LPC Requirements by State 2025

Alabama
$300
Minnesota
$250
Maine
$200
Tennessee
$200
Delaware
$171
Colorado
$160
Illinois
$150
Kansas
$150
District of Columbia
$145
Iowa
$120
Texas
$106
Florida
$105
Arizona
$100
Georgia
$100
Michigan
$115
North Dakota
$100
Maryland
$100
South Dakota
$100
Oklahoma
$90
Idaho
$75
Ohio
$60
Montana
$50
Nevada
$50
State
LPC License Fee
Application Fee
Additional Fees
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii$$60Licenses are renewed triannually. Fees vary in relation to time left in the triennium. - July 2022-June 2023: $256. - July 2023-June 2024: $444 (new triennium start). - July 2024-June 2025: $350. - July 2025-June 2026: $256.
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey$$75Licenses renew biannually. LPC Initial License fee: - $250 during 1st year of biennial renewal. - $125 during 2nd year of biennial renewal. LAC Initial License fee: - $180 during 1st year of biennial renewal. - $90 during 2nd year of biennial renewal.
Alabama Flag
Alabama$300$200Application packet (if mailed): $25. ALC license fee: $150.
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota$250$150LPCC initial license application fee: $150, LPCC initial license fee: $250
Maine Flag
Maine$200$25LCPC License: $200, Conditional LCPC License: $150, Conditional LPC License: $150, Registered Counselor biennial renewal fee: $50, Criminal Background Check: $21
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee$200MHSP upgrade fee: $85. Temporary license: $150. State registration fee: $10. Background fingerprint check: $56
Delaware Flag
Delaware$171LACMH license: $171
Colorado Flag
Colorado$160Provisional license: $100
Illinois Flag
Illinois$150LCPC license: $150
Kansas Flag
Kansas$150$100LCPC application fee: $100, LCPC license: $150, LPC temporary license: $150
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia$145$85
Iowa Flag
Iowa$120
Michigan Flag
Michigan$115LLPC license: $80
Texas Flag
Texas$106$98
Florida Flag
Florida$105$100Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern Application fee: $150
Arizona Flag
Arizona$100$250Temporary license fee: $50. Fingerprint background check: $29
Georgia Flag
Georgia$100ALPC application fee: $100
Maryland Flag
Maryland$100$75Credentials Evaluation fee: $25, License fee is known as Certification and Licensure fee
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota$100LPCC license: $150. LAPC license: $150.
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota$100$100LPC-MH application fee: $100. LPC-MH initial licensure fee: $75.
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma$90$145
Idaho Flag
Idaho$75$75LCPC application fee: $75. LCPC license fee: $75. Counselor intern application fee: $25.
Ohio Flag
Ohio$60LPCC license: $75. Registered Counselor Trainee: no fee
Montana Flag
Montana$50$50Montana requires fingerprint and background checks of all applicants.
Nevada Flag
Nevada$50$75Fee for issuance of initial license only
Alaska Flag
Alaska$50Initial licensure fee: $200
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas$200Application packet (if mailed): $20
California Flag
California$Application fee and ALC license fee, amounts unspecified
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut$315
Indiana Flag
Indiana$50Temporary permit: $25 (issued upon completion of the education and experience requirements and approval by the board to take the exam; valid for 180 days).
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyLPCC application fee: $150, LPCA application fee: $50
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana$200Counselor intern application fee: $100
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts$117
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi$100Application packet: $10. A background check is required of all candidates.
Missouri Flag
Missouri$150Registration of Supervision fee: $100, Background Fingerprint Check (if done electronically through L-1 Enrollment Services): $52.20
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaIndependent Mental Health Practitioner license: $50 (w/ LMHP), $155 (no LMHP). Mental Health Practitioner license: $38.75 or $155 depending on date of submission. Professional Counselor certificate: $50. Provisional Mental Health Practitioner license: $125.
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire$150
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico$75Board administrative fee: $25. LPCC license: $220. LPC renewal fee: $150. LMHC license: $75
New York Flag
New York$175Registration fee: $196. Limited Permit fee: $70.
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina$105Application fee (if mailed): $5. Application processing fee: $100.
Oregon Flag
Oregon$125
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania$45Application fee includes initial license fee
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island$460
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina$170
Utah Flag
Utah$120CPC intern application fee: $85
Vermont Flag
Vermont$125
Virginia Flag
Virginia$140Initial Registration of Supervision: $50. Application fee includes initial license fee
Washington Flag
WashingtonLMHC application fee: $150. LMHC initial license fee: $125. LMHCA application fee: $50. Certified Counselor application and certification fee: $110. Examination or re-examination fee: $85. Certified Adviser application and certification fee: $80. Examination or re-examination fee: $85. Agency Affiliated Counselor application and registration fee: $50
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin$147Application fee includes initial license fee and $57 state law exam fee. Professional Counselor Training License: $75
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming$200PPC Application fee: $100
  • LPC is an acronym for Licensed Professional Counselor.
  • Fees listed in Additional Fees may change at any time and may or may not apply to a given LPC candidate. As such, candidates should confirm any possible fees with officials in their state of residence.
  • Some states give LPCs a different title or give the role multiple levels. For example, Kentucky uses the terms Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and the lower-level Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA).