Vermont § 8351 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 8351. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Conversion therapy” means any practice by a mental health care provider that seeks
  to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts
  to change behaviors or gender expressions or to change sexual or romantic attractions
  or feelings toward individuals of the same sex or gender. “Conversion therapy” does
  not include psychotherapies that: (A) provide support to an individual undergoing gender transition; or (B) provide acceptance, support, and understanding of clients or the facilitation of clients’
  coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual-orientation-neutral
  or gender-identity-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or
  unsafe sexual practices without seeking to change an individual’s sexual orientation
  or gender identity. (2) “Mental health care provider” means a person licensed to practice medicine pursuant
  to 26 V.S.A. chapter 23, 33, or 81 who specializes in the practice of psychiatry; a psychologist, a psychologist-doctorate,
  or a psychologist-master as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3001; a clinical social worker as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3201; a clinical mental health counselor as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3261; a licensed marriage and family therapist as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 4031; a psychoanalyst as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 4051; any other allied mental health professional; or a student, intern, or trainee of
  any such profession. (Added 2015, No. 138 (Adj