State Licensing Resources
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Alabama
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC); AL Board of Social Work Examiners; AL Board of Examiners in MFT
Alaska
Alaska Board of Professional Counselors (LPC); separate boards for MFT and Social Work
Arizona
Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE)
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC) for counseling; separate MFT and SW boards
California
California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
Colorado
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Professions and Occupations
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) - no standalone board; licensing administered directly by DPH
Delaware
Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals (for LPCMH, LMFT); Board of Social Work Examiners (for LCSW)
District of Columbia
DC Board of Professional Counseling; DC Board of Social Work; DC Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (all under DC Health)
Florida
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Georgia
Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)
Idaho
Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists; Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners (separate)
Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Indiana
Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (BHHSLB), under Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)
Iowa
Iowa Behavioral Health Professionals Board (merged July 1, 2024 from Board of Behavioral Sciences + Board of Social Work + Board of Psychology), under DIAL
Kansas
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB)
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors; separate MFT and SW boards
Louisiana
Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners; LA Board of Social Work Examiners; LA MFT Advisory Committee
Maine
Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure; Board of Social Worker Licensure
Maryland
Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; Board of Social Work Examiners
Massachusetts
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions (LMHC, LMFT); Board of Registration of Social Workers (LICSW)
Michigan
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Professional Licensing
Minnesota
Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT) for counseling/MFT; Board of Social Work for social work
Mississippi
MS State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors; Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
Missouri
Missouri Division of Professional Registration (three separate committees)
Montana
Montana Board of Behavioral Health
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit
Nevada
Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
New Hampshire
Board of Mental Health Practice (under NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification)
New Jersey
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
New Mexico
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (under NM Regulation & Licensing Department)
New York
New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of the Professions
North Carolina
NC Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors; NC MFT Licensure Board; NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board
North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners (NDBCE) for counseling; ND Board of Social Work Examiners for social work; separate MFT regulation
Ohio
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (CSWMFT Board)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Oregon
Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT)
Pennsylvania
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
Rhode Island
Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists (LCMHC, LMFT); Board of Social Work Examiners (LICSW, LCSW)
South Carolina
SC Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, MFTs, and Addiction Counselors; SC Board of Social Work Examiners
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists; South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
Tennessee
Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists; Board of Social Work
Texas
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), overseeing separate boards for each profession
Utah
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL)
Vermont
Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners (LCMHC, LMFT); Office of Professional Regulation (LICSW, LMSW)
Virginia
Virginia Board of Counseling; Virginia Board of Social Work
Washington
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
West Virginia
LPC and LMFT are governed by the same board (WVBEC), while social work has its own
Wisconsin
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board (within DSPS)
Wyoming
Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board