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Wisconsin licensure requirements

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

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

LPCLicensed Professional Counselor · professional counselor

the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of professional counseling practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact (doctoral route: 1,000 hours)
Remote supervision: easy

LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist · marriage and family therapist

3,000 hours of supervised marriage and family therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact
Supervision: None set by the state: as a total; Form #2574 ratio implies ≥100 hours for the 1,000 client-contact hours
Remote supervision: easy

LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker · clinical social worker

at least 3,000 hours of clinical social work practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact
Remote supervision: easy

PsychologistLicensed Psychologist · psychologist (phd/psyd)

Internship: At least 1,500 hours, completed after all doctoral coursework
No postdoc required
Remote supervision: some limits

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