Mental Health Counseling (MS)
Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.
This program at SUNY Brockport is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State. Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that this program at SUNY Brockport meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. States/Territories that are listed below.
However, it is important to note that SUNY Brockport is not the licensure/certification authority in these U.S. States/Territories and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in these U.S. States/Territories and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State/Territory for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.
U.S. States/Territories in which this program meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
| State | Agency Name | Website URL |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling | http://abec.alabama.gov/ |
| Alaska | Alaska Board of Professional Counselors | https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ProfessionalCounselors.aspx |
| Arizona | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners | https://www.azbbhe.us/ |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy | https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-state-board-of-examiners-in-counseling |
| California | California Board of Behavioral Sciences | www.bbs.ca.gov |
| Colorado | Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners | https://dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Public Health, Professional Counselor Licensure | https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing—Investigations/Professional-Counselor/Professional-Counselor-Licensing |
| Delaware | Delaware Division of Professional Regulation Board of Examiners of Psychologists | https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/psychology/ |
| District of Columbia | DC Department of Health - Board of Professional Counseling | https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/professional-counseling-licensing |
| Florida | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling | https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/ |
| Georgia | Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists | https://sos.ga.gov/board-professional-counselors-social-workers-and-marriage-family-therapists |
| Hawaii | Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Division | https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/ |
| Idaho | Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | https://apps.dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=COU |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/profcounselor.html |
| Indiana | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board | https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/ |
| Iowa | Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals | https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards/behavioral-health |
| Kansas | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/ |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors | https://lpc.ky.gov/ |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners | https://www.lpcboard.org/ |
| Maine | Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure | https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-of-counseling-professionals-licensure |
| Maryland | Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists | https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-allied-mental-health-and-human-services-professions |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Board of Counseling | https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27536—-,00.html |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy | https://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/licensees/license-renewal/lpc-renewal.jsp |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors | https://www.msblpc.org/ |
| Missouri | Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors | https://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp |
| Montana | Montana Department of Labor and Industry Board of Behavioral Health | http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services ‚ÄãOffice of Behavioral Health and Consumer Services | http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Mental-Health-and-Social-Work-Practice.aspx |
| Nevada | State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors | http://marriage.nv.gov/ |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification Board of Mental Health Practice | https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-mental-health-practice |
| New Jersey | Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department | http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/counseling_and_therapy_practice.aspx |
| New York | New York State Education Department Office of the Professions State Board for Mental Health Practitioners | https://www.op.nysed.gov/mental-health-counselors |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors (NCBLCMHC) | https://www.ncblcmhc.org/ |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners | http://www.ndbce.org/licensing.shtml |
| Ohio | Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board | https://cswmft.ohio.gov/ |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure | https://www.ok.gov/behavioralhealth/ |
| Oregon | Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists | http://www.oregon.gov/OBLPCT/pages/index.aspx |
| Pennsylvania | State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors | https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/default.aspx |
| Puerto Rico | Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors | https://www.salud.pr.gov/CMS/132 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists | https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=228 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists | https://llr.sc.gov/cou/ |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family Therapists | https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/counselors.aspx |
| Tennessee | Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists | https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board.html |
| Texas | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | https://bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-examiners-of-professional-counselors/ |
| Utah | Utah Commerce Division of Professional Licensing Clinical Mental Health Counseling | https://dopl.utah.gov/cmhc/ |
| Vermont | Board of Allied Mental Health - VT Office of Professional Regulation | https://sos.vermont.gov/allied-mental-health/ |
| Virgin Islands | Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs | https://dlca.vi.gov/boardcertifications/steps/counselorrequirements/ |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Counseling | https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Counseling/ |
| Washington | Certified Counselors and Hypnotherapists Advisory Committee (housed at the WA State Department of Health) | https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/CertifiedCounselor |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Board Examiners in Counseling | https://wvbec.org/ |
| Wisconsin | State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board - Professional Counselor Section | https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/LPC/Default.aspx |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board | https://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/home |