Professional Counselor Associate
An applicant shall have:
Earned a graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling as part of a program of higher learning accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), or a successor organization;
OR
Completed at least sixty graduate semester hours in counseling or a related mental health field at a regionally accredited institution of higher education that included coursework in each of the following areas: Human growth and development; social and cultural foundations; counseling theories; counseling techniques; group counseling; career counseling; appraisals or tests and measurements to individuals and groups; research and evaluation; professional orientation to mental health counseling; addiction and substance abuse counseling; trauma and crisis counseling; and diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders;
Completed a one-hundred-hour practicum in counseling taught by a faculty member licensed or certified as a professional counselor or its equivalent in another state;
Completed a six-hundred-hour clinical mental health counseling internship taught by a faculty member licensed or certified as a professional counselor or its equivalent in another state; and
Earned from a regionally accredited institution of higher education a graduate degree in counseling or a related mental health field.
Documentation Requirements
An applicant for licensure shall arrange for the submission of following documentation directly from the source:
An official transcript and course of study form sent directly from each educational institution attended verifying all graduate level coursework completed and degree conferred.
Applications are only accepted online. There is no application fee for this license.
The transcript and course of study form should be submitted directly from the educational institution(s) to:
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Professional Counselor Licensure
410 Capitol Ave., MS #12 APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Fax: (860) 707-1980
Email: dph.counselorsteam@ct.gov