Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Florida as a military spouse?
Yes. Florida is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in FL 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 Florida
Under Florida Statutes section 456.024, the licensing board must waive the application fee and issue a license within 7 days to the spouse of an active-duty Armed Forces member assigned to a Florida duty station who holds a valid mental health counseling license in another US jurisdiction.
Official source ↗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
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