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Virginia licensure requirements

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

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

LPCLicensed Professional Counselor · professional counselor

residency of a minimum of 2,000 hours of face-to-face client contact plus 200 hours of supervision (no separate total since Dec 18, 2025; was 3,400)
Supervision: 200 hours of in-person supervision; ≥100 by an LPC; ≥100 within the two years before application
Remote supervision: paperwork

LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

at least 2,000 hours of face-to-face client contact plus 200 hours of supervision (no separate total since Dec 18, 2025; was 3,400)
Supervision: 200 hours of in-person supervision; ≥100 by an LMFT; ≥100 within two years before application
Remote supervision: paperwork

LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

a minimum of 3,000 hours of supervised post-master's degree experience
Supervision: at least 100 hours; no more than 50 in group
Remote supervision: some limits

PsychologistLicensed Clinical Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: Required (clinical): APA/CPA-accredited, APPIC member, ASPPB/National Register listed, or equivalent; no hour figure set in rule
Remote supervision: some limits

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