| State | Licensing Board | Licensure |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | www.abec.alabama.gov www.alsde.edu | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC) School Counselor [P-12] |
| Alaska | www.commerce.alaska.gov/web https://education.alaska.gov/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [grade levels vary] |
| Arizona | http://azbbhe.us https://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) Guidance Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Arkansas | https://abec.statesolutions.us/ http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) School Counselor [P-8] [7-12] [P-12] |
| California | www.bbs.ca.gov www.ctc.ca.gov | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Professional Clinical Counselor Intern (PCCI) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Colorado | https://dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor www.cde.state.co.us | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [Birth-21] |
| Connecticut | https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Professional-Counselor/Professional-Counselor-Licensing | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Delaware | http://dpr.delaware.gov/ https://www.doe.k12.de.us/certification | Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH) Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health (LACMH) Elementary Counselor [1-6] Middle School Counselor [5-8]* Secondary Counselor [9-12] *Must have either an Elementary or Secondary School Counselor Certificate |
| District of Columbia | https://dchealth.dc.gov/ www.osse.dc.gov | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [K-12] |
| Florida | http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/ http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/index.stml | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) Provisional Mental Health Counselor Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern School Counselor [PK-12] |
| Georgia | https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43 www.gapsc.com | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Associate Licensed Professional Counselor (LAPC) School Counselor [P-12] |
| Hawaii | http://cca.hawaii.gov/ https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/ | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) School Counselor [K-6] [7-12] [K-12] |
| Idaho | https://dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/Home.aspx https://www.sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/ | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Registered Counselor Intern School Counselor [K-12] |
| Illinois | https://www.idfpr.com/profs/profcounselor.asp https://www.isbe.net/licensure | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [K-12] |
| Indiana | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) School Counselor [P-12] | |
| Iowa | http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Behavioral-Science www.boee.iowa.gov | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) Elementary School Counselor [K-8] Secondary School Counselor [5-12] |
| Kansas | http://www.ksbsrb.org/ www.ksde.org/ | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Kentucky | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) Guidance Counselor [PreK-12] | |
| Louisiana | www.lpcboard.org www.teachlouisiana.net | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) School Counselor [K-12] |
| Maine | https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/ https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/ | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Conditional LCPC Conditional LPC Registered Counselor* School Guidance Counselor [K-12] *As of August 1, 2008, the Board is no longer issuing initial licenses in this category, however current Registered Counselors may continue to renew. |
| Maryland | https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/index.aspx | Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Certified Professional Counselor (CPC) – renewals only Guidance Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Massachusetts | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-allied-mental-health-and-human-services-professions https://www.doe.mass.edu/edeffectiveness/ | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) School Guidance Counselor [PreK-8] [5-12] |
| Michigan | https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603---,00.html www.michigan.gov/mde | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC) School Counselor [K-8] [6-12] [K-12] |
| Minnesota | https://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/ https://education.mn.gov/mde/index.html | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [K-12] |
| Mississippi | https://www.lpc.ms.gov/wplpc/ https://www.mdek12.org/OEL | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Guidance Counselor [K-12] |
| Missouri | http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp http://dese.mo.gov | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) School Counselor [K-8] [7-12] School Counselor [K-12] |
| Montana | http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh http://opi.mt.gov/ | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) School Counselor [K-12] |
| Nebraska | http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/mental-health-and-social-work-practice.aspx www.education.ne.gov/tcert | Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner-Certified Professional Counselor or Licensed Professional Counselor (LIMHP-CPC/LPC) Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) Provisional Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP) School Guidance Counselor [K-6] [4-9] [7-12] [K-12] |
| Nevada | http://marriage.nv.gov/ http://www.doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure/ | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) Licensed Clinical Counselor Intern School Counselor [K-12] |
| New Hampshire | https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mental-health www.education.nh.gov | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) School Guidance Counselor [K-12] |
| New Jersey | http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc/Pages/default.aspx https://www.nj.gov/education/license/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) School Counselor [P-12] |
| New Mexico | http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/counseling_and_therapy_practice.aspx https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/ | Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC) – renewal only Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPC) – renewal only Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| New York | http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/mhclic.htm www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| North Carolina | http://www.ncblpc.org https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPCS) School Counselor [K-12] |
| North Dakota | www.ndbce.org https://www.nd.gov/dpi/ | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Ohio | https://cswmft.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/cswmft/ http://education.ohio.gov | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Professional Counselor/Clinical Resident School Counselor [K-12] |
| Oklahoma | https://www.ok.gov/behavioralhealth/ https://sde.ok.gov/teacher-certification | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Elementary Counselor [K-8] Secondary Counselor [9-12] School Counselor [PK-12] |
| Oregon | https://www.oregon.gov/oblpct/Pages/index.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/Pages/index.aspx | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Registered Intern School Counselor [grade levels vary] |
| Pennsylvania | https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Pages/default.aspx https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Elementary School Counselor [K-6] Secondary School Counselor [7-12] |
| Rhode Island | https://health.ri.gov/licenses/ www.ride.ri.gov | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) School Counselor [PK-12] |
| South Carolina | https://llr.sc.gov/cou https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Professional Counselor Intern (LPC/I) Guidance Counselor [grade levels vary] |
| South Dakota | https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/counselors.aspx https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/lpc.aspx | Licensed Professional Counselor – Mental Health (LPC-MH) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [P-12] |
| Tennessee | https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board.html https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing/educator-licensure.html | Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC/MHSP) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Texas | https://www.dshs.texas.gov/consumerprotection/transition.aspx https://tea.texas.gov/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) School Counselor [EC-12] |
| Utah | https://dopl.utah.gov/cmhc https://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/main | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Associate Professional Counselor Associate Professional Counselor Extern School Counselor [K-12] |
| Vermont | https://sos.vermont.gov/allied-mental-health www.education.vermont.gov | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Virginia | www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling www.doe.virginia.gov | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [PreK-12] |
| Washington | https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate www.k12.wa.us/certification | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) Certified Counselor (CC) Certified Adviser (CA) Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) School Counselor [P-12] |
| West Virginia | www.wvbec.org https://wvde.us/certification/certification-info | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) School Counselor [PreK-Adult] |
| Wisconsin | https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Professional Counselor Trainee School Guidance Counselor [K-12] |
| Wyoming | https://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/ http://wyomingptsb.com/ | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC) School Counselor [K-6] [7-12] [K-12] |
