Our Association, founded in March 2007. under the name of Serbian Association of Counsellors, aims to encourage the development of psychotherapy, counselling and coaching as professions in Serbia, to participate in the creation and implementation of national and international standards of education, professional advancement and accreditation of psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches from beginners to a supervisors, to assist the formation of competent professionals with national and international licenses, to engages in official recognition of psychotherapy, psychological counseling and coaching as professions, as well as to make connections with other European and international associations while implementing the policy of development of these activities.
As from May 2008, our Association was a member of the European Association for Counselling (EAC), with the status of the National Association. In June 2011, the Association expanded its activities and changed its name to Serbian Association for Psychotherapy, Counseling and Coaching (SAPCC). Shortly thereafter, the Association obtained the status of the national association at EMCC -European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC – Serbia).
SAPCC organized the first European conference on counselling in Serbia, in May 2015, and the first Congress for psychotherapy, counseling and coaching in April 2016.