Practice Resources

National Board of Forensic Evaluators
595 W. Granada Blvd, Suite H
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
(386) 677-3995
Email: forensic@nbfe.net
Website: http://nbfe.net

Federal Privacy Regulations:
What Mental Health Counselors Need to Know

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: www.bbhe.state.az.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
The state of California does not require counselors to be licensed to practice mental health counseling.

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
1109 Main Street, Suite 220
Boise, ID 83702
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 Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tel: 317-234-2064; Fax: 317-233-4236
Web site: www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mhcb

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://finance.ky.gov/bpc

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.govhealthlicense

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
49 Donovan 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/mhpques-ans.htm

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.health.state.ok.us/program/lpc/

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.healthri.org/hsr/

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 of Counselor Examiners
P.O. Box 1822
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://www2.state.tn.us/health/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/licensing.htm

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/boards/cpc

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 current as of September 4, 2008

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