Clinical mental health counseling is a proactive mental health profession that treats mental illness, addresses life distress and adjustment issues, and facilitates wellness in individuals, families, and their related contexts (Shallcross, 2013). Although clinical mental health counselors, also known as professional counselors, are eligible for licensure in all 50 states and widely recognized as effective and efficient providers of mental health services to both clinical and non-clinical populations, evidence of professional identity confusion remains.#ProfessionalIdentity #WhitePaper