Pastoral Counselor
Counselor · Pastoral · taxonomy 101YP1600X
What this licence covers
Licensed counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCPC and other state-specific titles) hold a master’s degree in counselling and supervised clinical hours. Scope of practice overlaps substantially with clinical social workers; the difference is mostly one of training tradition rather than what they treat. Title and abbreviation vary by state for the same underlying licence.
The formal definition
Definition to come...
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set. This is the definition used for billing and registration, which is why it reads the way it does.
Many also hold another licence
different training route, same personThese are registrations where the same person also holds a licence of a genuinely different kind — not the same qualification recorded twice. It is worth knowing because it widens what someone can work with: a counsellor who is also a social worker brings a different second toolkit than one who is also a behaviour analyst.
Counted from every taxonomy code on a registration, not just the primary one. A provider can appear under more than one row.
By state
Related licence types
also under Counselor| Licence type | Registered |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counselor | 298,612 |
| Professional Counselor | 141,178 |
| Counselor | 111,891 |
| Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 99,344 |
| School Counselor | 5,915 |