Meet Our Specialists While researching the type of treatment which may be best for your particular circumstances, you may encounter many professionals who use a confusing alphabet soup of abbreviated designations after their name.Lexington-on-line.com warns visitors to their website that “counselor designations are too many to list, and some have no credentials at all—be careful!” We would like to offer three websites which explain different acronyms, in an effort to help you better understand the type of training received by a professional.