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

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

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

Montana Board of Behavioral Health (Department of Labor and Industry)
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/behavioral-health406-444-6880
Montana military-spouse provision

A military spouse who meets every licensing requirement except out-of-state license verification can be issued a provisional license with a reservation of rights that functions as a full active license for 60 days while verification 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

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

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All compacts for MontanaCounseling 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