Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Virginia as a military spouse?
Yes. Virginia is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in VA 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 Virginia
Under Code of Virginia 54.1-119, the Board of Counseling expedites licensure for the spouse of an active-duty military service member and must issue a temporary license valid up to 12 months while it completes its substantial-equivalency review.
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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