I graduated from the Clinical-Counseling Psychology program at Radford University in 2013. Before moving to Virginia, I went to college in West Virginia. While studying in West Virginia, I realized I wanted to work in a more rural area where mental heatlh issues are prevalent, and properly trained counselors and clinicians are lacking. I learned that by receiving my Master's at Radford, I would be able to receive the education I wanted and an education that focused on rural mental health issues. During my time at Radford, I was under the mentorship of some amazing professors who taught me what I needed to know to competently work in the mental health field. When I applied to Radford I was fully aware of the issues that the program was having with licensure. However, I was accepted into and graduated from the revised Clinical-Counseling Psychology program that had made changes that the department anticipated would bring them into compliance with the educational requirements for the LPC in Virginia. What I would hope and expect from the board is to let me know whether or not the program now meets the requirements before I have to jump through a bunch of hoops and  spend time and money on application fees. It seems completely unethical to have certain criteria that the board is unwilling to share, if they have already made the decision that the program will not meet the criteria no matter what they do.  I have a family to support and loans that have recently come into repayment and I am more than ready to find a job and start my career. However, it is hard to become employed without a license and I have been unsuccessful up to this point. If I am unable to receive licensure in Virginia, it would be helpful to know that ahead of time so I can plan on moving permanently to another state. How unfortunate it would be though, to send a competent, well-rounded mental health professional to another state because of  political and ideological reasons.  Whether or not an individual becomes an LPC in Virginia should be based on whether he or she passes the licensing exam and meet the requirements of course work, even if it means that some individuals need to take a few additional courses.