Marriage and family therapy requirements / Mississippi
Mississippi marriage and family therapy continuing education requirements
What the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists asks of a licensed marriage and family therapist 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 source 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 hours each cycle | 24 hours |
| Marriage and family therapy professional ethics Within the total. | 4 hours |
| Marriage and family therapy supervision — supervisors only | 2 hours |
| Distance and online hours A limit, not a target. | At most 12 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 |
- Only offerings approved by the board’s MFT continuing education committee count; social work approvals do not carry over.
- No more than 2 of the 4 ethics hours, and 2 of the supervision hours, may be online.
- A license expires on September 30 of the second year after it was issued, and every two years after that.
- A board-approved supervisor needs no supervision hours at the first renewal after gaining that status.
- A licensed marriage and family therapy associate (LMFTA) has no continuing education requirement.
- Who decides
- Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
- Profession
- Marriage and family therapy
- Licenses on this page
- LMFT
- Read on
- October 17, 2026
- Source
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- Rules and Regulations (2022 amended), Part 1903 Part 1903, Chapter 4, Rules 4.1 and 4.2
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