Add state licensed Mental Health Counselors (including Pastoral Counselors), to the Federal Loan Forgiveness Program.

Mental Health Counselors, also known as Mental Health Therapists, do a great service to our community. They reach people where they are most vulnerable, in their minds. To have a trained Counselor who has graduated from an accredited school plus an on- the- job internship, prepares them to handle some of the most challenging issues. These Counselors work hard to understand and to support thier clients in the most difficult situations. Many have areas of expertise that they may have personally experienced and therefore bring to the session an unique compassion and understanding. The pastoral counselors do the same using their faith belief system to help those who wish to be comforted by the same. Counselors do this work out of passion without making an enormous personal income