Directory · organizations and their public pages only · read 5 September 2026
The associations, and what each one publishes before you join.
Seven statewide bodies by license, CAMFT’s 23 chapters with the pre-licensed page, supervision directory, job board and resources each one keeps in the open, and the specialty and regional associations. Dues appear only where the organization prints them on a page anyone can read. No names, no contacts: the organization, its URL, and the page that answers the question.
By license →By license
Seven statewide bodies, and the pages they keep open.
Each license has a professional association and most have two. The table lists the pages a non-member can read: the pre-licensed and licensure pages, the supervision pages, the job boards. Membership decisions are yours; this page states what is published.
| Organization | For | Open pages worth knowing | Dues, as printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMFT — California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists | LMFTs, registered associates, MFT trainees; affiliate members from related fields | Pre-licensed Corner BBS continuing-education requirements Chapter map Marketing toolkit for MFTs | Clinical $227 a year plus a $50 application fee; pre-licensed $95 a year, no application fee the first time; affiliate $227 plus $50 (join page, 5 September 2026) |
| AAMFT California Interest Network (AAMFT-CA) | LMFTs, AMFTs and trainees who belong to the national AAMFT | California licensure resources AAMFT state resources: California | Set by the national association; not on the network’s open pages |
| CALPCC — California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors | LPCCs, APCCs, counseling students | Resources APCC supervision Becoming an approved supervisor | Student $80, associate $155, professional $255 a year; lifetime $3,825 once (membership page, 5 September 2026) |
| California Counseling Association (CCA), a branch of the American Counseling Association | Counselors and counseling students across settings | Licensure resources Continuing-education resources Resources | Full annual rates on the join page: pre-professional $55, community $60, professional $125; life $799. A half-price offer through 30 September was showing on 5 September 2026 |
| NASW California Chapter | LCSWs, ASWs, MSW students; membership is national with a chapter assignment | The California LCSW license Resume review Social work job search Student liaison program NASW-CA newsletter | National dues by category on socialworkers.org; not restated here |
| California Society for Clinical Social Work (CSCSW) | Clinical social workers at every stage, with districts around the state | Supervisor list Mentorship program and member benefits Career site | Not on an open page |
| California Psychological Association (CPA) | Psychologists, postdoctoral and early-career psychologists, graduate students (CPAGS) | Early career psychologists Students (CPAGS) Divisions Career center | Shown inside the join form; not on an open page |
Dues are quoted from the organization’s own open page on 5 September 2026 and change; the join page is the figure that counts. “Not on an open page” means the figure sits behind a login or inside a live form and is not guessed here.
CAMFT chapters
Twenty-three chapters, and where the 3000 clubs and supervision directories are.
CAMFT’s local chapters run the “3000 clubs” for pre-licensed members, the supervision directories, the job boards and the pre-licensed job fairs. Most chapter sites are open to read; the directories themselves sometimes ask for a login. The hours the club is named for are worked through on the 3,000-hours page, and how to read a supervision directory on finding a clinical supervisor.
| Chapter | Pre-licensed page | Supervision directory | Job board | Resources or newsletter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | Jobs | Resources |
| Desert | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | Jobs | Resources |
| East Bay | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | Resources |
| Inland Empire | — | — | — | Resources |
| Long Beach / South Bay | Pre-licensed | — | Jobs | Resources |
| Los Angeles | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | Jobs | Resources |
| Marin County | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | Resources |
| Monterey County | — | — | — | Resources |
| Orange County | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | — |
| Redding Regional (no site on the map) | — | — | — | — |
| Redwood Empire | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | Resources |
| Sacramento Valley | Pre-licensed | — | Jobs | Resources |
| San Diego | — | — | Jobs | Resources |
| San Diego North County | — | — | — | — |
| San Fernando Valley | — | — | — | Resources |
| San Francisco | — | — | — | — |
| San Gabriel Valley | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | Resources |
| Santa Barbara | Pre-licensed | — | — | — |
| Santa Clara Valley | — | — | Jobs | Resources |
| Santa Cruz | — | — | — | — |
| Sierra Foothills (no site on the map) | — | — | — | — |
| Southwest Riverside County | Pre-licensed | Supervisors | — | Resources |
| Ventura County | Pre-licensed | — | Jobs | — |
From CAMFT’s chapter map and each chapter’s own site, 5 September 2026. A dash means no such page was linked from the chapter’s home page that day, not that the chapter has no program; 21 of 23 chapters list a website on the map.
Specialty and regional
Four more, by specialty or county.
Verified reachable on 5 September 2026. Two other regional psychological associations are left off: one’s former domain now serves unrelated content, and one was unreachable on the day.
| Association | For | Open pages | Dues, as printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Association for Play Therapy (CalAPT) | Play therapists and clinicians training in play therapy; the state branch of the Association for Play Therapy | Membership Newsletter archive | Set through the national association; the state page lists benefits, not a figure |
| Gaylesta — the Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity | Bay Area and remote clinicians, licensed and pre-licensed | Membership levels Community resources Advocacy | Licensed $55 basic or $175 with the directory listing; pre-licensed or remote $35 or $125; organizational $100 (membership page, 5 September 2026) |
| Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA) | Psychologists and psychology students in Los Angeles County | — | Not on the home page |
| San Diego Psychological Association (SDPA) | Psychologists in San Diego County | — | Not on the home page |
What to use them for
Four things an association does that a website cannot.
Every chapter supervision directory above lists licensed supervisors who have asked to be listed. It is the one place a pre-licensed reader finds supervisors who want associates, sorted by area; this site deliberately carries no such list. How to read one.
The pre-licensed groups (Los Angeles, Long Beach/South Bay, Desert, San Gabriel Valley, Orange County’s “3000 Hour Club”) meet, trade job leads and exam notes, and hear from supervisors. The number in the name is the hours requirement; the club is the company while you accrue it.
Chapter job boards and the annual pre-licensed job fairs (Ventura County lists one) carry the agency and group-practice postings that never reach the national boards. Pair them with the county portals.
CAMFT lists legal-team consultations and CALPCC a legal-advice consultation among the member benefits on their open pages. It is a large part of what the dues buy, and the thing a solo practitioner cannot buy elsewhere at the price. Whether it is worth it to you is a question this page leaves with you; the liability policies are the other half of that answer.
The hours
3,000 hours as an AMFT
What counts, the weekly caps, and the window the 3000 clubs exist to beat.
The job
Getting hired as a California associate
What the postings ask for and what the offer letter should say.
The renewal
Continuing education in California
The 36 hours, what must be in them, and who can provide them.
Where every figure came from
Sources.
The chapter list
Statewide organizations
- CAMFT - California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- AAMFT California Interest Network (AAMFT-CA)
- CALPCC - California Association of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors
- California Counseling Association (CCA), a branch of the American Counseling Association
- NASW California Chapter
- California Society for Clinical Social Work (CSCSW)
- California Psychological Association (CPA)
CAMFT chapter websites
- CAMFT chapter: Central Coast
- CAMFT chapter: Desert
- CAMFT chapter: East Bay
- CAMFT chapter: Inland Empire
- CAMFT chapter: Long Beach / South Bay
- CAMFT chapter: Los Angeles
- CAMFT chapter: Marin County
- CAMFT chapter: Monterey County
- CAMFT chapter: Orange County
- CAMFT chapter: Redwood Empire
- CAMFT chapter: Sacramento Valley
- CAMFT chapter: San Diego
- CAMFT chapter: San Diego North County
- CAMFT chapter: San Fernando Valley
- CAMFT chapter: San Francisco
- CAMFT chapter: San Gabriel Valley
- CAMFT chapter: Santa Barbara
- CAMFT chapter: Santa Clara Valley
- CAMFT chapter: Santa Cruz
- CAMFT chapter: Southwest Riverside County
- CAMFT chapter: Ventura County
Specialty and regional associations
Every URL above answered on 5 September 2026. Organizations and their public pages only: no officers, staff or contacts are named, and none should be added. Dues change with the year and the category; the join page governs. This site earns nothing from any link here and is not affiliated with any organization listed.
