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Effective July 11, 2026, the Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals regulations changed to require the completion of the Request for Alternative Professional Supervisor form for applicants who choose supervisors outside their profession.

• For LPCMH & LACMH – Regulation 2.5.1
• For LCDP – Regulation 4.1.4.1
• For LMFT & LAMFT – Regulation 6.3.1.5

The Counseling Compact has not gone live in Delaware. For more information on The Counseling Compact, please visit https://counselingcompact.gov

Objective and Function

The primary objective of the Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals is to protect the public from unsafe practices and practices which tend to reduce competition or fix prices for services. The Board must also maintain standards of professional competence and service delivery. To meet these objectives, the Board

• develops standards for professional competency
• promulgates rules and regulations
• adjudicates complaints against professionals and, when necessary, imposes disciplinary sanctions.

The Board issues licenses to professional counselors of mental health, associate counselors of mental health, chemical dependency professionals, marriage and family therapists and associate marriage and family therapists.

The Board’s statutory authority is in 24 Del. C., Chapter 30.

Meetings

Unless notified otherwise, the Board meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12:00 p.m., with the exception of July and November. All meetings are open to the general public and are held in the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, in Dover. The meeting schedule is available at the State of Delaware public meeting calendar.

The Board may need to review and approve your application for licensure and will only review a complete application. A complete application includes your application and any documentation submitted through DELPROS and/or any documents submitted through the mail or email from third-parties. The Board will review your documentation at its next scheduled meeting.