Florida supervised hours requirements
What Florida requires for LMFT, LMHC, LCSW and psychologist licensure: hours, supervision and time limits from the rule text, with the sections cited and the date checked.
The short answer
Licensing authority: Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling; Board of Psychology.
- LMFT: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours.
- RMHCI to LMHC: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours.
- LCSW: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours.
- Psychologist: total supervised experience 4,000 hours; postdoctoral activities related to direct client contact (minimum) 900 hours.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
The supervised experience a registered marriage and family therapist intern logs toward the Florida LMFT: 1,500 hours of face-to-face psychotherapy and 100 hours of supervision over at least 100 weeks.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total face-to-face psychotherapy | 1,500 hours The 700-hour graduate practicum does not substitute for these hours. |
| Supervision | 100 hours Over at least 100 weeks. |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI)
The supervised experience a registered mental health counselor intern logs toward the Florida LMHC: 1,500 hours of face-to-face psychotherapy and 100 hours of supervision over at least 100 weeks.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total face-to-face psychotherapy | 1,500 hours The 700-hour graduate practicum does not substitute for these hours. |
| Supervision | 100 hours Over at least 100 weeks. |
Full RMHCI to LMHC requirements, supervision and time limits
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern
The supervised experience a registered clinical social worker intern logs toward the Florida LCSW: 1,500 hours of face-to-face psychotherapy and 100 hours of supervision over at least 100 weeks.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total face-to-face psychotherapy | 1,500 hours The 700-hour graduate practicum does not substitute for these hours. |
| Supervision | 100 hours Over at least 100 weeks. |
Licensed Psychologist (LP)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Provisional psychology licensee, resident or postdoctoral fellow
Florida requires 4,000 hours: 2,000 in the internship and 2,000 postdoctoral. This ledger counts the 2,000 postdoctoral hours; internship hours are kept on the internship ledger.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 4,000 hours |
| Internship | 2,000 hours |
| Postdoctoral experience | 2,000 hours The figure this ledger counts. |
| Postdoctoral activities related to direct client contact (minimum) | 900 hours Part of the 2,000 postdoctoral hours. Asynchronous technology does not count. |
| Weekly pattern | 40 hours a week over 52 weeks, or 20 hours a week over 104 weeks |
Common questions
- What does Florida require for therapist licensure hours?
- LMFT: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours. RMHCI to LMHC: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours. LCSW: total face-to-face psychotherapy 1,500 hours. Psychologist: total supervised experience 4,000 hours; postdoctoral activities related to direct client contact (minimum) 900 hours. Each license page lists the supervision rules and time limits.
- Who sets these requirements in Florida?
- Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling; Board of Psychology. Each figure on these pages cites the rule section it comes from.
- Do these figures mean I am eligible for a license?
- No. Your licensing board reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. These pages summarize the published rules as Accrue models them, including what Accrue does not check.
Sources
Sources checked
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B4-2.001
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B4-2.002(3), (4), (6)
- Fla. Stat. § 491.0045
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B19-11.005
- Fla. Stat. § 490.005
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