ANZSBA is fully integrated into the New Zealand psychotherapy and counselling communities, and members also belong to national organisations such as APANZ, NZAC and ANZASW.
ANZSBA is an approved training provider with the Psychotherapy Board of Aotearoa New Zealand (PBANZ), and members who graduate from this training programme as Certified Bioenergetic Therapists (CBT) will be able to apply for registration as a psychotherapist with PBANZ.
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ANZSBA is affiliated to the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (IIBA) and approved to provide training in Bioenergetic Analysis. Members of the International Training Faculty of the IIBA from Europe and North America visit New Zealand to undertake training in conjunction with the Local Training Faculty.
The IIBA has approximately 1500 members in 25 countries around the world.
NZSBA is proud to have had one of our members, Garry Cockburn, as the President of the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis from 2013 to 2016. The current President is Leia Cardenuto, from Brazil.