| ALABAMA Dr. Walter Cox, Executive Officer Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling 950 22nd Street North, Suite 670 Birmingham AL 35203 Phone: (205) 458-8717/(800)822-3307 e-mail: cox7276@aol.com Exam: NCE |
| ALASKA Ms. Olivia Orsborn, Licensing Examiner Board of Professional Counselors Division of Occupational Licensing P. O. Box 110806 Juneau AK 99811-0806 Phone: (907) 465-2551 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AST Fax: (907) 465-2974 e-mail: olivia_orsborn@dced.state.ak.us WebSite: www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/ppco.htm Exam: NCE |
| ARIZONA Debra Rinaudo, Executive Director Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners 1400 West Washington, Room 350 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tel: 602-542-1882; Fax: 604-542-1830 E-mail: behavioral_health@pop.state.az.us Web site: http://aspin.asu.edu/~azbbhe/ Exam requirement: NCE State credential: CPC |
| ARKANSAS Dr. Ann K. Thomas, Executive Director Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling PO Box 70 Magnolia AR 71754-0070 Phone: (870)901-7055 Fax: (870)234-1842 e-mail: arboec@ipa.net WebSite: www.state.ar.us/abec Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
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CALIFORNIA Please Note: The CA Registry is a voluntary registry for professional counselors, career counselors, rehab counselors & paraprofessionals in that state. The only state credential counselors may apply for is the Marriage and Family and Child Therapist. NCCs/ LPCs moving to CA
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| COLORADO Mr. Gene Merrdink, Administrative Assistant State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners 1560 Broadway, Suite 1370 Denver CO 80202 Phone: (303) 894-7766 Fax: (303) 894-7790 e-mail: joan.seggerman@state.co.us WebSite: www.dora.state.co.us/registrations/men.htm Exam: NCE |
| CONNECTICUT Ms. Norma Shea Dept of Public Health - State of Connecticut 410 Capitol Avenue - MS # 12APP P. O. Box 340308 Hartford CT 06134-0308 Phone: (860) 509-7561 Fax: (860) 509-8457 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| DELAWARE Ms. Gayle Franzelino, Administrative Assistant Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Cannon Building - Suite 203 Dover DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-4522 Fax: (302) 739-2711 Exam: NCE |
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| FLORIDA Ms. Carole Timin, Regulatory Specialist Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin # C-08 Tallahassee FL 32399-3250 Phone: (850) 245-4444 ext. 3434 Fax: (850) 921-5389 e-mail:carole_timin@doh.state.fl.us WebSite: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa Exam: NCMHCE |
| GEORGIA Ms. Stephanie Stubbs Examination Development and Testing Unit Professional Licensing Boards Division 237 Coliseum Drive Macon GA 31217 Phone: (478)207-1670 Fax: (478)207-1676 e-mail: fajayi@sos.state.ga.us Exam: NCE |
| HAWAII There is no licensure law in Hawaii at this time. |
| IDAHO Ms. Janice Wiedrick, Board Secretary Idaho State Counselor Licensing Board Bureau of Occupational Licenses Owyhee Plaza, 1109 Main Street, Suite 220 Boise ID 83702-5642 Phone: (208) 334-3233 Fax: (208) 334-3945 e-mail: jwiedric@ibol.state.id.us Exam: NCE |
| ILLINOIS Ms. Cheryl Foxx, Board Liaison Illinois Department of Professional Regulations 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor Springfield IL 62786 Phone: (217) 782-0458 for existing applications (217)782-8556 for information/new applications Fax: (217) 782-7645 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| INDIANA Mr. Wade A. Lowhorn, Director IN Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist & Mental Health Counselor Board Health Professions Bureau 402 W. Washington St., Room 041 Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone: (317)234-2064 To verify License: (888)333-7515 Fax: (317) 233-4236 e-mail: hpb5@hpb.state.in.us WebSite: www.in.gov/hpb Exam: NCMHCE |
| IOWA Ms. Judith Manning, Board Administrator Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Examiners IA Dept. of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines IA 50319 Phone: (515) 281-4413 To verify license (515)281-4287 Fax: (515) 281-3121 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| KANSAS Ms. Phyllis Gilmore, Executive Director Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 712 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka KS 66603-3817 Phone: (785) 296-3240 Fax: (785) 296-3112 e-mail: pamartin@ink.org (new licenses) lvawter@ink.org (general) WebSite: www.ink.org/public/bsrb Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| KENTUCKY Ms. Nancy L. Block, Director Division of Occupations and Professions 911 Leawood Drive Frankfort KY 40601 Phone: (502) 564-3296 Fax: (502) 564-4818 Exam: NCE |
| LOUISIANA Ms. Lin Falcon, Administrative Assistant Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners 8631 Summa Avenue, Suite A Baton Rouge LA 70809 Phone: (225) 765-2515 Fax: (225) 765-2514 Exam: NCE |
| MAINE Ms. Diane Staples, Board Clerk Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure State House Station, #35 Augusta ME 04333 Phone: (207) 624-8603 Fax: (207) 624-8637 Exam: NCE |
| MARYLAND Ms. Aileen Taylor, Administrator State of Maryland MD Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists Metro Executive Center, 3rd Floor 4201 Patterson Avenue Baltimore MD 21215-2299 Phone: (410) 764-4732 Fax: (410) 358-1610 Exam: NCE / EMAC |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
| MICHIGAN Ms. Doris Foley, Licensing Administrator Michigan Board of Counseling The Office of Health Services P.O. Box 30670 Lansing MI 48909 Phone: (517) 335-0918 Fax: (517) 373-2179 Exam: NCE |
| MINNESOTA There is no licensure law in Minnesota at this time. |
| MISSISSIPPI Ms. Ann A. Cox Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors 319 S. Main St. Yazoo City, MS 39194 Phone: (601) 362-0616 Fax: (662) 751-4628 Exam: NCE |
| MISSOURI Ms. Loree Kessler, Executive Director Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors 3605 Missouri Boulevard P. O. Box 1335 Jefferson City MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-0018 Fax: (573) 526-3489 e-mail: couns@mail.state.mo.us WebSite: www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/counselr/ Exam: NCE |
| MONTANA Ms. Mary C. Hainlin, Program Manager Board of Social Work Examiners & Professional Counselors Department of Commerce Professional & Occupational Licensing Division 301 South Park, 4th Floor PO Box 200513 Helena MT 59620-0513 Phone: (406) 841-2369 Fax: (406) 841- 2309 e-mail: dlibsdswp@state.mt.us WebSite: www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/swp_boards/board_page.htm Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| NEBRASKA Mr. Kris Chiles, Credentialing Coordinator Nebraska Board of Examiners in Mental Health Practice P. O. Box 94986 Lincoln NE 68509-9486 Phone: (402) 471-2117 Fax: (402) 471-3577 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| NEVADA There is no licensure law in Nevada at this time. |
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HAMPSHIRE Ms. Peggy Lynch New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice 49 Donovan Street Concord NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-6762 Fax: (603) 271-3950 e-mail: plynch@dhhs.state.nh.us Exam: NCMHCE |
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JERSEY Mr. Dennis Gonzalez, Executive Director New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs State Board of Marriage & Family Therapy Examiners Professional Counselor Examiners Committee P.O. Box 45007 Newark NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 504-6415 Fax: (973) 648-3536 Exam: NCE |
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MEXICO Ms. Eva Baca New Mexico Therapy Practice Board Regulation & Licensings Dept. 2055 Pacheco Street, Suite 300 PO Box 25101 Santa Fe NM 87505 Phone: (505) 476-7100 Fax: (505)476-7148 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| NEW YORK Licensure legislation was introduced in the New York state legislature but has not passed. For further information on New York licensure issues only, contact: Judith Ritterman, President NY Mental Health Counselors Tel: 631-472-9616; Fax: 631-472-2402 Website: www.legislativeaction.homestead.com/index.html E-mail: JLR1@optonline.net DO NOT CONTACT REGARDING NCE DATES, SITES OR FEES. |
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CAROLINA Mr. Shaun Barbour, Board Administrator North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors PO Box 1369 Garner, NC 27529-1369 Phone: (919) 661-0820 Fax: (919) 779-5642 WebSite: www.NCBLPC.org Exam: NCE |
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DAKOTA Ms. Marge Ellefson, Executive Secretary North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners 2112 10th Avenue SE Mandan ND 58554 Phone: (701) 667-5969 Fax: (701) 667-5969 e-mail: ndbce@btigate.com WebSite: sendit.nodak.edu/NDBCE Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| OHIO Ms. Pat Sposito,Administrative Assistant Counselor & Social Worker Board 77 South High Street, 16th Floor Columbus OH 43266 Phone: (614) 466-0912 Fax: (614) 728-7790 Exam: OH |
| OKLAHOMA Mr. Mike Blazi, Administrator Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board Oklahoma State Dept. of Health 1000 NE 10th Street Oklahoma City OK 73117-1299 Phone: (405) 271-6030 Fax: (405) 271-1918 Exam: NCE |
| OREGON Ms. Carol Fleming, Board Administrator Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors & Therapists 3218 Pringle Road, SE, #160 Salem OR 97302-6312 Phone: (503) 378-5499 e-mail: lpc.lmft@state.or.us Exam: NCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA Ms. Clara Flinchum, Board Administrator State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors PO Box 2649 Harrisburg PA 17105 Phone: (717) 783-1389 Fax: (717) 787-7769 WebSite: socialwo@pados.state.pa.us |
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ISLAND Ms. Donna Dickerman, Administrative Officer RI Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Division of Professional Regulation 3 Capitol Hill, Room 104 Providence RI 02908-5097 Phone: (401) 222-2827 x.106 Fax: (401) 222-1272 e-mail: donnad@doh.state.ri.us Exam: NCMHCE |
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CAROLINA Ms. Kate Cox South Carolina Dept. of Labor Licensing Regulations Division Professional & Occupational Licensing P. O. Box 11329 Columbia SC 29211-1329 Phone: (803) 896-4658 Fax: (803) 896-4719 WebSite: www.llr.sc.edu/bel.htm Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
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DAKOTA Ms. Joyce Vos, Executive Secretary South Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners 1116 S. Minnesota Avenue P.O. Box 1822 Sioux Falls SD 57101 Phone: (605) 331-2927 Fax: (605) 331-2043 Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| TENNESSEE Ms. Sherry Miller, Board Administrator TN State Board of Professional Counselors, Marital & Family Therapists & Clinical Pastoral Therapist 1st Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg 425 5th Ave. N. Nashville TN 37247-1010 Phone: (615) 532-3202/(888)310-4650 Fax: (615) 532-5164 WebSite: www.state.tn.us/health Exam: NCE |
| TEXAS Bobbie Alexander, Administrator Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors 1100 West 49th Street Austin TX 78756-3183 Phone: (512) 834-6658 Fax: (512) 834-6789 WebSite: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/plc/lpc.htm Exam: TX |
| UTAH Mr. Dan S. Jones, Bureau Manager Dept. of Occupational Professional Licensing 160 E 300 S, Box 146741 Salt Lake City UT 84114-6741 Phone: (801) 530-6720 Fax: (801) 530-6511 e-mail: dsjones@utah.gov WebSite: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/professional_counselor.html Exam: NCE / NCMHCE |
| VERMONT Ms. Dianne LaFaille, Staff Assistant Secretary of State's Office Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners 109 State Street Montpelier VT 05609-1106 Phone: (802) 828-2390 Fax: (802) 828-2465 e-mail: dlafaill@sec.st.vt.us WebSite: www.sec.state.vt.us Exam: NCE and NCMHCE |
| VIRGINIA Ms. Joyce Williams, Contact Virginia Board of Professional Counselors Department of Health Professionals 6606 West Broad Street, Fourth Floor Richmond VA 23230 Phone: (804) 662-9912 for application: (888) 817-8283[81-STATE] Exam: VA |
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| WYOMING Ms. Veronica Skoranski, Acting Executive Director Mental Health Professions Licensure Board First Bank Plaza 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201 Cheyenne WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7788 Fax: (307) 777-6005 Exam: NCE |