• 2026 marks 33 years that FACCT has been in existence!  Founded in 1993, FACCT has existed to offer certification, licensing, professionalism, and fellowship to qualified Christian counselors, therapists, and church laymen.
  

• FACCT operates in accordance with, but is not restricted by, any state laws concerning the ministry of clinical psychology, pastoral counseling, or therapy.

• FACCT represents the Church within our state's political arena in an attempt to protect Christian values, rights, and privileges.

• FACCT assists qualified Christians who desire to provide Biblically-based and sound psychological and counseling services under the auspices of the Church.

• FACCT works to uphold the free exercise of religion that is afforded and guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States.

• FACCT offers different levels of lay certifications and professional licenses for those who meet the minimum qualifications.

• FACCT offers referrals to reputable Christian colleges and universities that provide training and degrees in counseling and psychology.

• FACCT offers continuing education through seminars, conferences, and affiliated colleges.

• FACCT supplies its members with information regarding matters including, but not limited to: opening your own counseling practice, obtaining liability insurance, licensing concerns, legal issues, laws and statutes, networking with other members, pay scales, and third party insurance billing.  Reciprocity with several Christian organizations in other states is also in place.
  

• FACCT has membership representation in the following U.S. States:  Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.  FACCT also has international membership representation in the following countries: New Delhi, India, Palmares, Costa Rica, Toronto, Ontario Canada, and Togo, West Africa.
  

• FACCT does  not allow persons with the following religious affiliations into its membership:
  

-- Jehovah's Witnesses

-- Mormons

-- Christian Scientists

-- Those belong to any occult, and any person who practices hypnotism, astrology, witchcraft, alchemy, or mysticism.

-- Any other denomination that does not accept the deity of God's only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, His substitutionary atoning death on the cross for our sins, and His subsequent bodily resurrection on the third day.

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Christian Counselors & Therapists

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