Marriage and family therapy requirements / Louisiana
Louisiana marriage and family therapy continuing education requirements
What the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners asks of a licensed marriage and family therapist at renewal.
Verified Read on October 11, 2026
Read from the board’s own source. What follows was read on October 11, 2026 in the sources named on this page. Rules change, and the board decides: confirm before you rely on it.
LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total continuing education hours (CEHs) each cycle | 40 continuing education hours (CEHs) |
| Ethics specific to marriage and family therapy Within the total. | 3 hours |
| Diagnosis, assessment and treatment under the DSM-5 Within the total. | 6 hours |
| Social and cultural competence Required at each renewal beginning in 2027. | 3 hours |
| Supervision in marriage and family therapy — supervisors only For a board-approved supervisor, once every 4 years. | 6 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 |
- Renewal is every other year, by December 31: a license approved in an odd year renews in odd years, and one approved in an even year in even years.
- No more than 20 hours online.
- No more than 20 hours in all from teaching a marriage and family therapy course for the first time, authoring or reviewing professional manuscripts, and presenting — and no more than 10 from each.
- Somebody the board has approved to practice telehealth also completes 3 hours in telehealth at each renewal.
PLMFT
Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total continuing education hours (CEHs) each cycle | 20 continuing education hours (CEHs) |
| Ethics specific to marriage and family therapy Within the total. | 1.5 hours |
| Diagnosis, assessment and treatment under the DSM-5 Within the total. | 1.5 hours |
| Social and cultural competence Required at each renewal beginning in 2027. | 3 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 |
- Renewal is every other year, by October 31: a license approved in an odd year renews in odd years, and one approved in an even year in even years.
- No more than 10 hours online.
- No more than 5 hours each from teaching a marriage and family therapy course for the first time and from presenting.
- Somebody the board has approved to practice telehealth also completes 3 hours in telehealth at each renewal.
- Who decides
- Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
- Profession
- Marriage and family therapy
- Licenses on this page
- LMFT, PLMFT
- Read on
- October 11, 2026
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