Professional Counseling Credentials By State

Alaska

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Alabama

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC)

Arkansas

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)

Arizona

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)

California

No licensure

Colorado

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor

Connecticut

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

District of Columbia

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Delaware

Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH)

Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health (LACMH)

Florida

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Provisional Mental Health Counselor

Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern

Georgia

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Associate Professional Counselor (ALPC)

Hawaii

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Iowa

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Idaho

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Registered Counselor Intern

Illinois

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Indiana

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Kansas

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Kentucky

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)

Licensed Professional Counseling Associate (LPCA)

Louisiana

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Counselor Intern

Massachusetts

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Maryland

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor

Maine

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Conditional LCPC

Conditional LPC

Registered Counselor *Recently enacted legislation eliminated initial licenses in this category, however current Registered Counselors may continue to renew.

Michigan

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC)

Minnesota

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) *New license tier as of 8/01/07

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Missouri

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)/Counselor In-Training (CIT)

Mississippi

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Montana

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

North Carolina

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

North Dakota

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC)

Nebraska

Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) *New licensure tier as of 6/1/07

Licensed Mental Health Practitioner-Certified Professional Counselor or Licensed Professional Counselor (LMHP-CPC/LPC)

Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP)

Provisional Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP)

New Hampshire

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

New Jersey

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)

New Mexico

Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC)

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Nevada

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Licensed Clinical Counselor Intern

New York

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Ohio

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Professional Counselor/Clinical Resident

Registered Counselor Trainee

Oklahoma

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Oregon

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Registered Intern

Pennsylvania

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Rhode Island

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

South Carolina

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Professional Counselor Intern (PCI)

South Dakota

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH)

Tennessee

Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I)

Utah

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Certified Professional Counselor Intern

Certified Professional Counselor Extern

Virginia

Note: The application process is handled by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), an affiliate of NBCC. Contact CCE for application-related questions and paperwork; contact the LPC board for general questions.

Vermont

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

Washington

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate 8New licensure credential as of 7-1-09

Certified Counselor & Certified Advisor *New licensure credentials as of 7-1-09

Agency Affiliated Counselor *New licensure credential as of 7-1-09

Registered Counselor *As of July 1, 2009, this credential will no longer be available to new appliants and current Registered Counselors must transition to one of the above credentials by July 1, 2010 or stop practicing as a counselor.

Wisconsin

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Professional Counselor Trainee

West Virginia

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Wyoming

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC)