LICENSURE & CLIENT RIGHTS

Professional credentials

Melanie Taylor, LPC-S
Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor
Arkansas license number: P1410079

Licensing board:
Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling

https://abecmft.portalus.thentiacloud.net/webs/portal/register/#/

Counseling Compact privileges

In addition to my Arkansas license, I hold active Counseling Compact privileges to practice in:

Arizona Privilege ID: LPC-AZ-3109

Georgia Privilege ID: LPC-GA-3110

Indiana Privilege ID: LPC-IN-3111

Louisiana Privilege ID: LPC-LA-3112

Minnesota Privilege ID: LPC-MN-3113

Ohio Privilege ID: LPC-OH-3114

A Counseling Compact privilege authorizes counseling practice in the issuing state. It is distinct from a separate state license.

Virtual therapy is available only when you are physically located in a state where I am authorized to practice. Your location will be confirmed at each appointment.

Verify a Compact privilege:
https://counselingcompact.gov/verification/

Ohio clients

Ohio clients can verify my authority to practice through Ohio’s license-verification system or the Counseling Compact verification system.

Ohio License Verification:
https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board:
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/

Ohio complaint information:
https://cswmft.ohio.gov/for-the-public/file-a-complaint-elicense-portal


Your rights as a client

You have the right to:

• Receive information about my qualifications, services, fees, and practice policies.

• Understand the proposed approach to treatment, including potential benefits, risks, and alternatives.

• Ask questions and participate in decisions about your care.

• Be treated with dignity and respect.

• Receive an explanation of confidentiality and its legal limits.

• Decline an intervention or discontinue services.

• Raise concerns about your care or contact the appropriate licensing board without first discussing the concern with me.

Questions and concerns

You are welcome to discuss questions or concerns with me directly:

hello@melanietaylorlpc.com
479-370-4160

You may also contact the licensing board for the state where you received services.

 https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/examiners-in-counseling-arkansas-state-board/

Privacy rights and expected charges

For information about your health information rights, see the Notice of Privacy Practices.

For information about estimates of expected charges, see the Good Faith Estimate page.