New York LMFT hours requirements
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.
The short answer
Headline figures: Total client contact 1,500 hours.
Supervision: 1 hour of supervision a week, or 2 hours every other week.
Time limit: The limited permit runs 2 years, with extensions.
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Limited permit holder · Authority: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
Requirements
| 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 |
Supervision
- 1 hour of supervision a week, or 2 hours every other week.
- The limited permit is specific to a setting, and the setting must be on NYSED's list.
Time limits
- The limited permit runs 2 years, with extensions.
What Accrue checks
- Tracks the 1,500 client contact hours.
- Warns when a 14-day period with logged experience has less than 2 hours of supervision.
- Keeps this as a post-degree ledger and never counts program hours here automatically.
What Accrue does not check
- Under 8 NYCRR § 79-10.3(b) and (c), client contact hours earned in a qualifying MFT program can count toward the 1,500, while the allied-degree route requires post-degree experience. Accrue does not ask which route you are on, so approved pre-degree hours from a qualifying program are not counted here automatically.
- The limited permit is specific to a setting, and the setting must be on NYSED's list. Accrue does not check this.
- Accrue does not track the permit term or its extensions.
Common questions
- How many hours do you need for the LMFT in New York?
- The cited rule sets total client contact 1,500 hours. Source: 8 NYCRR § 79-10; 8 NYCRR § 79-10.3(b) and (c); NYSED Office of the Professions, marriage and family therapy experience requirements page, checked September 16, 2026. Supervision and time limits also apply; see the sections above.
- What supervision does New York require for the LMFT?
- 1 hour of supervision a week, or 2 hours every other week. The limited permit is specific to a setting, and the setting must be on NYSED's list.
- Is there a time limit for LMFT hours in New York?
- The limited permit runs 2 years, with extensions.
- Does meeting these figures make me eligible?
- No. The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. Accrue keeps the record and shows how the cited rule applies to it.
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
Accrue is a record-keeping aid and is not affiliated with any licensing board, accreditor or school. Rules change; confirm the requirements that apply to you with the authority that sets them before you rely on a figure.