# Licensed Professional Counselor License

*/Credentials/Licensed_Professional_Counselor_License*

## Credential Profile

**Builds On**:
- [Licensed Associate Counselor License](/Credentials/Licensed_Associate_Counselor_License)
**Issued By**: [State Board of Professional Counselors](/Regulators/State_Board_of_Professional_Counselors)
**Satisfies**:
- [State Professional Counselors Licensing Act](/Regulations/State_Professional_Counselors_Licensing_Act)
**Attests Skill**:
- [Individual and Group Counseling](/Skills/Individual_and_Group_Counseling)
- [Treatment Planning](/Skills/Treatment_Planning)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Mental Health Counselors](/Occupations/Mental_Health_Counselors)
**Recognized In**:
- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States)
**Prerequisite Of**:
- [Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor Designation](/Credentials/Licensed_Professional_Counselor_Supervisor_Designation)
**Attests Knowledge**:
- [Counseling Theory and Techniques](/Knowledge/Counseling_Theory_and_Techniques)
- [Mental Health Assessment and Diagnosis](/Knowledge/Mental_Health_Assessment_and_Diagnosis)
- [Professional Counseling Ethics](/Knowledge/Professional_Counseling_Ethics)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [Private Practice Counselor](/JobTypes/Private_Practice_Counselor)
- [Clinical Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Clinical_Mental_Health_Counselor)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Therapy Practices](/Industries/Therapy_Practices) — depends on · Industries
- [Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)](/Industries/Offices_of_Mental_Health_Practitioners_(except_Physicians)) — depends on · Industries

### Related (legally reserved to)

- [Behavior-Change Counseling](/Processes/Behavior-Change_Counseling) — legally reserved to · Processes
- [Confidential Counseling Intake](/Processes/Confidential_Counseling_Intake) — legally reserved to · Processes

### Attests knowledge

- [Counseling Theory and Techniques](/Knowledge/Counseling_Theory_and_Techniques) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Mental Health Assessment and Diagnosis](/Knowledge/Mental_Health_Assessment_and_Diagnosis) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Professional Counseling Ethics](/Knowledge/Professional_Counseling_Ethics) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Sociology and Anthropology](/Knowledge/Sociology_and_Anthropology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Psychology](/Knowledge/Psychology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Therapy and Counseling](/Knowledge/Therapy_and_Counseling) — attests knowledge · Knowledge

### Attests skill

- [Individual and Group Counseling](/Skills/Individual_and_Group_Counseling) — attests skill · Skills
- [Treatment Planning](/Skills/Treatment_Planning) — attests skill · Skills
- [Service Orientation](/Skills/Service_Orientation) — attests skill · Skills
- [Social Perceptiveness](/Skills/Social_Perceptiveness) — attests skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — attests skill · Skills

### Builds on

- [Licensed Associate Counselor License](/Credentials/Licensed_Associate_Counselor_License) — builds on · Credentials
- [Master of Counseling Degree](/Credentials/Master_of_Counseling_Degree) — builds on · Credentials

### Prerequisite of

- [Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor Designation](/Credentials/Licensed_Professional_Counselor_Supervisor_Designation) — prerequisite of · Credentials

### Qualifies for

- [Mental Health Counselors](/Occupations/Mental_Health_Counselors) — qualifies for · Occupations
- [Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors](/Occupations/Substance_Abuse,_Behavioral_Disorder,_and_Mental_Health_Counselors) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Qualifies for role

- [Clinical Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Clinical_Mental_Health_Counselor) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Private Practice Counselor](/JobTypes/Private_Practice_Counselor) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Licensed Professional Counselor](/JobTypes/Licensed_Professional_Counselor) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Satisfies

- [State Professional Counselors Licensing Act](/Regulations/State_Professional_Counselors_Licensing_Act) — satisfies · Regulations
- [National Counselor Examination Standard](/Regulations/National_Counselor_Examination_Standard) — satisfies · Regulations

### Problems this exposes

- [supervisor sign-off bottlenecks delay candidacy completion by months](/Problems/supervisor_sign-off_bottlenecks_delay_candidacy_completion_by_months) — exposes problem · Problems
- [treatment-plan documentation for insurance reimbursement consumes session-equivalent hours](/Problems/treatment-plan_documentation_for_insurance_reimbursement_consumes_session-equivalent_hours) — exposes problem · Problems
- [telehealth across state lines triggers jurisdiction-of-licensure compliance ambiguity](/Problems/telehealth_across_state_lines_triggers_jurisdiction-of-licensure_compliance_ambiguity) — exposes problem · Problems
- [continuing-education credits expire untracked across renewal cycles](/Problems/continuing-education_credits_expire_untracked_across_renewal_cycles) — exposes problem · Problems
- [diagnostic coding (DSM-5/ICD) errors trigger claim denials counselors must appeal manually](/Problems/diagnostic_coding_(DSM-5%2FICD)_errors_trigger_claim_denials_counselors_must_appeal_manually) — exposes problem · Problems
- [state-by-state license portability blocked by divergent coursework and exam requirements](/Problems/state-by-state_license_portability_blocked_by_divergent_coursework_and_exam_requirements) — exposes problem · Problems
- [supervised-hour logs for licensure hand-tracked across multiple supervisors and sites](/Problems/supervised-hour_logs_for_licensure_hand-tracked_across_multiple_supervisors_and_sites) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Board And Payer Compliant Clinical Documentation](/Problems/Board_And_Payer_Compliant_Clinical_Documentation) — exposes problem · Problems

### Has endorsement

- [Approved Clinical Supervisor Endorsement](/Credentials/Approved_Clinical_Supervisor_Endorsement) — has endorsement · Credentials

### Recognized in

- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Issued by

- [State Board of Professional Counselors](/Regulators/State_Board_of_Professional_Counselors) — issued by · Regulators