Reforming the regulations is critical to practicing art therapists as it directly impacts our ability to become licensed in our field and help our fellow art therapists obtain licensure hours. I am a Virginia resident and I currently pracitice as a full- time art therapist in a medical facility with children. My role as an art therapist on the treatment team is integral to the success of the practice and the mental health of the children undergoing treatment at our facility. Art therapy is unique and valuable in its own right and this reform would recognize that we practice with the same Master's Degree level of education, clinic training, certification, and ethical guidelines as our fellow mental health specialists. Like our fellow mental health specialist, we provide quality care and with that we need professional supervision for issues that arise from our work with clients. Being able to obtain this professional supervision from an art therapist and have this supervision count towards an LPC license is critical.  Not being able to seek supervision from a fellow art therapist hinders our practice and our ability to obtain the LPC licensure as it is time consuming and costly. Allowing art therapists to supervise would also benefit institutions, as it permits clinical staff  to obtain an additional supervisory resource and broaden their scope of supervision. Making art therapy supervision count towards the first 100 hours of LPC supervision is critical to the advancement of the art therapy field. Thank you very much for considering this reform.