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

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

Yes. Indiana is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in IN 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 Indiana

Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/behavioral-health-and-human-services-licensing-information800-457-8283
Indiana military-spouse provision

Indiana issues a provisional license valid up to 365 days without examination to a military spouse assigned to Indiana who holds a substantially equivalent license in another jurisdiction, applying to boards under the Professional Licensing Agency including the Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board.

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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 IndianaCounseling 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