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State Licensing Requirements

State	State Licensing Board or Department	State Licensing Requirements	Notes
Alabama	Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC)	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Counselor
Alaska	Alaska Board of Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
American Samoa		Not determined
Arizona	Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Counselor
Arkansas	Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Counselor
California	California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)	Meets requirements	Associate Professional Clinical Counselor or Registered Associate Professional Counselor
Colorado	Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
Connecticut	Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) Professional Counselor Licensing	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Delaware	Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health
District of Columbia	The District of Columbia Board of Professional Counseling	Meets requirements	Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Federated States of Micronesia		Not determined
Florida	Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling	Meets requirements	Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Georgia	Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
Guam	Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Hawaii	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Mental Health Counselor Licensing Program	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Idaho	Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Illinois	Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Indiana	Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate
Iowa	Iowa Board of Behavioral Science	Meets requirements	Temporary Mental Health Counselor
Kansas	Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Kentucky	Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Louisiana	Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners	Meets requirements	Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor
Maine	Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor/Conditional
Maryland	Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Michigan	Michigan Board of Counseling	Meets requirements	Limited Licensed Counselor
Minnesota	Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Mississippi	Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor
Missouri	Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor
Montana	Montana Board of Behavioral Health	Meets requirements	Professional Counselor Licensure Candidate
Nebraska	Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice	Meets requirements	Provisional Mental Health Practice License Professional Counselor Certification
Nevada	Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Intern
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice	Meets requirements	Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (conditional)
New Jersey	New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Counselor
New Mexico	New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor
New York	New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners	Meets requirements	Licensed Mental Health Counselor (limited permit)
North Carolina	North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors	Meets requirements	Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
North Dakota	North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners	Meets requirements	Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
Northern Mariana Islands	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Professional Licensing & Health Care Professional Licensing Board	Does not meet
Ohio	Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board	Meets requirements	Counselor Trainee
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
Oregon	Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors under the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs within the Department of State	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Professional Counselors Examining Board	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Republic of Palau		Not determined
Republic of the Marshall islands		Not determined
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
South Carolina	South Carolina Board of Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists	Meets requirements	Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
South Dakota	South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Tennessee	Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Texas	Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
US Virgin Islands	US Virgin Islands Board of Licensed Counselor and Examiners	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Utah	Utah Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Board	Meets requirements	Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Vermont	Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners	Meets requirements	Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Virginia	Virginia Board of Counseling	Meets requirements	Resident in Counseling
Washington	Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee	Meets requirements	Mental Health Counselor Associate
West Virginia	West Virginia Board of Examiners of Counseling (WVBEC)	Meets requirements	Licensed Professional Counselor
Wisconsin	Department of Safety and Professional Services	Meets requirements	Professional Counselor-Training License
Wyoming	Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board	Meets requirements	Licensed professional Counselor