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Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Colorado as a military spouse?

Data as of May 2026|Source: Counseling Compact commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
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✓ Yes — compact transfer

Yes. Colorado is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in CO without re-applying. Explicit military-spouse provision: practice on home-state license in any Compact state, plus expedited home-license process when moving.

Your counseling licensing board in Colorado

Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners (DORA Division of Professions and Occupations)
dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor303-894-7800
Colorado military-spouse provision

Spouses of an active-duty service member stationed in Colorado who hold a counselor credential in good standing from another state may obtain a fee-free temporary license, valid six years, for any profession the Division of Professions and Occupations regulates, which includes professional counselors.

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About the Counseling Compact

For licensed professional counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCMHC). Member-state license is recognized in all other member states; military spouses can use home-state license in any compact state.

Official compact site ↗

All Counseling member states

34 jurisdictions. Tap any to check that destination for this profession.

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All compacts for ColoradoCounseling portability — all states →License portability checker →MyCAA: $4,000 for relicensing →
Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards