Licensing and Credentials

Licenses and certifications

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Arizona — license LPC-25179
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Missouri — license 2026049205
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Texas — license 82166
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Colorado — license LPC.0024698
• Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC), State of Texas — license 15067
• National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors — certificate 1234778
• Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling

The Arizona LPC is the license that authorizes counseling for clients physically located in Arizona. The other LPC licenses apply to their respective states. The LCDC is a separate Texas credential covering work with substance use specifically. The NCC is a national board certification held in addition to state licensure.

Affiliations

Membership and certification marks from the organizations behind the credentials above, and a local mental-health advocacy affiliate.

Check for yourself

Each lookup below is an official primary source, free, and needs no account. They show current status, the date first licensed, and any public disciplinary history.

• Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners — directory and license verification

  Official Arizona license verification. Search for Ralph Porter or license number LPC-25179.

• Missouri Division of Professional Registration — licensee search

  Official Missouri licensee search. Search by name or by license number 2026049205. The Committee for Professional Counselors regulates Missouri LPC licenses.

• Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council — verify a license

  The state body that licenses professional counselors in Texas. Search by name or by license number 82166.

• Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations — verify a license

  Colorado DORA / DPO primary-source lookup. Search by name or by license number LPC.0024698. Agency home: dpo.colorado.gov.

• Texas Department of State Health Services — license lookup

  For the chemical dependency counselor license (LCDC), which is administered separately from the LPC. Search by name or by license number 15067.

• National Board for Certified Counselors — CounselorFind

  Confirms national certification (NCC) is current.

What the letters mean

LPC is the license required to practise counseling independently in Arizona, Missouri, Texas, and Colorado. Each state issues its own license, with its own education, examination, and continuing-education rules. For online sessions through this site, you must be physically located in Arizona.

LCDC is a separate Texas license for counseling substance use disorders, with its own training and examination requirements. It does not itself authorize practice as a professional counselor in another state.

NCC is a voluntary national certification from the National Board for Certified Counselors. It is not a licence and does not replace one; it is an additional standard some counselors choose to hold.

Complaints

If you ever have a concern about my conduct, I would rather you raise it with me directly and we talk about it.

You are also entitled to go to the licensing board instead, and you do not need my agreement or involvement to do so. For Arizona practice, complaints go to the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. For Missouri practice, complaints are handled through the Missouri Division of Professional Registration; the Committee for Professional Counselors' contact details are linked above. For Texas practice, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council accepts complaints from the public about anyone it licenses. For Colorado practice, complaints go to the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DORA / DPO).