Texas LPC Continuing Education (CE) Requirements:
Texas LPCs are required to obtain a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education (CE) each renewal period (every 2 years).
Required Subject Areas:
- 6 hours ethics each renewal
- 3 hours cultural diversity and competency each renewal
- 6 hours supervision each renewal (if LPC supervisor)
- LPCs must pass the jurisprudence examination each renewal period. Licensees may claim 1 hour of ethics credit for passing the examination.
License Renewal Deadline: Birth month, every 2 years
Electronic Fingerprinting
Please note, if you haven’t undergone electronic fingerprinting as part of your license application you will need to do so before the license can be fully renewed.
How to Renew
Log into the Online Licensing System. If you do not yet have an online account, the instructions for creating one is the first option at the top of this page. For detailed instructions, please view the LPC Renewal Guide.
CE Approval
Professional Development Resources (PDR) is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 5590) to offer online continuing education (CE) courses for Texas LPCs.
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Online CE Courses for Texas LPCs
Our Accreditors
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 – all courses are reported within two business days of completion).




