WTH. In the states if a commercial pilot so much as goes to mariage counciling he will loose his rating.
I have been out of flying for a few years, but I think I have this right.
You’re kinda right and kinda wrong. At the time a pilot renews his medical certificate, he must report all visits to a health professional. Yes, a marriage counselor is a health professional.
Let’s take it a step further. Let’s say a member of my family has a drug or alcohol addiction. If, as a part of that person’s therapy, the whole family goes to counseling, then yes, a family member that is a pilot has to report that even though they were going to a health professional on behalf of a family member.
Dentists are health professionals, so that counts, too.
You can’t loose your certificate just by going to the health professional, but if you don’t report it, and the FAA finds out about it, and it has to do with a disqualifying condition related to flying (diabetes, heart disease, psychosis, etc,)....now you’ve got a problem and likley will lose your medical certifcate.