State Counselor Licensure and Certification Boards
ALABAMA
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
950 22nd Street North, Suite 670
Birmingham, AL 35203
Tel: 205-458-8716 or 800-822-3307; Fax: 205-458-8718
Website: www.abec.state.al.us/index.htm
ALASKA
Alaska Board of Professional Counselors
Division of Occupational Licensing
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Tel: 907-465-2551; Fax: 907-465-2974
Website: www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/ppco.htm
ARIZONA
Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
1400 West Washington, Suite 350
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602-542-1882; Fax: 602-542-1830
Website: www.bbhe.state.az.us/
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling
124 South Jackson, Suite 312
Magnolia, AR 71753
Tel: 870-901-7055; Fax: 870-234-1842
Website: www.state.ar.us/abec
CALIFORNIA
The state of California does not require counselors
to be licensed to practice mental health counseling.
COLORADO
Colorado Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-894-7766; Fax: 303-894-7747
Website: www.dora.state.co.us/mental-health/lpcboard.htm
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue – MS #12APP
Hartford, CT 06134
Tel: 860-509-7603; Fax: 860-509-8457
Website: www.ct-clic.com/
DELAWARE
Delaware Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health
861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Tel: 302-744-4500; Fax: 302-739-2711
Website: www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/profcounselors
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Board of Professional Counseling
Department of Health
825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-442-4775; Fax: 202-442-9431
Website: http://dchealth.dc.gov/prof_license/
services/boards_main_action.asp?strappId=21
FLORIDA
Florida Board of Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy,
and Mental Health Counselors
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Bin # CO-8
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3250
Tel: 850-245-4444 ext. 3458; Fax: 850-921-5389
Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/soc_home.html
GEORGIA
Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors,
Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217
Tel: 478-207-1670; Fax: 478-207-1496
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/counselors/
HAWAII
The state of Hawaii recently enacted legislation
to license mental health counselors. Information
on licensure procedure and Board information will
be forthcoming.
IDAHO
Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional
Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
1109 Main Street, Suite 220 Boise, ID 83702-5642
Tel: 208-334-3233; Fax: 208-334-3945
Website: www.ibol.idaho.gov/cou.htm
ILLINOIS
Illinois Department of Professional Regulations
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Tel: 217-785-0800; Fax: 217-782-7645
Website: www.ildpr/WHO/prfcns.asp
INDIANA
Indiana Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist &
Mental Health Counselor Board Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room 041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tel: 317-232-2960; Fax: 317-233-4236
Web site: www.ai.org/hpb
IOWA
Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: 515-281-4422; Fax: 515-281-3121
Website: www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=be
KANSAS
Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
712 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3817
Tel: 785-296-3240; Fax: 785-296-3112
Website: www.ksbsrb.org/
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 1360 Frankfort, KY 40602
Tel: 502-564-3296, ext. 226; Fax: 502-696-1928
Website: www.state.ky.us/agencies/finance/occupations/procounselors
LOUISIANA
Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
8631 Summa Avenue, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Tel: 225-765-2515; Fax: 225-765-2514
Website: www.lpcboard.org
MAINE
Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
State House Station, #35
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel: 207-624-8626; Fax: 207-624-8637
Website: www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/categories/cat13.htm
MARYLAND
Maryland Board of Professional Counselors
Metro Executive Center, 3rd Floor
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
Tel: 410-764-4732; Fax: 410-764-5987
Website: www.dhmh.state.md.us/bopc/html/about.htm
MASSACHUSETTS
Board of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 617-727-3080; Fax: 617-727-2197
Web site: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/mh/index.htm
MICHIGAN
Michigan Board of Counseling
The Office of Health Services
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: 517-335-0918; Fax: 517-373-2179
Website: www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417_27529_27536---,00.html
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
2829 University Ave SE, 2nd Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Tel: 612-617-2177; Fax: 612-617-2224
Website: www.bbht.state.mn.us/
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi State Board of Examiners
for Licensed Professional Counselors
319 S. Main Street
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Tel: 601-359-6630 or 888-860-7001; Fax: 601-359-6295
Website: www.lpc.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI
Missouri State Committee for Professional Counselors
3605 Missouri Boulevard, P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-0018; Fax: 573-751-0735
Website: http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp
MONTANA
Board of Social Work Examiners and
Professional Counselors
301 South Park, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Tel: 406-841-2369; Fax: 406-841-2305
Website: www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/
bsd_boards/swp_board/licenses/pc/license.asp
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Board of Examiners of Mental Health Practice
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Tel: 402-471-2117; Fax: 402-471-3577
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/mental/mentalhealth.htm
NEVADA
The state of Nevada does not require counselors
to be licensed to practice mental health counseling.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice
49 Donovan Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603-271-6762
Website: www.state.nh.us/mhpb/
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
P. O. Box 45044
Newark, NJ 07101
Tel: 973-504-6582
Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/familytherapy.htm#counselor
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice
Board Department of Regulation & Licensing
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: 505-476-4600; Fax: 505-476-4633
Website: www.rld.state.nm.us/b&c/Counseling/
NEW YORK
State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
State Education Department Office of the Professions
89 Washington Ave
2nd Floor East Albany
NY 12234-1000
Tel: 518-474-3816, ext. 180; Fax: 518-402-5944
Website: www.op.nysed.gov/mhpques-ans.htm
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 1369
Garner, NC 27529
Tel: 919-661-0820; Fax: 919-779-5642
Website: www.ncblpc.org/
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
2112 10th Avenue SE
Mandan, ND 58554
Tel: 701-667-5969; Fax: 701-667-5969
Website: www.edutech.nodak.edu/ndbce
OHIO
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage
and Family Therapist Board
77 South High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: 614-466-0912; Fax: 614-728-7790
Website: www.cswmft.ohio.gov/counslic.htm
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Division of Professional Counselor Licensing
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
Tel: 405-271-6030; Fax: 405-271-1918
Website: www.health.state.ok.us/program/lpc/
OREGON
Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors & Therapists
3218 Pringle Road, SE, Suite 250
Salem, OR 97302-6312
Tel: 503-378-5499
Website: www.oblpct.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and
Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Tel: 717-783-1389; Fax: 717-787-7769
Website: www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=433177
RHODE ISLAND
Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
3 Capitol Hill, Cannon Building, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Tel: 401-222-2827; Fax: 401-222-1272
Website: www.healthri.org/hsr/professions/mf_counsel.htm
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Department of Labor Licensing Regulations
Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors,
Marriage and Family Therapists and Psych-Educational Therapists
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
Tel: 803-896-4658; Fax: 803-896-4719
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Counselors/
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
P.O. Box 1822
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Tel: 605-331-2927; Fax: 605-331-2043
Website: www.state.sd.us/dhs/boards/counselor/couns-ho.htm
TENNESSEE
Tennessee State Board of Professional
Counselors and Marital and Family Therapists
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull Bldg., 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37247
Tel: 615-532-5138; Fax: 615-532-5164
Website: http://www2.state.tn.us/health/Boards/PC_MFT&CPT/
TEXAS
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Tel: 512-834-6658; Fax: 512-834-6789
Website: www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/plc/lpc/lpc_def.htm
UTAH
Department of Occupational Professional Licensing
Professional Counselor Licensing Board
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Tel: 801-530-6628; Fax: 801-530-6511
Website: www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/professional_counselor.html
VERMONT
Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
Tel: 802-828-2390; Fax: 802-828-2465
Website: www.vermont.gov/tools/whatsnew2/index.php?
topic=BoardsAndCommissions&id=39&v=Article
VIRGINIA
Virginia Board of Professional Counselors
6603 West Broad Street, Fifth Floor
Richmond, VA 23230
Tel: 804-662-9912; Fax: 804-662-7250
Website: www.dhp.state.va.us/counseling/
WASHINGTON
Health Professions Quality Assurance Division
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Board
P.O. Box 47865
Olympia, WA 98504
Tel: 360-236-4700; Fax: 360-236-4818
Website: https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/hps7/
Mental_Health_Counselor/default.htm
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling
P.O. Box 129
Ona, WV 25545
Tel: 800-520-3852; Fax: 304-733-4172
Website: www.wvbec.org/
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Regulation Licensing
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Tel: 608-266-0145; Fax: 608-267-0644
Website: http://drl.wi.gov/prof/coun/def.htm
WYOMING
Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307-777-7788; Fax: 307-777-3508
Website: http://plboards.state.wy.us/mentalhealth/
*This information is current as of July 22, 2004
