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South Carolina licensure requirements

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

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

LPCLicensed Professional Counselor · professional counselor

1500 hours of post-master's clinical experience and post master's clinical supervision ... over a period of not fewer than two (2) years
Supervision: 120 hours; ≥60 individual/triadic, remaining 60 individual/triadic or group
Remote supervision: paperwork

LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

1500 hours of post-master's clinical experience and post-master's clinical supervision in marriage and family therapy over no fewer than two (2) years
Supervision: 120 hours; ≥60 individual/triadic, remaining 60 individual/triadic or group
Remote supervision: paperwork

LISW-CPLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

three thousand hours of social work practice under clinical supervision
Supervision: 100 hours of face-to-face direct clinical supervision, equitably distributed
Remote supervision: paperwork

PsychologistLicensed Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: Pre-doctoral internship/residency may count as one of the two years (verified on Predoctoral Supervision Form)
Postdoc required
Remote supervision: in-person rules

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