A Licensed Professional Counselor is an American credential for master's-level counsellors who are licensed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions, making up one of the largest single groups of therapy providers across the United States.
What is required to become an LPC
Requirements include a master's degree in counselling, a defined number of supervised postgraduate hours, and a national examination, though the specifics of each requirement are set state by state rather than nationally, which produces some variation in exactly what is expected depending on where a counsellor trained and now practises.
Different names, same underlying scope
The equivalent title differs depending on the state in question, appearing variously as LPCC, LMHC or LCPC even though the underlying scope of practice is broadly the same across all of them. This naming variation reflects how mental health licensing in the US is organised at state rather than federal level. The credential itself is American and does not transfer to UK practice.