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Connecticut licensure requirements

What each therapy license in Connecticut requires after graduate school: supervised hours, supervision, time limits, exams, and whether you can be supervised by video. Pick your license.

Sourced to the Connecticut licensing boardsChecked September 25, 2026Not individually reviewed by a clinicianAbout this site

LPCLicensed Professional Counselor · professional counselor

three thousand hours of postgraduate experience under professional supervision
Supervision: 100 hours of direct professional supervision
Remote supervision: some limits

LMFTLicensed Marital and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

twenty-four months of relevant postgraduate experience, including a minimum of one thousand hours of direct client contact
Supervision: 100 hours postgraduate clinical supervision by an LMFT; at least 50 individual
Remote supervision: in-person rules

LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

three thousand hours post-master's social work experience
Supervision: not less than 100 hours of work under professional supervision by an LCSW or certified independent social worker
Remote supervision: some limits

PsychologistLicensed Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: Degree program must include a supervised practicum, internship or field training of at least one academic year (non-APA route); internship does not count toward the work experience
No postdoc required
Remote supervision: some limits

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