The purposes of the Dallas Metro Counseling Association are consistent with those of the Texas Counseling Association and enhance individual human development by:

• Seeking to advance the scientific discipline of guidance, counseling and personnel work


• Conducting and fostering programs of education in the field of guidance, counseling and personnel work


• Promoting sound guidance, counseling and personnel practices in the interest of society and the individual


• Stimulating, promoting and conducting programs of scientific research and of education in the field of guidance, counseling and personnel work


• Publishing scientific, educational and professional literature


• Advancing high standards by conducting scientific, educational and professional meetings and conferences


• Informing and educating the general public about the human development profession


• Establishing contacts with various organizations for scientific and educational pursuits, and


• Examining conditions which create barriers to individual development and working to remove them 

Mission Statement

Dallas Metro Counseling Association (DMCA) and the Texas Counseling Association (TCA), a diverse community of counseling professionals, educate about and advocate for the understanding and delivery of effective counseling.