Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Action Reduction of residency requirements
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 12/3/2025
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11/6/25  10:08 am
Commenter: Heather W, Dalton

Change in Supervision hours
 

I do not agree with the plan to not count 20 hours from supervision during internship towards the total hours needed to become an LPC. If you were to do this, then the total number of required supervision hours should be reduced to 180. The Board of Counseling already makes it more difficult to obtain licensure compared to Board of Social Work requirements. I am finding more people want to pursue their MSW instead of the counseling tract. I think this will be detrimental to the field of counseling.

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