Mental Health Counseling
| State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC) | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Counselor |
| Alaska | Alaska Board of Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| American Samoa | None found | ||
| Arizona | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Counselor |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Counselor |
| California | California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) | Meets requirements | Associate Professional CLinincal Counselor or Registered Associate Professional Counselor |
| Colorado | Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate |
| Connecticut | Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) Professional Counselor Licensing | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate |
| Delaware | Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health |
| District of Columbia | The District of Columbia Board of Professional Counseling | Meets requirements | Licensed graduate Professional Counselor |
| Federated States of Micronesia | None found | ||
| Florida | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling | Meets requirements | Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern |
| Georgia | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Professional Counselor |
| Guam | Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Mental Health Counselor Licensing Program | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| Idaho | Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Illinois | Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Indiana | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate |
| Iowa | Iowa Board of Behavioral Science | Meets requirements | Temporary Mental Health Counselor |
| Kansas | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners | Meets requirements | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Maine | Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor/Conditional |
| Maryland | Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| Michigan | Michigan Board of Counseling | Meets requirements | Limited Licensed Counselor |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Missouri | Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Montana | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | Meets requirements | Professional Counselor Licensure Candidate |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice | Meets requirements | Provisional Mental Health Practice License Professional Counselor Certification |
| Nevada | Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Intern |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice | Meets requirements | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (conditional) |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Counselor |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| New York | New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners | Meets requirements | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (limited permit) |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors | Meets requirements | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners | Meets requirements | Licensed Associate Professional Counselor |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Professional Licensing & Health Care Professional Licensing Board | Does not meet | |
| Ohio | Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board | Meets requirements | Counselor Trainee |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate |
| Oregon | Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors under the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs within the Department of State | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Professional Counselors Examining Board | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Republic of Palau | None found | ||
| Republic of the Marshall islands | None found | ||
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Board of Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists | Meets requirements | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Texas | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate |
| US Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands Board of Licensed Counselor and Examiners | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Utah | Utah Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Board | Meets requirements | Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor |
| Vermont | Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners | Meets requirements | Clinical Mental Health Counselor |
| Virginia | Virginia Board of Counseling | Meets requirements | Resident in Counseling |
| Washington | Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee | Meets requirements | Mental Health Counselor Associate |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Board of Examiners of Counseling (WVBEC) | Meets requirements | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| Wisconsin | Department of Safety and Professional Services | Meets requirements | Professional Counselor-Training License |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board | Meets requirements | Licensed professional Counselor |