Skip to main content
HonestMOS
InvestigationsHow EUCOM shelved a tax break for 9,000 troops in Poland — for five years.
Counseling · NV

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

Data as of May 2026|Source: Counseling Compact commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards
⚠ VAEIA federal backstop

Not through the compact — Nevada is not currently a Counseling compact member. A military-spouse Licensed Professional Counselor relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires Nevada to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.

Your counseling licensing board in Nevada

Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
www.marriage.nv.gov702-486-7388
Nevada military-spouse provision

Under NRS 641A.242 the spouse of an active member of the Armed Forces may obtain an expedited clinical professional counselor license by endorsement, with the application fee reduced to no more than half, a board decision due within 45 days of a complete application, and an available provisional license to practice while the application is pending.

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.

ALARCOCTDEFLGAIDINIAKSKYLAMEMDMSMOMTNENHNJNCNDOHOKRISCTNUTVTVAWAWVWY
All compacts for NevadaCounseling 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