Now Licensed in South Carolina, Too.

ByGordon Smith Gifted

If you’re living in South Carolina and looking for a counselor, you have a new option. Thanks to a recently implemented reciprocity agreement, I am now South Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor, license number 9484, in addition to being North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, license number 4379.

For years I’ve been receiving requests from South Carolina residents and having to let y’all know that I wasn’t eligible to serve you. Now the answer has become yes. So whether you’re in Spartanburg, Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Mount Pleasant, Rock Hill, Summerville, Greer, Sumter, Florence, Aiken, Easley, or Cross Anchor – know that I’m here and now licensed to provide counseling to you, your teen, and your families.

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