Counselling Arabia, under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, has been actively working since 2001 to progress the professionalism of the counselling field both in the UAE and the Gulf region.  

The goal of Counselling Arabia is to bring together professionals who occupy key positions in organizations from the public and private sectors to discuss, network, and facilitate best practices in order to continually evolve counselling across Arabia.

Members come from a wide variety of roles including students and professionals in counselling, career development, human resources, corporate training, academic advising, social work and special needs practitioners in order to work together to achieve the goals of the organization.