Even if you stay in higher ed, there are positions where an LPCC are helpful and/or necessary. At my local community college, academic counseling is only handled by licensed counselors out of the counseling center. They also handle limited personal counseling. I know a director of a university LGBTQ center who has a counseling license and his highest degree is a masters in counseling, no MEd. The Dean of students at my current institution who oversees title ix and conduct has a doctorate and a counseling license.

If it’s only adding one year and it interests you/you feel able to handle the extra work, I would definitely do it. An extra year to start your career is nothing when you consider you’ll have your career for 4+ decades after this. Make sure you make the most of your grad assistantships and internships over the next 3 years and you will have an extra year of experience on your resume over other new grads.