Counseling requirements / District of Columbia
District of Columbia counseling continuing education requirements
What the DC Board of Professional Counseling asks of a licensed counselor at renewal.
Part unconfirmed Read on October 17, 2026
Read from the board’s own source. What follows was read on October 17, 2026 in the source named on this page. Rules change, and the board decides: confirm before you rely on it.
- The regulation sets December 31 of even years as the expiry, unless DC Health changes the renewal system to the holder’s birth month, which its board page describes. Use the date on your license.
- DC Health’s general rules for health occupations (Title 17, Chapter 40) may add hours on public health priorities and cultural competency. They were not read.
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total hours each cycle | 40 hours |
| Ethics Within the total. | 6 hours |
| Trauma counseling Within the total. | 4 hours |
| First renewal | Nothing due |
| 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 |
- The hours are those completed in the two years before the license expires.
- Nothing is due at the first renewal of a license granted by examination.
- Only programs the board approves count.
- Who decides
- DC Board of Professional Counseling
- Profession
- Counseling
- Licenses on this page
- LPC
- Read on
- October 17, 2026
- Source
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- DC Municipal Regulations for Professional Counseling (DC Health, 9/25/2015) 17 DCMR §§ 6601, 6610
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