Guides for the three license tracks the Virginia Board of Counseling and the Virginia Board of Social Work regulate. Every figure is cited to the Virginia Administrative Code (18VAC115 and 18VAC140) or the Board's own handbooks and forms.
Resident in Counseling to LPC
Virginia Board of Counseling
Virginia LPC Requirements
The degree, the resident license, 2,000 face-to-face hours, 200 supervision hours, the exam and the application.
Resident in Counseling in Virginia
The temporary resident license, what changed on December 18, 2025, annual renewal and the supervisory contract.
Virginia Counseling Residency Hours
The 2,000 face-to-face hours, the two-year recency rule, the 21-month minimum and what no longer counts.
Virginia LPC Supervision Requirements
200 hours at 1 to 4 per 40 hours of work, the group limit, the LPC share and who may supervise a resident.
Supervisee in Social Work to LCSW
Virginia Board of Social Work
Virginia LCSW Requirements
3,000 supervised hours with 1,380 face-to-face, 100 supervision hours, two to four consecutive years and the exam.
Virginia LCSW Supervision Requirements
1 to 4 hours per 40 hours of work, the group limit, supervisor training and the weekly supervision log.
Registration of Supervision in Virginia
Board approval before any hour counts, the supervisory contract, adding a supervisor and the extension request.
LMSW vs LCSW in Virginia
Whether an LMSW can provide therapy, why the Board says the LMSW is not a prerequisite for the LCSW, and what makes hours count.
Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy to LMFT
Virginia Board of Counseling
All three tracks
Virginia Boards of Counseling and Social Work
How to Become a Therapist in Virginia
The LPC, LCSW and LMFT paths side by side: degree, pre-license step, hours, supervision and exam.
Virginia License Renewal and CE Requirements
The June 30 renewal, CE hours for residents, LPCs, LMFTs and LCSWs, and late renewal.
Virginia Supervised Experience Forms
Quarterly Evaluations, the notarized verification forms, the Supervision Summary and the social work supervision log.
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