I appreciate LMFTs and the work that they do. They have focused training and work that extends beyond other helping professionals' training in working with couples and families. Because of this, their training and their professional identity is not the same as professional counselor training and identity. I am very worried about diluting counselor identity, as we have been fighting for decades for a strong professional counselor identity. The NCE or NCMHCE exams are both grounded in counselor training and are more appropriate exams for the LPC than is the National MFT exam. I do not support this petition and hope that the Board does not pass it.