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State Licensure Chart

The information presented below is from the jurisdictions of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 48 states that, as of the summer of 2006, have passed counselor credentialing legislation.

 

STATE PASSED? CREDENTIAL(S)
Alabama Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Alaska Yes, as of June 4, 1998 Licensed Professional Counselor
Arizona Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Arkansas Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Associate Counselor
California No  
Colorado Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Connecticut Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Delaware Yes Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health
District of Columbia Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Florida Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Georgia Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Hawaii Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Idaho Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Illinois Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Indiana Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Iowa Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Kansas Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Kentucky Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Louisiana Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Maine Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Maryland Yes Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Massachusetts Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Michigan Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Minnesota Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Mississippi Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Missouri Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Montana Yes Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Nebraska Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Professional Counselor
Licensed Mental Health Practitioner
Nevada No  
New Hampshire Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
New Jersey Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
New Mexico Yes LPCC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Registered Mental Health Counselor
New York Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
North Carolina Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
North Dakota Yes Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
Ohio Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Oklahoma Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Oregon Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Pennsylvania Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Puerto Rico Yes Professional Counselor
Rhode Island Yes Clinical Counselor in Mental Health
South Carolina Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
PCI
South Dakota Yes Licensed Professional Counselor/LPC-MH
Tennessee Yes LPC
Texas Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Utah Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Vermont Yes Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Virginia Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Washington Yes Licensed Mental Health Counselor
West Virginia Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Wisconsin Yes Licensed Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
Wyoming Yes Licensed Professional Counselor