I am writing to express opposition to any regulation in Virginia that restricts licensed psycholgosits from providing supervision to professional counselors. Counseling psychologists like myself have substatial training in providing supervision. During my professional training, I provided nearly 1000 hours of supervision to trainees, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. Indeed, I believe that such training and oversight has prepared me and my colleagues in Virginia with the necessary experience and training to be effective supervisors. Excluding psycholgists from providing supervision to professional counselors seems more like a guild issue than an effort to protect Virginia residents. 

Sincerely,

Daniel Walinsky, Ph.D.