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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.

Confirm with your board.
  • 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

RequirementAmount
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.

See how the tracker works Open the board’s website

Who decides
DC Board of Professional Counseling
Profession
Counseling
Licenses on this page
LPC
Read on
October 17, 2026

CEU Tracker is your own record of continuing education. It provides no courses, issues no certificates and approves nothing: your licensing board decides what counts toward renewal. · What it does and does not do · Requirements by state · CEU Tracker terms · Privacy notice