Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Maine as a military spouse?
Yes. Maine is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in ME 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 Maine
Under Maine Title 10 Section 8011, the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation that houses the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure issues a temporary license valid for at least 180 days to a military spouse who holds a comparable, unrestricted counseling license in good standing from another state while full Maine licensure is completed.
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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