Ethics Committee
The PACFA Ethics Committee is responsible for reviewing and developing PACFA’s Code of Ethics and overseeing the administration of PACFA’s complaints handling process. Complaints handling is a key function that PACFA undertakes as a peak body for the self-regulating profession of counselling and psychotherapy.
Members of the Ethics Committee are senior and experienced practitioners from the counselling and psychotherapy field. Through their membership of the Ethics Committee, committee members make a substantial contribution, on a voluntary basis, to ethical standards within the counselling and psychotherapy profession in Australia.
For information on how to make a complaint about the ethical conduct of a practitioner, PACFA or a PACFA Member Association, visit the Complaints page.
For Ethics enquiries email: [email protected]
Meet the Ethics Committee
Chair – Dr Kathryn Imray
Kathryn Imray, PhD, is a creativity coach and therapist based in Western Australia. They have a background in academic administration and policy research, with interests in the hermeneutics of ethics and ethical decision-making. They have worked in immersive cross-cultural contexts, and in gender violence, mental health and palliative care. They hold doctorates in existential phenomenology and creative writing, and in death in the ancient Near East.
Doug Aberle
Doug has been a Gestalt therapist for over 35 years and serves as a faculty member of Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA). He runs a private Gestalt Therapy practice and business consulting firm in Perth, where he supervises therapists and delivers international workshops.
Associate Professor – Ann Moir-Bussy
Ann, PhD, is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Darwin University and has over 27 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy. She has taught ethics and supervised students in Australia and internationally.
Chris Simon
Chris has extensive experience in counselling and supervision, with a focus on ethical standards and practice development. He has contributed to PACFA's educational and regulatory frameworks.
Merle Saber
Merle is a licensed marriage and family therapist with extensive experience in mental health counselling. Her compassionate and evidence-based approach has helped many clients achieve lasting change.
Contact the Ethics Committee: [email protected]