Department of Health Professions
Board of Counseling
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
[18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
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CLOSED Opened on 1/31/2022 and Ended on 4/1/2022
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Strongly oppose | Jess Balk-Huffines, LCPC | 4/2/22 11:26 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Kublai Duhart LCPC | 4/1/22 11:39 pm |
| In support | Ashley Laws | 4/1/22 10:53 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Amber Pope, PhD, LPC, LMHC | 4/1/22 9:04 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121069) | 4/1/22 8:44 pm |
| Strongly support | Anonymous (121068) | 4/1/22 7:45 pm |
| Strongly Support | Anonymous, LPC | 4/1/22 7:43 pm |
| Strongly support | Anonymous (121066) | 4/1/22 7:42 pm |
| Oppose CACREP Regulation | Anonymous (121065) | 4/1/22 5:23 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Anthony Isacco, PhD Chatham University | 4/1/22 4:58 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Lara Heflin, New Mexico Highlands University | 4/1/22 4:53 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Society of Counseling Psychology, via Kimberly Howard | 4/1/22 3:07 pm |
| strongly oppose | Lara Peter, Congruent Counseling | 4/1/22 2:09 pm |
| Strongly Support | Anita Neuer Colburn | 4/1/22 1:29 pm |
| Strongly support | Donna Gibson | 4/1/22 11:50 am |
| Strongly opposed to this legislation and strongly support COMPACT. We need more available counselors | Pat Doane | 3/31/22 9:21 pm |
| Strongly support. | Spencer Niles | 3/31/22 7:02 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Linda Bacheller, PsyD, JD | 3/31/22 5:48 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | NVLPC, the Virginia Chapter of AMHCA | 3/31/22 4:04 pm |
| licensure in VA | Sandra Navarra | 3/31/22 2:58 pm |
| Opposed | Donna Carson | 3/31/22 2:06 pm |
| Oppose | Julie Kraus, LCPC | 3/31/22 1:13 pm |
| Increase Access to Mental Health Services. | Caitlin Cordial, LGPC, B'Well Counseling Services | 3/31/22 1:01 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Samantha Klunk-Nduura, LCPC | 3/31/22 12:42 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Amy Rottier, CCS | 3/31/22 12:36 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121041) | 3/31/22 12:36 pm |
| Support for the Counseling Compact | Dr. Pamela Rice | 3/31/22 12:25 pm |
| Strongly Opposed--Do not severely reduce/limit the number of licensed professionals available!! | Marie Aleman | 3/31/22 12:21 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Crystal Hank, Psy.D., LCP, The Citadel | 3/31/22 10:53 am |
| Oppose | Anonymous (121037) | 3/31/22 9:31 am |
| Oppose | Anonymous (121036) | 3/31/22 9:21 am |
| Oppose the legislation - unequal and restriction of trade | Anonymous (121035) | 3/31/22 9:14 am |
| Oppose this Legislation | L Parker | 3/31/22 9:02 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121033) | 3/31/22 8:40 am |
| Strongly Opposed | Jamey Leeanne Rislin, PhD, LCSW, MSW | 3/31/22 3:11 am |
| Opposed | Anonymous (121030) | 3/30/22 11:23 pm |
| Strongly Opposed | Beverly Smith, PhD, LPC (AMHCA President & Interim CEO) | 3/30/22 10:40 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Michael Misterka, LCSW-C | 3/30/22 9:52 pm |
| Oppose- The shortage of providers is already too problematic to further limit ability to access care | Montgomery County Counseling Center | 3/30/22 9:07 pm |
| CACREP requirement- strongly oppose | Gregory Smith, LCPC | 3/30/22 8:45 pm |
| THIS ALREADY FAILED AND THIS IS A SNEAK ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE BY A NEW BOARD | Michael Moates, MA, QBA, LBA, QMHP-T/R | 3/30/22 8:44 pm |
| This is not right! | Shannon Reed, LCPC | 3/30/22 8:18 pm |
| Opposition from Global Institute for Behavior Practitioners and Examiners - Duplicate Discussion | Michael Moates, MA, QBA, LBA, QMHP-T/R | 3/30/22 8:08 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121017) | 3/30/22 6:42 pm |
| Oppose | Darryl Webster, LCPC | 3/30/22 6:36 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Anonymous (121015) | 3/30/22 6:33 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Elizabeth Barragato | 3/30/22 5:54 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Michael Saferin-Reed, M.S. NCC LCPC (Maryland) | 3/30/22 5:40 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121012) | 3/30/22 5:33 pm |
| Opposed | Elizabeth Gil, LCPC | 3/30/22 5:01 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Anonymous (121009) | 3/30/22 4:58 pm |
| Strongly Oppose CACREP Licensing Restrictions | Anonymous LPC | 3/30/22 4:26 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Anonymous (121005) | 3/30/22 2:36 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Julie V. Battle, Ph.D. | 3/30/22 2:00 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Deparment of Counseling and Psychology, Lesley University | 3/30/22 1:14 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Susan Woodhouse, Ph.D. | 3/30/22 1:04 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (121000) | 3/30/22 12:40 pm |
| Strongly Oppose: Please Do Not Restrict Mental Health Services | Amy Moulton, LPC | 3/30/22 12:12 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Meg Connor | 3/30/22 11:59 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (120994) | 3/30/22 11:36 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Emily Bullock Yowell, PhD University of Southern Mississippi | 3/30/22 11:33 am |
| OPPOSE | Anonymous (120992) | 3/30/22 9:40 am |
| Strongly Oppose CACREP Exclusivity Legislation | Spring Oak Psychological Services | 3/30/22 12:36 am |
| Strongly oppose | Sue Motulsky, EdD, Lesley University | 3/29/22 11:41 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Giovanna D | 3/29/22 8:49 pm |
| Oppose CACREP only | Meghan Maggitti | 3/29/22 7:15 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Eve Adams | 3/29/22 7:09 pm |
| oppose | Margaret Fernan, LCPC | 3/29/22 7:01 pm |
| Opposed | Daniel Maurer | 3/29/22 6:00 pm |
| Oppose | Mary Wilbanks | 3/29/22 4:41 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Marli Corbett | 3/29/22 4:40 pm |
| cacrep is a company using regulatory capture to write itself into regulations for profit! Oppose! | Anonymous (120980) | 3/29/22 4:37 pm |
| Opposed | Aaron Brager | 3/29/22 4:23 pm |
| Strongly oppose CACREP only! | 3/29/22 4:17 pm | |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (120977) | 3/29/22 4:01 pm |
| Oppose | Anonymous (120976) | 3/29/22 3:55 pm |
| Oppose | Anonymous (120975) | 3/29/22 3:55 pm |
| trongly oppose. This proposal does not protect the public. It limits access to treatment unnecessari | Patricia J. Simpson, LCPC, C-IAYT | 3/29/22 3:54 pm |
| Second submission, with correction | Stephen Soldz, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis | 3/29/22 3:36 pm |
| Opposing CACREP only! | Jessica Morrell | 3/29/22 3:16 pm |
| Object to CACREP Only | Stephen Soldz, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis | 3/29/22 3:05 pm |
| Opposition to monopolies and lack of evidence-based implications | Dr William Sharp | 3/29/22 2:50 pm |
| I oppose this, this would further decrease access to the critical mental health care folks need | Nicole Johnson | 3/29/22 2:29 pm |
| Strongly oppose - totally arbitrary distinction between CACREP and non CACREP | Mega Gatewood | 3/29/22 2:19 pm |
| CACREP requirement is ludicrous-strongly oppose | Jay Farris | 3/29/22 2:03 pm |
| Oppose | Yitzchak Feldman, University of Baltimore | 3/29/22 1:37 pm |
| During a mental health crisis we don't need arbitrary barriers put in place. | LaShandra C. Oliver-Moshier | 3/29/22 12:25 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Healing Songs Therapy | 3/29/22 12:24 pm |
| CACREP Legislation | Courtenay Culp, LCPC, LPC Prior ED and Past President of LCPCM | 3/29/22 12:08 pm |
| Oppose | Katie Richard | 3/29/22 11:59 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Catherine Martin-Davis, LCPC | 3/29/22 11:54 am |
| oppose CACREP regulation | Kathleen Ferrara Lombardo MA, LCPC, Kathleen Ferrara Lombardo Counseling Se | 3/29/22 11:49 am |
| Oppose the proposed regulations | Angela Keck | 3/29/22 11:36 am |
| Oppose | Anonymous (120956) | 3/29/22 11:29 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Amy Price, MA, LCPC | 3/29/22 11:27 am |
| CACREP Rgulations | Anonymous (120954) | 3/29/22 11:22 am |
| Strongly Oppose | Karla Lawrence, LCPC, BC-TMH, CPC | 3/29/22 11:19 am |
| I oppose this regulation | Christen Elizabeth Dressel -LCPC, NCC, CCMHC | 3/29/22 10:52 am |
| I oppose this regulation | Christen Elizabeth Dressel | 3/29/22 10:49 am |
| Strongly oppose | Ruth Palmer, PhD, Eastern University | 3/29/22 10:36 am |
| opposed | FLERLAGE LCPC, LCADC | 3/29/22 10:34 am |
| I oppose this regulation | Anonymous (120947) | 3/29/22 9:55 am |
| I strongly oppose this | Ed Schultze | 3/29/22 9:37 am |
| CACREP requirements proposal | Susan Roistacher LCPC, LCPCM President | 3/29/22 9:00 am |
| I oppose this regulation!!! | Sharon S Rostosky | 3/29/22 8:53 am |
| I oppose this legislation strongly | mark Donovan | 3/29/22 8:40 am |
| Strongly opposed to this non-traditional and harmful means of accrediting unprepared individuals | Cathryn Hay, PhD | 3/29/22 8:32 am |
| I strongly oppose the proposed regulations - Put the needs of clients FIRST. | Noelle Benach, LCPC | 3/29/22 7:59 am |
| Strongly Opposed | Krissa Rouse, MA, LCPC | 3/29/22 7:38 am |
| Strong opposition | Melissa Ertl, PhD | 3/29/22 12:23 am |
| Oppose legislation | Simon Goldberg | 3/28/22 11:08 pm |
| Oppose Cacrep monopoly | Andy suth , Adler University | 3/28/22 9:42 pm |
| Opposed | Stephanie Woodrow, LPC, Owner of the National Anxiety and OCD Treatment Cen | 3/28/22 9:41 pm |
| Please Strongly Oppose this CACREP Proposal | Stephanie G. Carrera, PhD, LP | 3/28/22 9:25 pm |
| Oppose | Michael Gale, Ph.D. | 3/28/22 8:20 pm |
| Strongly Oppose This Legislation | Kevin N. Jenkins, LCPC | 3/28/22 8:12 pm |
| Oppose CACREP Provision | Anonymous (120928) | 3/28/22 8:11 pm |
| CACREP Measure | Carol Hallinan, LCPC | 3/28/22 7:14 pm |
| OPPOSE LEGISLATION | Anonymous (120926) | 3/28/22 6:19 pm |
| Opposition to inequitable licensure | Suzette L Nozick | 3/28/22 5:42 pm |
| Oppose this Legislation + Support the Counseling Compact Instead - we are in crisis in Mental Health | Susan Morgan Stork, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist in MD, NM, DE | 3/28/22 5:20 pm |
| Oppose the Legislation & Support the Counseling Compact | Oppose the Legislation--Support the Counseling Compact | 3/28/22 5:20 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Shantisse Mason, LCPC, LCADC | 3/28/22 5:12 pm |
| Oppose this legislation | Anonymous (120919) | 3/28/22 5:05 pm |
| Oppose this Legislation. Support the Counseling Compact Instead | Catherine D NUGENT | 3/28/22 4:58 pm |
| This is a barrier to mental health access | Anonymous (120917) | 3/28/22 4:58 pm |
| Oppose this legislation, support the counseling compact | Anonymous (120916) | 3/28/22 4:39 pm |
| Opposed Legislation | Anonymous (120915) | 3/28/22 4:21 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Michelle Schoonmaker, LCPC - private practice | 3/28/22 4:15 pm |
| Strongly Opposed | Rebecca M Schaffner | 3/28/22 4:00 pm |
| Oppose this regulation and support Counseling Compact | Wendy Meltzer, LPC | 3/28/22 3:57 pm |
| Reg Amounts to Restraint of Trade, At Odds w/ FTC and DOD Recommendations, Unneceessary | Boston College | 3/28/22 3:53 pm |
| I oppose this proposal | Michael R. Marshall | 3/28/22 3:39 pm |
| Oppose Legislation | Gabrielle Shirdon, LCPC | 3/28/22 3:34 pm |
| counseling compact and reciprocity | Debra Ament, LCPC | 3/28/22 3:33 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Kayla Watson, University of Baltimore | 3/28/22 3:31 pm |
| Not a good idea | Pamela Almandrez | 3/28/22 3:27 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Christopher Hall, LCPC | 3/28/22 3:16 pm |
| Strongly oppose—inclusive policy is a necessity | Anonymous (120903) | 3/28/22 3:03 pm |
| Oppose this legislation, support the Counseling Compact instead | Jeffrey Taulbee, LCPC, Wayfarer Counseling | 3/28/22 2:34 pm |
| Oppose legislation | Meghan Powers, LGPC | 3/28/22 2:25 pm |
| Oppose Legislation | L.R. | 3/28/22 2:17 pm |
| Oppose this legislation | Simone | 3/28/22 2:10 pm |
| Oppose | A. Vareschi | 3/28/22 2:07 pm |
| Oppose this legislation | Tamara Kintzer, NCC, LCPC | 3/28/22 1:59 pm |
| Oppose this legislation | Brooke Rappaport | 3/28/22 1:17 pm |
| Legislation is contrary to public need: Oppose | Mary O'Leary Wiley, PhD | 3/28/22 12:39 pm |
| Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ? 20] | Rosie Phillips Davis | 3/28/22 12:32 pm |
| OPPOSE this legislation! | Anonymous (120892) | 3/28/22 12:30 pm |
| OPPOSE proposed regulatory change regarding licensure by endorsement | Katharine Shaffer, PhD | 3/28/22 11:44 am |
| In Opposition | Jennifer M. Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Training Director | 3/28/22 11:40 am |
| Discriminatory CACREP Proposal | Robert A. Byrom Jr., PhD | 3/28/22 11:36 am |
| Opposed to proposed requirements for licensed counselors | Nathan Grant Smith, Ph.D. | 3/28/22 11:02 am |
| Opposition | Déja Fitzgerald, M.Ed. | 3/28/22 10:51 am |
| In Opposition | Timothy Melchert | 3/28/22 10:28 am |
| Oppose this baseless and prejudicial regulation | Sally S | 3/28/22 10:20 am |
| Oppose proposed legislation requiring non-CACREP counselors to obtain 7 more years of experience | Alex Fietzer, PhD | 3/28/22 10:18 am |
| OPPOSE | Lynn Gilman | 3/28/22 10:07 am |
| Oppose this discriminatory regulatory action | Joseph Hammer, PhD, LP | 3/28/22 10:00 am |
| Opposition | Anonymous (120878) | 3/28/22 9:52 am |
| IN OPPOSITION | Jessica Martin, PhD; University at Albany-SUNY | 3/28/22 9:49 am |
| Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ? 20] | Sr. Catherine Waters, OP, PhD, Professor Emerita, Caldwell University, Cald | 3/27/22 3:20 pm |
| You're Making the Mental Health Crisis Worse | Autumn Boyle, University of Baltimore | 3/25/22 10:12 pm |
| In Opposition of the Differential Treatment Suggested in the Proposal | Azara Santiago Rivera, Ph.D. | 3/25/22 5:08 pm |
| Of all times to restict license portability... | Avi Pear - University of Baltimore | 3/25/22 5:04 pm |
| Vote against this regulation! | Janice C Lang, LCPC | 3/25/22 11:16 am |
| No empirical evidence to support an additional 7 years of experience for non-CACREP graduates | Pamela Foley, Ph.D., Seton Hall University | 3/25/22 9:44 am |
| Inclusive Licensure Requirements are a Necessity | Mary Ammon, University of Baltimore | 3/24/22 5:44 pm |
| Please do not support this legislation | Bryan Kim, Ph.D., LMHC | 3/24/22 5:22 pm |
| CACREP Discriminatory Practices | Ashley Simon - University of Baltimore | 3/24/22 5:01 pm |
| Stop the CACREP Monopoly | Debra Mollen | 3/24/22 4:51 pm |
| Inequitable Licensure Practices | Dr. Jody Kulstad | 3/24/22 3:16 pm |
| Urge Counseling Compact Vs. CACREP | Anonymous (120859) | 3/24/22 2:50 pm |
| Oppose current proposal--violation of licensure inclusivity | Courtney Gasser, Ph.D., L.P., N.C.C. | 3/24/22 2:20 pm |
| CACREP DISCRIMINATION | Anonymous (120857) | 3/24/22 2:18 pm |
| Unsupported distinction creating unnecessary inequity | Tom Dinzeo, Ph.D. | 3/24/22 2:07 pm |
| Another attempted grab by CACREP | Jairo Fuertes, PHD | 3/24/22 1:24 pm |
| Urge "Counseling Compact" vs. CACREP | Clayton Maguire, LPC LMFT | 3/24/22 12:21 pm |
| Cacrep is nothing special | Nick | 3/24/22 12:52 am |
| Opposition to inequitable licensure by endoresment proposal | Peggy Brady-Amoon, PhD, LPC, Alliance for Professional Counselors | 3/23/22 9:34 pm |
| Differentiation of CACREP versus Non-CACREP Counselors Not Equitable or Evidence Based | Larry Epp, Ed.D., a Past President, LCPCM | 3/23/22 8:42 am |
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