As a Board Certified Music Therapist, I strongly support licensure for Music Therapists. Board Certified Music Therapists are allied heath professionals who provide evidence based clinical care to individuals with varying healthcare goals. Licensure protects the music therapy profession from misrepresentation. More importantly, it protects Virginia residents who access music therapy services from misrepresentation and harm. After reviewing the proposed changes, I support the update adopting CBMT's continuing education requirements. My only concern is removing the regulation regarding conversion therapy. In my professional opinion, conversion therapy is outside of the scope of music therapists. Even so, the regulation prohibiting music therapists from providing conversion therapy would have protected queer and trans youth throughout the state. I support the initial regulation prohibiting Music Therapists from offering conversion therapy to youth.