NOC 2021 · 41301 · TEER 1
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
Unit group 41301 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies assist individuals and groups of clients to identify, understand and overcome personal problems and achieve personal objectives. They can be specialized to work on specific problems and they may practice psychotherapy. They are employed by counselling centres, social service agencies, group homes, government agencies, family therapy centres, and educational, health care and rehabilitation facilities, or they may work in private practice.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- addictions counsellor
- alcohol addiction counsellor
- art therapist
- art therapists' supervisor
- art therapy consultant
- art therapy teacher (except education)
- behavioural consultant
- behavioural therapist
- behaviourist
- bereavement counsellor
- child and family counsellor
- child and youth counsellor
- children's counsellor
- clinical counsellor
- community mental health counsellor
- counselling program supervisor
- counselling therapist
- counsellor for persons who are intellectually impaired
- couples therapist
- crisis counsellor
- dance therapist
- dance therapists' supervisor
- dance therapy researcher
- dance-movement therapist
- dance-movement therapy researcher
- disability consultant
- drama therapist
- drama therapists' supervisor
- drug addiction counsellor
- eating disorder therapist
- family counsellor
- family planning counsellor
- family therapist
- gambling addictions counsellor
- gambling addictions therapist
- grief counsellor
- group home counsellor
- human relations officer - family and children's services
- human relations officer - family therapy
- marital counsellor
- marriage and family therapist
- marriage consultant
- marriage counsellor
- marriage therapist
- mental health counsellor
- movement therapist
- music therapist
- music therapists' supervisor
- music therapy researcher
- play therapist
- preretirement counsellor
- psychoeducational consultant
- psychoeducator
- psychotherapist
- registered clinical counsellor
- registered dance therapist
- registered family therapist
- registered marriage and family therapist
- registered marriage therapist
- sex therapist
- sexologist
- special needs counsellor
- spontaneous art teacher - therapy
- welfare organization counsellor
- zootherapist
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.