Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. Licensure Information
Last updated Fall 2024 (will be updated annually)
| State | Compliance Status | Agency | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not Compliant |
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling 2777 Zelda Road Montgomery, AL 36106 |
(800) 822-3307 |
| Alaska | Compliant |
Board of Professional Counselors P.O. Box 110608 Juneau, AK 99811 |
(907) 465-1074 ProfessionalCounselors@Alaska.Gov |
| Arizona | Not Compliant |
Board of Behavioral Health Examiners 1740 West Adams Street, #3600 Phoenix, AZ 85007 |
(602) 542-1882 information@azbbhe.us |
| Arkansas | Not Compliant |
Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy 101 East Capitol, Suite 202 Little Rock, AR 72201 |
(501) 683-5800 |
| California | Not Compliant |
Board of Behavioral Sciences 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S-200 Sacramento, CA 95834 |
(916) 574-7830 |
| Colorado | Not Compliant |
State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 |
(303) 894-7800 dora_mentalhealthboard@state.co.us |
| Connecticut | Compliant |
Connecticut Department of Public Health Professional Counselor Licensure 410 Capitol Ave., MS #12 APP P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134 |
(860) 509-7603 oplc.dph@ct.gov |
| Delaware | Compliant |
Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals Cannon Building, Suite 203 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Dover, DE 19904 |
(302) 744-4500 customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov |
| District of Columbia | Compliant |
Board of Professional Counseling 899 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 |
(202) 442-5955 doh@dc.gov |
| Florida | Compliant |
Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-08 Tallahassee, FL 32399 |
(850) 488-0595 |
| Georgia | Not Compliant |
Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards Division 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, Georgia 31217 |
(844) 753-7825 |
| Guam | Compliant |
Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners 651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex S., Rte. 10, Suite 9 Mangilao, Guam 96913 |
(671) 735-7406 |
| Hawaii | Compliant |
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Mental Health Counselor Program P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 |
(808) 586-2693 counselor@dcca.hawaii.gov |
| Idaho | Compliant |
Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists 11351 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. #6 Boise, ID 83714 |
(208) 334-3233 cou@ibol.idaho.gov |
| Illinois | Not Compliant |
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 100 West Randolph, 9th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 |
(888) 473-4858 |
| Indiana | Not Compliant |
Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board 402 West Washington Street, Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2246 |
(317) 234-2054 pla8@pla.IN.gov |
| Iowa | Not Compliant |
Bureau of Professional Licensure Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street 200 E. Grand, Ste. 350 Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 |
(515) 281-0254 PLPublic@idph.iowa.gov |
| Kansas | Compliant |
Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 700 SW Harrison St, Suite 420 Topeka, KS 66603-3929 |
(785) 296-3240 bsrb@ks.gov |
| Kentucky | Not Compliant |
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors 500 Mero Street, 2SC32 Frankfort, KY 40601 |
(502) 782-8803 LPC@ky.gov |
| Louisiana | Compliant |
Louisiana State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors 11410 Lake Sherwood Ave., North Suite A Baton Rouge, LA 70816 |
(225) 765-2515 lpcboard@lpcboard.org |
| Maine | Not Compliant |
Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0035 |
(207) 624-8623 counsel.board@maine.gov |
| Maryland | Compliant |
Maryland Department of Health Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists 4201 Patterson Avenue, Suite 316 Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 |
(410) 764-4732 sandra.boxley@maryland.gov |
| Massachusetts | Compliant |
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions 1000 Washington St., Suite 710 Boston, MA 02118-6100 |
(617) 701-8683 amh.board@mass.gov |
| Michigan | Not Compliant |
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Ottawa Building 611 W. Ottawa P.O. Box 30004 Lansing, MI 48909 |
(517) 241-0199 bplhelp@michigan.gov |
| Minnesota | Compliant |
Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy 2829 University Ave SE, Suite 210 Minneapolis, MN 55414 |
(651) 201-2756 bbht.board@state.mn.us |
| Mississippi | Not Compliant |
State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors 239 North Lamar Street, Suite 402 Jackson, MS 39201 |
(601) 359-1010 info@lpc.ms.gov |
| Missouri | Not Compliant |
Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors 3605 Missouri Boulevard P.O. Box 1335 Jefferson City, MO 65102-1335 |
(573) 751-0018 profcounselor@pr.mo.gov |
| Montana | Compliant |
Montana Department of Labor & Industry Board of Behavioral Health PO Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 |
(406) 444-6880 DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV |
| Nebraska | Compliant |
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services DHHS Licensure Unit, Attn: Mental Health P.O. Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 |
(402) 471-2117 DHHS.Licensure2117@nebraska.gov |
| Nevada | Compliant |
Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors 7324 West Cheyenne Suite #9 Las Vegas, Nevada 89129 |
(702) 486-7388 Mftbd2@mftbd.nv.gov |
| New Hampshire | Compliant (On-ground only) |
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification Board of Mental Health Practice 7 Eagle Square Concord, NH 03301 |
(603) 271-2152 customersupport@oplc.nh.gov |
| New Jersey | Compliant |
Professional Counselor Examiners Committee 124 Halsey St. Newark, NJ 07102 |
(973) 504-6582 MFTinquiries@dca.njoag.gov |
| New Mexico | Not Compliant |
New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board PO Box 25101 Santa Fe, NM 87504 |
(505) 476-4622 counseling.board@state.nm.us |
| New York | Not Compliant |
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions Division of Professional Licensing Services, Certification and Verification Unit, Professional Licensure Programs 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234-1000 |
(518) 474-3817, ext. 450 MHPBD@nysed.gov |
| North Carolina | Not Compliant |
North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors P.O. Box 77819 Greensboro, NC 27417 |
(844) 622-3572 LCMHCinfo@ncblcmhc.org |
| North Dakota | Compliant |
North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners 2112 10th Avenue SE Mandan, ND 58544 |
(701) 667-5969 ndbce@outlook.com |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Not Compliant |
Healthcare Professions Licensing Board P.O. Box 502078 Bldg. 1242 Pohnpei Court Capitol Hill, Saipan, MP 96950 |
(670) 664-4809 cnmi@cnmibpl-hcplb.net |
| Ohio | Not Compliant |
Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board 77 South High Street, 24th fl., Room 2468 Columbus, OH 43215-6171 |
(614) 466-0912 cswmft.info@cswb.ohio.gov |
| Oklahoma | Compliant |
State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL) 3815 N. Santa Fe, Suite 110 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 |
(405) 522-3696 Info.BehavioralHealth@bbhl.ok.gov |
| Oregon | Compliant |
State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists 3218 Pringle Rd. SE, Suite 120 Salem, OR 97302-6312 |
(503) 378-5499 lpct.board@state.or.us |
| Pennsylvania | Compliant |
Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Penn Center 2601 North 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 |
(717) 783-1389 RA-BPOA@pa.gov |
| Puerto Rico | Compliant |
Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors P.O. Box 10200 San Juan, PR 00908 |
(787) 765-2929 contactus@salud.pr.gov |
| Rhode Island | Compliant |
Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists 3 Capitol Hill, Room 104 Providence, RI 02908 |
(401) 222-5960 doh.elicense@health.ri.gov |
| South Carolina | Compliant |
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Board of Examiners in Psychology 110 Centerview Dr., Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210 |
(803) 896-4658 Contact.Counselor@llr.sc.gov |
| South Dakota | Compliant |
Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists P.O. Box 340 1351 N. Harrison Ave. Pierre, SD 57501 |
(605) 224-1721 SDBCE@midwestsolutionssd.com |
| Tennessee | Compliant |
Department of Health Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists 665 Mainstream Dr., 2nd Floor Nashville, TN 37243 |
(615) 741-5735 Unit1HRB.Health@tn.gov |
| Texas | Compliant |
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Department of State Health Services 333 Guadalupe St, Tower 3, Room 900 Austin, Texas 78701 |
(512) 834-6658 lpc@hhsc.state.tx.us |
| Utah | Not Compliant |
Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing P.O. Box 146741 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-6741 |
(801)530-6628 b3@utah.gov |
| Vermont | Compliant |
Vermont Secretary of State Board of Allied Mental Health 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor Montpelier, VT 05620-3402 |
(802) 828-2390 |
| Virginia | Compliant |
Virginia Dept. of Health Professions Board of Counseling 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233 |
(804) 367-4610 Coun@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Virgin Islands | Compliant |
U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Licensed Counselors & Examiners Golden Rock Shopping Center 3000 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 9 St. Croix, VI 00820 |
(340) 713-3522 |
| Washington | Compliant |
Washington State Department of Health 111 Israel Rd SE Tumwater, WA 98501 |
(360) 236-4700 hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov |
| West Virginia | Compliant |
West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling 815 Quarrier Street, Suite 212 Charleston, WV 25301 |
(304) 558-5494 counselingboard@msn.com |
| Wisconsin | Compliant |
MPSW Examining Board Dept. of Safety and Professional Services 4822 Madison Yards Way Madison, WI 53705 |
(608) 266-2112 dsps@wi.gov |
| Wyoming | Compliant |
Wyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing Board 2001 Capitol Ave, Room 105 Cheyenne, WY 82002 |
(307) 777-3628 wyomhplb@wyo.gov |