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This chapter describes historical perspectives, the current status, and future directions of the counseling profession in Australia. It also provides information regarding counselor education, counseling practice, and diversity issues in Australia. Statebased general counseling associations in Australia emerged from 1972 onward, and by 2008 there were counseling associations in all states and territories of Australia with the exception of the Northern Territory. Nearly 3,000 student counselors were identified in the 2006 Australia Census. The development of counseling in Australia drew from major theoretical trends in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Counseling services are now offered through phone, faceto face, and online mediums. There is a strong need for Indigenous counseling and healing models to address issues associated with the complex intercultural history and the traditional holistic …