When can you apply for your license?

What each calculator counts

• New York LCSW: When can I apply for my NY LCSW?

  When three things are true: at least 2,000 client-contact hours, at least 100 hours of supervision, and at least 36 months of supervised experience, all within six years.

  2,000 client-contact hours · 100 supervision hours · 36 months of experience

• New York LMHC: When can I apply for my NY LMHC?

  When you have 3,000 hours of supervised experience under your limited permit, at least 1,500 of them direct with clients; there is no minimum number of months, but your permit lasts up to 24 months, with up to 2 extensions of 12 months.

  3,000 hours of supervised experience · 1,500 of them direct with clients · 24 months at most on your limited permit

• New York LMFT: When can I apply for my NY LMFT?

  When you have 1,500 hours of supervised experience (under your limited permit, plus any from your MFT program), all of them direct contact with clients; there is no minimum number of months, but your permit lasts up to 24 months, with up to 2 extensions of 12 months.

  1,500 hours of direct client contact · 24 months at most on your limited permit · 1 hour of supervision a week on average, or 2 every other week

• California LMFT: When can I apply for my California LMFT?

  When you reach every one of the Board's minimums: 3,000 hours of experience over at least 104 weeks, 52 of them with individual or triadic supervision, 1,750 hours of direct counseling with 500 of them with couples, families and children, and 1,700 hours after your degree.

  3,000 hours of experience · 104 weeks, at least · 1,750 hours of direct counseling · 52 weeks with individual or triadic supervision · 500 direct hours with couples, families and children · 1,700 hours after your degree

• New Jersey LCSW: When can I apply for my NJ LCSW?

  When you have 3,000 hours of supervised experience, at least 1,920 face to face with clients and 960 of those psychotherapy, over no less than 2 and no more than 4 years.

  3,000 hours of supervised experience · 1,920 of them face to face · 960 of those psychotherapy