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Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Poari o ngā Kaihaumanu Hinengaro o Aotearoa | The Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand (the Board) is the authority responsible for the registration of psychotherapists. Its primary purpose is to protect the health and safety of members of the public by ensuring that psychotherapists are competent and fit to practise.

The Minister of Health appoints two laypeople and four psychotherapists to the Board. Members are appointed for a term of up to three years. They can be reappointed at the end of their term but are not eligible to be a member for more than nine consecutive years.

Psychotherapist members appointed to the Board are not appointed as representatives of their profession. Their role is to use the clinical knowledge they have as health practitioners to ensure the ongoing safety and protection of members of the public.

Board members ensure that the consumer perspective is taken into account in any decision making, public safety is held paramount and implicit conflicts of interest held by practitioner members are managed appropriately.

May 06, 2026
Voluntary Board/Director
Board member
Remote
Organisation:
Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand
Job Summary:
Protect the health and safety of the public by ensuring that registered psychotherapists are fit and competent to practice
Governance Health Care and Medical Council