I don't think you read my entire post.
But then, not everyone does that either.

I think the underlying question here is,"Are you going against loyalties?"

From Bible perspective, as a flock grows, a pastor should be teaching and multiplying himself to care for the needs of that flock just like with Moses.

Be mindful and prayerful in who you go to for counseling. Go to God and the Bible and they will reveal your answers as you need them. There isn't a right or wrong answer here. As long as you're not going to someone who doesn't see from Biblical eyes and you're intentions line up with scripture, you can feel good about your choice.

I probably understand therapist licensing better than you do. I am one.
My point was that they cannot issue a national counseling license. Licensing for therapists are issued by states, not a (presumably) national private organization. Every state licenses counselors or MFTs, and some license other forms of therapists (e.g., pastoral therapists).
No therapist will lose their license for using Christian approaches or beliefs in their counseling as long as they meet the other legal requirements of holding a license.

The critical point is that your husband is one. You aren't.

I'm glad your husband has more clients than he can shake a stick at. All of the therapists I supervise do.

If an applicant shows up for a job and offers a "license" from the NCCA, they won't get the job. It's quite simple, actually - there are no national licenses recognized by the states. Even the federal government doesn't issue a license, but rather requires their therapists to be licensed by a state prior to being hired by the VA or the DoD.

An NCCA piece of paper won't work. Even if it says "license" on it.

Check their website.

You still become very defensive when someone disagrees with you...what's up with that?

I'm not sure how your husband's motivation came up, but I'm glad he likes to help people - as though others only care about the money.

I do question though, whether you know as much about the counseling profession as you seem to think you do. I would recommend that you read closely the NCCA website. You will find...

--they make a distinction between state licensure and the NCCA "license."

--they view their "license" as a "sacred" office, much like any preaching license.

--the schools that provide their training can receive education assistance through "large companies," churches, and state rehabilitation departments. Conspicuously absent from this list is the US Department of Education. This is significant in that the schools probably aren't credentialed by widely recognized accrediting organizations such as those that accredit your state university.

--their code of ethics makes it clear that their members should only refer to themselves as pastoral, clergy, or Biblical counselors. This is because they must make the distinction between therapists that their states license and the NCCA "license." This warning however is not sufficient, since some states actually license "pastoral counselors" and the NCCA license won't fly (as a counseling license) in those states. One such state is Tennessee, which does recognize the AAPC as a legitimate organization to "vouch" for therapists but not the NCCA. But even in Tennessee, a real, state license is required before you can call yourself a "pastoral counselor."

It is clear that the NCCA license is merely a version of a minister's license, and is not a counseling license - if it is even that..

I don't doubt that your husband knows something about counseling and Scripture and that he helps lots of folks.

I have simply observed that an NCCA "license" isn't and should not be confused with a state-issued professional counseling license. I remain convinced, especially after re-reviewing the NCCA site, that anyone seeking counseling - Christian, professional, or any other - should be very careful about who they're seeing, and that having a "license" on the wall doesn't really mean anything.

The "other" Christian counseling organization (AACC) is much more circumspect about what they offer their students, and they make no assertions about "licensing" Christian counselors. They do that because their officers know the difference in connotation between "license" and "certification" in the counseling world. They do offer trainings for lay counselors but they insist that that is what their students remain unless they have a state-issued license.

The professional organization for those who want to be really licensed pastoral counselors is the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC). If a potential client wants a pastoral counselor, they should look for one who is a member of, or who generally meets the credentialing requirements of the AAPC.

I'm sure the NCCA are nice folks who love God and want to help their clients, but that does not change the realities of the NCCA "license."

I haven't found having a state license to be the equivalent of counseling with one hand tied behind my back and I don't really expect to ever have that occur. This despite my using the Bible in session with appropriate clients, and assigning personal retreats, prayer, and spiritual disciplines as homework.

Whether I am a licensed Christian counselor or not isn't really up to you to decide. If you have read my posts along these lines then you know that my definition of a licensed Christian counselor is someone who is a (state-) licensed therapist, who in addition to their counseling graduate degree also has graduate work in Bible/theology/ministry. I don't require someone to have a piece of paper that reads "Licensed Christian Counselor" because as far as I know, the NCCA is the only people that issue those. And we know what concerns I have about them even though they're nice Christians, I'm sure.

So I'm thinking your definition of Christian Counselor is a bit narrow, and your knowledge concerning the counseling profession is not as complete as you think it is.

Love ya,

Here are the schools associated with the NCCA program.

# Andersonville Theological Seminary
# Calvary Theological Seminary (AA and BA only)
# Central Christian University
# Chesapeake Bible College & Seminary
# Colorado Theological Seminary
# Cornerstone University
# Family Bible Institute, College & Seminary
# Jacksonville Theological Seminary
# Pillsbury College & Seminary

The number of the above schools regionally accredited in the US: 1 (and it only offers Bachelors degrees in two areas that apply to this discussion: social work, and psychology. They also offer Bachelors degrees in Youth Ministry. Since they don't offer Masters degrees, you're going to have to attend one of the other quality schools to get your license.)

Here's a Wiki article on one of the accrediting bodies associated with at least two of the schools listed above. It's a Wiki article, so take it with that understanding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrediting_Commission_International

Interesting to say the least.

Here's a link to one of the "schools" from which you can get your education:
http://www.rmcm.org/ (this is the location from which I got the list of schools above, and I suppose then, that this would be another source of education.)
It is interesting that the director of the school has his credentials from the NCCA. It is further interesting that they don't list their faculty but simply describe their positions as Adjunct Professor or Certified Instructor. Want to know who your instructors are going to be before you enroll? You're not going to find them on this site.

Even more interesting, no?

Isn't the internet wonderful?

Informative and well done, HR.