Counselors-in-training must receive supervision from professionals within their own respective field to maintain fidelity to disciplinary standards and practices for which they are seeking licensure. The ethical requirement under our professional code of ethics, which the VA Board of Counseling adopted in 2010, mandates gatekeeping and remediation for supervisors and counselor educators (ACA Code of Ethics, 2014, F.6.b.). While other related helping professions (e.g., social work) do not include this mandate within their ethical guidelines, they do refrain from authorizing LPCs to supervise residents. Allowing cross-disciplinary supervision risks diluting this distinct ethical guideline and counselor identity, potentially affecting the competency and preparedness of aspiring counselors. Additionally, intermixing supervision across disparate disciplines could lead to confusion regarding ethical standards, potentially jeopardizing client welfare. Therefore, to safeguard the quality of counseling training in Virginia, maintaining supervision requirements specific to the counseling profession is imperative to ensure our professional standards and counseling ethics are maintained and to protect future clients with whom these aspiring counselors will independently work in the future.