Counseling requirements / Colorado
Colorado counseling continuing education requirements
What the State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners asks of a licensed counselor at renewal.
Verified Read on October 17, 2026
Read from the board’s own source. What follows was read on October 17, 2026 in the sources named on this page. Rules change, and the board decides: confirm before you rely on it.
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total professional development hours each cycle | 40 professional development hours |
| Carried into the next cycle | Up to 5 hours |
| Renewal cycle | Every 2 years |
| Hours are dueThe source as read gives no date that can be worked out for you. | The date on your license |
- Colorado counts professional development hours (PDH) in a learning plan: complete the Professional Practice Survey, write the plan, then earn the hours in it before you renew.
- No more than 20 hours in any one kind of activity (coursework, group learning, independent learning, presenting, mentoring or supervision, volunteer service) count in a cycle.
- Up to 5 hours beyond the 40 carry into the next cycle if earned within six months of the license expiring.
- A license issued during a cycle needs 1.66 hours for each month it is held, through the month it expires.
- Keep the documentation for five years after the cycle; audits happen after a renewal period ends.
- A licensed professional counselor candidate completes 60 hours at the second and every later renewal.
- Who decides
- State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
- Profession
- Counseling
- Licenses on this page
- LPC
- Read on
- October 17, 2026
- Sources
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- 4 CCR 737-1, Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners Rules (Colorado Code of Regulations, 09/14/2025) 4 CCR 737-1, Rules 1.10 and 1.18
- Colorado Professional Counselor CPC
- Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners Policies, Policy 20-1 (adopted by the counselor and family therapist boards) Policy 20-1: 40 professional development hours each two-year renewal cycle
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