Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Illinois as a military spouse?
Not through the compact — Illinois is not currently a Counseling compact member. A military-spouse Licensed Professional Counselor relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires Illinois to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your counseling licensing board in Illinois
Illinois grants military service members and their spouses an expedited initial application review, completed within 30 days, for the professional licenses issued by IDFPR, the agency that licenses professional counselors.
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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