As as counseling psychology graduate student pursuing licensure in the state of Maryland, I am extremely interested in the possibility of being able to practice in the surrounding states, and the proposed regulations for licensure by endorsement in the state of Virginia are unnecessarily restrictive. Not only are these restrictions founded on exactly zero documented evidence, but the entirely false assumption that CACREP program graduates are more qualified than any other M.S. graduate is insulting and actively harmful to young counselors and the clients they will ultimately be tasked with helping. These "regulations" would provide unequal footing for equally qualified young counselors in the state of Virginia, unnecessarily restricting the pool of professionals available to the citizens seeking help in that state. There is no evidence to support these regulations, and the citizens of Virginia will pay the price for such a grave error in judgement.