Editing Psychotherapy (section)

=== United States ===
In some states, counselors or therapists must be licensed to use certain words and titles on self-identification or advertising. In some other states, the restrictions on practice are more closely associated with the charging of fees. Licensing and regulation are performed by various states. Presentation of practice as licensed, but without such a license, is generally illegal.<ref>[http://counsellingresource.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/licensure/ Counselling Resource, "Professional Licensing in Mental Health".] Accessed 11 March 2015.</ref> Without a license, for example, a practitioner cannot bill insurance companies.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Abraham |last1=Wolf|first2= Gabor |last2=Keitner |first3=Barbara |last3=Jennings |title=The Psychotherapeutic Professions in the United States of America |url=http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.psychotherapyresearch.org/resource/resmgr/imported/events/barcelona/reports/report_usa.pdf |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120813/http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.psychotherapyresearch.org/resource/resmgr/imported/events/barcelona/reports/report_usa.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}.</ref> Information about state licensure of psychologists is provided by the [[American Psychological Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apapracticecentral.org/ce/state/index.aspx|title=State Licensure|website=apapracticecentral.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121302/http://www.apapracticecentral.org/ce/state/index.aspx|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

In addition to state laws, the American Psychological Association requires its members to adhere to its published ''Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct''.<ref>Ethical Principles (2010) of the American Psychological Association, online at {{cite web |url=http://www.apa.org/ethics/code |title=Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401172733/http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/ |archive-date=1 April 2015 }}.</ref> The [[American Board of Professional Psychology]] examines and certifies "psychologists who demonstrate competence in approved specialty areas in professional psychology".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abpp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3285|title=PUBLIC – American Board of Professional Psychology|website=www.abpp.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613131341/http://www.abpp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3285|archive-date=13 June 2011|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>