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

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

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

New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, OPLC)
www.oplc.nh.gov/board-mental-health-practice603-271-2152
New Hampshire military-spouse provision

OPLC offers facilitated temporary licensure to military spouses across its boards, including the Board of Mental Health Practice that licenses clinical mental health counselors, waiving all application-related fees except inspection and examination fees.

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 New HampshireCounseling 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