As a Virginia resident and art therapist, I hearty endorse Jacqueline Biggs’ request to amend qualifications for supervisors of residents to include art therapists.  As an adjunct professor at three universities, I am aware of the training that art therapists receive in their master’s degrees programs is of high quality, and follow standards that are aligned with those of Professional Counselors.  Through my teaching experience providing NBCC-approved continuing education courses to LPCs, social workers and art therapists I have seen first hand that there is much similarly in the clinical issues faced by these mental health workers.  The Board should add art therapist to the list of professionals who can supervise the first 100 hours of LPC supervision.