Requirements by state

Hawaii licensure requirements

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

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

LMHCLicensed Mental Health Counselor · professional counselor

not less than three thousand hours of post-graduate experience in the practice of mental health counseling
Supervision: 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision
Remote supervision: some limits

LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

one thousand hours of direct marriage and family therapy
Supervision: 200 hours clinical supervision
Remote supervision: some limits

LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

at least three thousand hours of post masters clinical social work experience under supervision
Supervision: at least 100 hours; ≥60 individual
Remote supervision: easy

PsychologistLicensed Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: ≥1,900-hour predoctoral internship (APA-approved, or 1 year in an organized health service training program) within the doctoral program
Postdoc required
Remote supervision: in-person rules

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