If you would like to join AACBT - please complete your application below:

(Please note that Student memberships are reviewed by a human, so there will be a delay - please do not submit multiple applications.)