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Navigating Counselor Licensing in Michigan: Your Comprehensive Guide
NEW LIMITED LISENCED COUNSELOR (LLC) HELP SESSION - SCHEDULED!
The first two New LPC Help Sessions are $55 each and are scheduled:
Session 1: Monday 9/12 @ 7pm - 8:30pm
Session 2: 12/5 @5pm-6:30pm
Updates for Michigan LLPC from Lara
There is a large list of changes that the Board of Counseling is proposing to be pushed through. Below is a link to the complete rules with proposed changes. These changes are not finalized yet, but looks like they will all be shortly. Here are the highlights that can affect you: …
New Michigan Limited Licesned Counselor (LLC) Help Session
The first two New LPC Help Sessions are $55 each and are scheduled:
Session 1: Monday 9/12 @ 7pm - 8:30pm
Session 2: 12/5 @5pm-6:30pm
What to expect beginning Supervision to obtain full LPC in Michigan
Supervision with an Approved Clinical Supervisor in Michigan may look a little different supervisor to supervisor. Essentially, we are all trying to support Limited Licensed counselors in completing their supervised working hours and supervision hours over the course…
What happens when a client doesn’t Pay?
If you’re working in private practice, you’ll most likely experience a client (or two) who end up having unpaid invoice(s). The money part of private practice counseling can be really challenging for a lot of us. This profession brings ALL the helpers together, and we just want to do that - help. Brining up the financial aspect of counseling sessions, especially after there has been a lapse in payment, is common to…
Michigan Counselors go from LLPC to LLC in 2022
Miss the latest? I know I did… Limited Licensed Professional Counselors (LLPC) in Michigan are now called Limited Licensed Counselors (LLC). Small change, but LARGE impact.
You know what shouldn’t be difficult….finding the answer to when this change in title happened and what expectations LARA has for, now, Limited Licensed Counselors. Nevertheless - we…
Virtual Supervision for Michigan LLPC
Of the 100 hours, no more than 25 hours may be accrued via 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that allows direct, contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between the supervisor and the supervisee. The supervision begins upon the issuance of the limited license and continues until the licensed professional counselor license is issued.
Registering for the NCE in Michigan
Step # 1: Go to the Center for Credentialing and Education’s Website, Step # 2: Click on “Assessments/Exams” then “Schedule Your Exam” then…
Newly graduated Michigan LLPC, now what?
Graduation is over! You're done and you've got some really cool letters to go after your name now. If you're like most of the new graduates I know - this is a time of excitement and.... tremendous fear, apprehension and a lot of ok....now what?
Michigan requirements for full LPC licensure; how to make LLPC supervision succesful
n the state of Michigan, the LLPC must complete a total of 3,000 hours of post-degree mental health service in not less than a 2 year period. 100 of these hours must be spent face to face with their clinical supervisor. At 1 hour of supervision per week, for approximately 100 weeks, you as an LLPC will spend almost 2 years with your supervisor. Make sure this person is someone you can trust, rely on, and who shares your dedication to the practice of professional counseling.