Illinois supervised hours requirements
What Illinois requires for LMFT, LCPC, LCSW and LCP licensure: hours, supervision and time limits from the rule text, with the sections cited and the date checked.
The short answer
Licensing authority: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
- LMFT: total professional work experience 3,000 hours; face-to-face client contact 1,000 hours.
- LPC to LCPC: total supervised experience 3,360 hours; direct face-to-face service to clients 1,680 hours.
- LCSW: total supervised clinical professional experience 3,000 hours.
- Clinical psychologist: total supervised experience 2 years of 1,750 hours each.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Post-degree experience
Professional work experience after your first qualifying degree, counted toward the Illinois LMFT. It covers total hours, face-to-face client contact, conjoint sessions and clinical supervision.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total professional work experience | 3,000 hours After your first qualifying degree |
| Face-to-face client contact | 1,000 hours With individuals, couples and families |
| Conjoint therapy | 350 hours Two or more clients present in the session; part of the 1,000 |
| One client present, as part of couple or family therapy | 350 hours Part of the 1,000 |
| Clinical supervision | 200 hours |
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Two years of supervised clinical professional counseling experience toward the Illinois LCPC. Illinois defines one year as 1,680 clock hours obtained in not less than 48 weeks.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,360 hours Two years of 1,680 clock hours each |
| Direct face-to-face service to clients | 1,680 hours At least 50% of hours; telehealth with synchronous audio-visual communication counts |
| Weeks | At least 96 weeks Not less than 48 weeks for each year |
| Supervision | 1 hour each week |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Post-degree experience
Supervised clinical professional experience after a master's degree in social work, toward the Illinois LCSW. Illinois states no minimum for direct client contact.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised clinical professional experience | 3,000 hours After a master's degree in social work |
| With a doctorate in social work | 2,000 hours This ledger counts the 3,000-hour route |
| Full-time weekly hours | 30 to 40 hours a week |
| Part-time weekly hours | Not more than 29 hours a week |
| Supervision | An average of at least 4 hours each month |
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP)
Post-degree experience
The post-doctoral year of supervised experience toward the Illinois LCP. Illinois requires two years of supervised experience, at least one of them post-doctoral; the predoctoral internship is counted on its own ledger.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 2 years of 1,750 hours each At least one year post-doctoral |
| Post-doctoral year | 1,750 hours Counted by this ledger |
| Services in an ongoing relationship with the people treated | 875 hours At least 50% of the required hours, face-to-face |
| Weeks in the post-doctoral year | At least 50 weeks |
| Individual supervision | 1 hour a week Regularly scheduled and face-to-face |
Full clinical psychologist requirements, supervision and time limits
Common questions
- What does Illinois require for therapist licensure hours?
- LMFT: total professional work experience 3,000 hours; face-to-face client contact 1,000 hours. LPC to LCPC: total supervised experience 3,360 hours; direct face-to-face service to clients 1,680 hours. LCSW: total supervised clinical professional experience 3,000 hours. Clinical psychologist: total supervised experience 2 years of 1,750 hours each. Each license page lists the supervision rules and time limits.
- Who sets these requirements in Illinois?
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. 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
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1283.15, 1283.20, 1283.25
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1375.130
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1470.20
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1400.110
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