• Inclusion of mental health counselors in various federal government health programs
• Lobbying for increased funding for specific mental and behavioral health programs, such as SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program, HRSA's BHWET Program, and the SUD Provider Loan Repayment Program.
• Lobbying for the creation of an independent credentialing standard for mental health counselors within the DOD.
• Lobbying for the inclusion of mental health counselors in Department of Education Programs that fund school counselors.
• Lobbying on HR 432/S 828, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021. Which would allow mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to participate in the Medicare Part B program.
• Lobbying to increase hiring of mental health counselors in the VA. Lobbying for the creation of an OPM series for mental health counselors. Lobbying for increase participation of counselors in VA internship, scholarship, and trainee programs
• Lobbying for the adoption of the Mental Health Facilitator in the Indian Health Service.
• Lobbying for increased funding for workforce programs that seek to place mental health counselors in underserved areas.
• Lobbying for the creation of an OPM Occupational Series for Mental health counselors.

Duration: September 16, 2008 to April 23, 2021

General Issues: Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Indian/Native American Affairs, Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Spending: about $1,307,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Education - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), U.S. Senate,