New York supervised hours requirements
What New York 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: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions.
- LMFT: total client contact 1,500 hours.
- LMHC: total supervised experience 3,000 clock hours; direct client contact 1,500 hours.
- LMSW to LCSW: total client contact 2,000 hours.
- Psychologist: total supervised experience 3,500 clock hours.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Limited permit holder
The client contact hours a limited permit holder logs toward the New York LMFT: 1,500 hours, all of them direct, with supervision every week or every other week.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total client contact | 1,500 hours All direct, under a limited permit. |
| Supervision | 1 hour a week or 2 hours every other week |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Limited permit holder
The supervised experience a limited permit holder logs toward the New York LMHC: 3,000 clock hours, 1,500 of them direct, with supervision every week or every other week.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 clock hours |
| Direct client contact | 1,500 hours |
| Non-direct hours (maximum) | 1,500 hours Recordkeeping, case management, research, supervision and professional development. |
| Supervision | 1 hour a week or 2 hours every other week |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
The supervised psychotherapy experience an LMSW logs toward the New York LCSW: 2,000 client contact hours over at least 36 months, with 100 hours of supervision.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total client contact | 2,000 hours One client contact hour is 45 minutes of psychotherapy. Shorter sessions may be combined. |
| Supervision | 100 hours |
| Minimum duration | 36 months This minimum cannot be reduced. |
| Time window | 6 calendar years |
Licensed Psychologist (LP)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Limited permit holder
New York requires 3,500 clock hours, with at most 1,750 from the doctoral internship. This ledger counts the remaining 1,750 hours after the degree; internship hours are kept on the internship ledger.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,500 clock hours |
| From the doctoral internship (maximum) | 1,750 hours |
| Post-degree experience (minimum) | 1,750 hours More if your internship gave you fewer than 1,750 hours. 1,750 is the figure this ledger counts. |
| Full-time weekly hours | 35 to 45 hours |
| Part-time weekly hours | 16 to 34 hours Below 16 or above 45 hours a week is not credited. |
Common questions
- What does New York require for therapist licensure hours?
- LMFT: total client contact 1,500 hours. LMHC: total supervised experience 3,000 clock hours; direct client contact 1,500 hours. LMSW to LCSW: total client contact 2,000 hours. Psychologist: total supervised experience 3,500 clock hours. Each license page lists the supervision rules and time limits.
- Who sets these requirements in New York?
- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. 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
- 8 NYCRR § 79-10
- 8 NYCRR § 79-10.3(b) and (c)
- NYSED Office of the Professions, marriage and family therapy experience requirements page
- 8 NYCRR § 79-9.3
- NYSED mental health counseling experience appendix
- 8 NYCRR § 74.3
- NYSED Social Worker Form 6, Appendix A, page 4
- 8 NYCRR § 72.2
- N.Y. Educ. Law § 7601-a
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