[pas]

for anyone else wondering WTF is going on :P

LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, 24 states + DC

LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, 7 states (NY)

LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, 7 states (IL)

LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, 6 states (CA)

...

MSW is likely Master of Social Work

( https://www.psychotherapynotes.com/decoding-counselor-alphab... )

[smeej]

Where are you getting state counts, and what do they mean here?

As far as I know, most states have procedures for licensing several of these categories, and a couple more besides (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, for example).

[pas]

The state counts are from the linked website. (As someone from Europe I have zero idea about any of this. I was just fascinated by the "TLAs".)

[QuantumGood]

Another OAAI member, I see (Overuse of acronyms and initialisms) /s