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Tennessee licensure requirements

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

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

LPC-MHSPLicensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation · professional counselor

three thousand (3000) hours of supervised post-masters professional experience
Supervision: 150 contact hours of supervision; ≥75 by an LPC/MHSP
Remote supervision: in-person rules

LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

1,000 hours of clinical practice and 200 hours of supervision ... over a period of not less than two years
Supervision: 200 hours of supervision by an approved supervisor
Remote supervision: some limits

LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

a total of three thousand (3000) hours of clinical experience
Supervision: 100 supervisor contact hours (in addition to the 3,000); ≥60 individual
Remote supervision: in-person rules

PsychologistLicensed Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: HSP only: qualifying internship ≥1,900 hours, 1 year full-time or 2 continuous years half-time; APA-accredited, APPIC member, or board-approved equivalent
Remote supervision: in-person rules

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