Information About Renewal Applications for All Licenses

Professional Counselor, Chemical Dependency Professional and Marriage and Family Therapist licenses expire on September 30 of even years (e.g., 2010, 2012). Associate Counselor and Associate Marriage and Family Therapist licenses expire two years from the date they are issued.

Several weeks before your license expiration date, a renewal notice will be mailed to the address on your record. This notice will explain how to access the online renewal application. To complete the online renewal application, you must use a credit card to pay your renewal fee. 

Please keep your contact information in our records up-to-date so that notices we send will reach you.  To check and update your contact information online, click Change Contact Information.

Professional Counselors of Mental Health

To renew, you must attest that you have completed the required continuing education (CE). For information on the CE requirements, refer to Section 2.3.2.2 of the Board's Rules and Regulations.

You will also be asked to attest that you hold a current certification in good standing with NBCC, ACMHC or other certifying organization acceptable to the Board.

Chemical Dependency Professionals

To renew, you must attest that you have completed the required continuing education (CE). For information on the CE requirements refer to Section 4.3.2.2 of the Board's Rules and Regulations.

You will also be asked to attest that you hold a current certification in good standing with DCB Inc., NAADAC, or other certifying organization acceptable to the Board.

Marriage and Family Therapists

To renew, you must attest that you have completed the required continuing education (CE). For information on the CE requirements refer to Section 5.3.2 of the Board's Rules and Regulations.

Associates

You may renew an Associate license one time. That means that you may hold the license for up to four years.

How to Request Inactive Status or Reactivate

If you are not actively practicing in Delaware, you may submit a written request to place your license on inactive status to the Board office.

To reactivate an inactive license, see Section 2.5 of the Board’s Rules and Regulations : Section 2.4.3 for Professional Counselors, Section 4.4 for Chemical Dependency Professionals and Section 5.4 for Marriage and Family Therapists.

How to Renew a Lapsed License

If you do not renew by the expiration date, your license will lapse. It is illegal for you to hold yourself out to the public as having an active license while your license is lapsed.