Tennessee Therapy Profession Advocacy Pages

Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)

NASW Tennessee Chapter — Advocacy
https://naswtn.socialworkers.org/Advocacy

Licensed Psychologists

Tennessee Psychological Association (TPA) — Legislative Affairs
https://www.tpaonline.org/page/203

Note: Some content on this page is member-gated; public-facing advocacy information is more limited than other organizations listed here.

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC / LPC-MHSP)

Two organizations advocate for this license type:

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)

Tennessee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TNAMFT) — Advocacy
https://www.tnamft.org/home

Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists

Tennessee Association of Pastoral Therapists (TNAPT) — About / Advocacy
https://tnapt.com/about-us/

TNAPT describes its ongoing role as a “legal and legislative advocate for Pastoral Counseling in the State.” There is no standalone advocacy page; the About Us page is where that mission is articulated.

Contextual Notes

  • TLPCA and TNAMFT have collaborated closely on legislative work — most recently joining forces when bills in the 2025–2026 session threatened to dissolve the licensing board that covers LPCs, LMFTs, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists. These two organizations often move in tandem on shared issues. (Source: NBCC)
  • TCA’s Priority Legislation page (tcacounselors.org/priority-legislation) may be worth linking separately depending on how granular the listing needs to be.
  • TPA’s legislative content is partially member-gated, so the public-facing advocacy information is thinner than the other organizations listed here.