It makes sense to have good supervisors for mental health clinicians of all kinds. This restriction is unncessary and restricts trade for eligible clinical, counseling, and school psychologists (who arguably may have more coursework and experience in supervision than LPCs and LMFTs). It also makes it more difficult to find qualified supervisors for those trying to get their practice up right out of graduation. All of this make the provision of needed mental health interventions to the people of VA less accessible.