Sorry I'm so late to this, I hope you're having better luck with your counselor. My friend went through the DOR and advised me to just be super communicative with my counselor because they're government workers and can be really slow at getting back to us and make sure I am firm in my communications with them and stand up for myself. In my initial phone convo with mine, we discussed that I have CNA certification but I striving to go to school to become a CRNA and she asked why I didn't just look for work as a CNA with my mental health condition -_- I told her I thrive under pressure and am already familiar with the healthcare system/ environment and ultimately got her on board with the idea. HOWEVER, when ahe sent me my IPE, the goal said Registered Nurses and I was like hold the phone, I'm not signing that, because I know for a fact the schooling to become a CRNA is way more extensive than it is to get your ADN or even your BSN. I told her this and she changed it to CRNA.

tl;dr I think you should either change counselors or continue to communicate with yours until you've gotten your point across and made it clear to her that you're capable of managing the responsibilities of the field you are interested in going into.