Related Organizations
State Counselor Licensure and Certification Boards
ALABAMA
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
950 22nd Street North, Suite 765
Birmingham, AL 35203
Tel: 205-458-8716 or 800-822-3307; Fax: 205-458-8718
Website: www.abec.alabama.gov
ALASKA
Alaska Board of Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811
Tel: 907-465-2551; Fax: 907-465-2974
Website: www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/ppco.htm
ARIZONA
Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
3443 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1700
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: 602-542-1882; Fax: 602- 364-0890
Website: http://azbbhe.us/
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling
P.O. 70
Magnolia, AR 71754
Tel: 870-901-7055; Fax: 870-234-1842
Website: www.state.ar.us/abec
CALIFORNIA
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
1625 N Market Blvd., Suite S-200
Sacramento, CA 95834
Tel: (916) 574-7830; Fax: (916) 574-8625
Website: www.bbs.ca.gov/lpcc_program/index.shtml
COLORADO
Colorado Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-894-7766; Fax: 303-894-7747
Website: www.dora.state.co.us/mental-health/
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Office of Practitioner Licensing and Certification
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Tel: 860-509-7603; Fax: 860-509-8457
Website: www.ct-clic.com/
DELAWARE
Delaware Board of Professional Counselors
861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Tel: 302-744-4500; Fax: 302-739-2711
Website: http://dpr.delaware.gov/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Board of Professional Counseling
717 14th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-724-4900; Fax: 202-727-8471
Website: http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla
FLORIDA
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin CO-8
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258
Tel: 850-4880595-4444 ext. 3458; Fax: 850-921-5389
Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/
GEORGIA
Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
Tel: 478-207-1670; Fax: 478-207-1676
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/counselors
HAWAII
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Mental Health Counselor Program
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Tel: 808-586-2693
Website: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/programs/mental/
IDAHO
Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0063
Tel: 208-334-3233; Fax: 208-334-3945
Website: www.ibol.idaho.gov/cou.htm
ILLINOIS
Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Tel: 217-785-0800; Fax: 217-782-7645
Website: http://www.dpr.state.il.us
INDIANA
Indiana Behavioral Health & Human Services Licensing Board
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tel: 317-234-2064; Fax: 317-233-4236
Web site: www.in.gov/pla/social.htm
IOWA
Iowa Board of Professional Licensure
Board of Behavioral Science
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: 515-281-4422; Fax: 515-281-3121
Website: www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/
KANSAS
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- 564-4818
Website: http://lpc.ky.gov/
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
8631 Summa Avenue
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.maine.gov/pfr/olr
MARYLAND
Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Tel: 410-764-4732; Fax: 410-358-1610
Website: www.dhmh.state.md.us/bopc/
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health Professions
230 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 617-727-3080; Fax: 617-727-2197
Web site: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/mh/
MICHIGAN
Michigan Board of Counseling
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, Suite 210
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Tel: 612-617-2178; Fax: 612-617-2187
Website: www.bbht.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
P.O, Box 1497
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Tel: 662-716-3932 or 888-860-7001; Fax: 662-716-3021
Website: www.lpc.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI
Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-0018; Fax: 573-751-0735
Website: http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp
MONTANA
Montana Board of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620
Tel: 406-841-2392; Fax: 406-841-2305
Website: www.swpc.mt.gov
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Board of Examiners of Mental Health Practice
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: 402-471-2117; Fax: 402-471-3577
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/mental/mentalhealth.htm
NEVADA
Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage & Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 370130
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Tel: 702-486-7388; Fax: 702-486-7258
Website: http://marriage.state.nv.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice
117 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603-271-6762; Fax: 603-271-3950
Website: www.state.nh.us/mhpb/
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Board of Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
P. O. Box 45007
Newark, NJ 07101
Tel: 973-504-6582; Fax: 973-648-3536
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/familytherapy.htm
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: 505-476-4610; Fax: 505-476-4633
Website: www.rld.state.nm.us/counseling/
NEW YORK
New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Tel: 518-474-3817, ext. 450; Fax: 518-486-2981
Website: www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/
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.ndbce.org
OHIO
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
50 West Broad Street, Suite 1075
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: 614-466-0912; Fax: 614-728-7790
Website: http://cswmft.ohio.gov
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Board of Professional Counselors
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Tel: 405-271-6030; Fax: 405-271-1918
Website: www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Professional_Counselor_Licensing_Division/
OREGON
Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors & Therapists
3218 Pringle Road, SE, Suite 250
Salem, OR 97302
Tel: 503-378-5499; Fax: 503-373-1427
Website: www.oblpct.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage & 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/social
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 10200
San Juan, PR 00908
Tel: 787-725-8161; Fax: 787-725-7903
www.salud.gov.pr
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: 401-222-2828; Fax: 401-222-1272
Website: www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions/mf_counsel.php
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Department of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists and Psych-Educational Therapists
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211
Tel: 803-896-4658; Fax: 803-896-4719
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/Counselors/
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Board Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
P.O. Box 2164
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Tel: 605-331-2927; Fax: 605-331-2043
Website: http://www.dhs.sd.gov/brd/counselor
TENNESSEE
Tennessee State Board of Professional Counselors and Marital & Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37243
Tel: 615-532-3202, ext. 25138; Fax: 615-532-5369
Website: http://health.state.tn.us/boards/PC_MFT&CPT/
TEXAS
Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Tel: 512-834-6658; Fax: 512-834-6677
Website: www.dshs.state.tx.us/counselor/
UTAH
Utah Professional Counselor Licensing Board
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Tel: 801-530-6628; Fax: 801-530-6511
Website: www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/professional_counseling.html
VERMONT
Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
National Life Building, North Floor 2
Montpelier, VT 05620
Tel: 802-828-2390; In-state: 800-439-8683 Fax: 802-828-2465
Website: http://vtprofessionals.org
VIRGINIA
Virginia Board of Professional Counseling
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233
Tel: 804-367-4610; Fax: 804-527-4435
Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/
WASHINGTON
Washington Department of Health
Mental Health Counselor Program
P.O. Box 47865
Olympia, WA 98504
Tel: 360-236-4700; Fax: 360-236-4818
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/professions/mentalhealth/
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 Examining Board of Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, and Social Workers
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Tel: 608-267-7223; Fax: 608-267-0644
Website: http://drl.wi.gov/profession.asp
WYOMING
Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board
First Bank Plaza
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307-777-7788; Fax: 307-777-6005
Website: http://plboards.state.wy.us/mentalhealth/index.asp
This information is up to date as of January 18, 2012.