Re: PA rehabbers! How hard is it to become licensed in Pennsylvania???
I'll take a different approach. With your credentials, it is abundantly clear that you are not merely imagining how "cool" it would be to be licensed, dabbling, or in it for "kicks." You are the real deal. there is simply no reason for you to be nervous about the process. It is what it is. Grab it as if it were the sheet music to your favorite song and sing your heart out as if you're in the shower with no one else in the house. Whatever you do, please do not allow bureaucracy or bureaucrats to keep you from your goals. They work for you. Find the office that coordinates the licensing, march in there with your head held high and with your eyes quietly on fire and tell them that you are there to be guided on the precise path to licensure. Accept only specifics, such as X background + X number of hours of apprenticeship + X must be the supervisor + X hours of field experience + X fees + X other = 6X. 6X = licensure. If they are unable to provide that information in a way that makes you confident that you have the whole story, ask for a supervisor and keep going until you get what you need.
These are people, just like you, though I'd guess that some or all of them do not have the rich background that you have. Be nice, be polite, be firm and remember to give a genuine "Thank you." Get what you need to do the noble thing that is your goal. I look forward to seeing "Licensed Rehabber" after your signature!
Jamie
"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence