I just started seeing an LPC. I never really considered that a practitioner's credentials mattered much since I've seen horrific PhDs in the past, meaning attaining the highest level of education definitely does not make one a "better" therapist than the other guys.

Now I'm wondering if the "counselor" designation means what he is providing me is very different than what another type of provider would give me. Does a counselor work with clients on a much shorter term or more impersonal basis? All of the terminology and credentials get so confusing!