How much supervision does North Carolina require for LCMHCA?

100 supervision (≥75 individual), the individual-supervision floor is set by 21 NCAC 53 .0205, .0208.

How long does the LCMHCA period take?

No minimum duration in rule. The North Carolina licensure boards (LCMHC, Social Work, MFT) sets a floor, not a ceiling, accumulate faster and you still can't apply before the duration minimum.

Does HourPath format North Carolina hours for the board?

Yes. Categories, ratios, and totals are encoded directly from 21 NCAC 53 .0205, .0208. When a rule changes, the tracker changes with it.

What is the North Carolina LCSWA hours requirement?

3,000 total, 2,000 direct, 100 supervision (≥50 individual). Duration: 2 to 6 years. Per 21 NCAC 63 .0210.

What is the North Carolina LMFTA hours requirement?

1,500 face-to-face, 1,500 direct (≥500 couples/family), 200 supervision (≥100 individual). Duration: Not less than 2 years. Per 21 NCAC 31 .0204.

21 NCAC 31 · 53 · 63

North Carolina clinical hour requirements.

What the North Carolina licensure boards (LCMHC, Social Work, MFT) actually asks for, encoded from the statute, not paraphrased from a summary page. All 3 tracks below: Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA), Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA).

Board requirement

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA)

21 NCAC 53 .0205, .0208

Total

3,000

supervised hours

Direct client contact

2,000

minimum

Supervision

100

≥75 one-to-one

Duration

No minimum duration in rule

What's specific to this track

•3,000 hours of supervised professional practice, ≥2,000 direct counseling
•Supervision hours do not count toward the 3,000 practice hours
•100 supervision hours, at least 75 individual or triadic
•Group supervision is uncapped, but sessions are limited to 12 participants
•One supervision hour required per 40 hours of practice
•No more than 40 practice hours countable in any week
•Supervisor documentation required each quarter with practice hours

Source: North Carolina licensure boards, 21 NCAC chapters 31, 53 and 63. Board web pages occasionally lag rule amendments; where they disagree, the effective-dated rule text controls.

Every North Carolina track, answered

North Carolina supervision hour requirements by license.

North Carolina LCMHCA hours requirement

A North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) needs 3,000 total, 2,000 direct and 100 supervision (≥75 individual) before applying for the LCMHC license. The accrual period is no minimum duration in rule, per 21 NCAC 53 .0205, .0208.

North Carolina LCMHCA hour tracker

HourPath logs LCMHCA hours in the exact categories the North Carolina licensure boards (LCMHC, Social Work, MFT) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•3,000 hours of supervised professional practice, ≥2,000 direct counseling
•Supervision hours do not count toward the 3,000 practice hours
•100 supervision hours, at least 75 individual or triadic
•Group supervision is uncapped, but sessions are limited to 12 participants
•One supervision hour required per 40 hours of practice
•No more than 40 practice hours countable in any week
•Supervisor documentation required each quarter with practice hours

Full North Carolina LCMHCA requirements

North Carolina LCSWA hours requirement

A North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) needs 3,000 total, 2,000 direct and 100 supervision (≥50 individual) before applying for the LCSW license. The accrual period is 2 to 6 years, per 21 NCAC 63 .0210.

North Carolina LCSWA hour tracker

HourPath logs LCSWA hours in the exact categories the North Carolina licensure boards (LCMHC, Social Work, MFT) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•3,000 hours of supervised clinical social work practice, ≥2,000 direct client contact
•100 supervision hours, at least 50 individual
•Must be completed within 6 years of associate licensure
•Supervision documented in every quarter with practice hours

Full North Carolina LCSWA requirements

North Carolina LMFTA hours requirement

A North Carolina Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) needs 1,500 face-to-face and 200 supervision (≥100 individual) before applying for the LMFT license. The accrual period is not less than 2 years, per 21 NCAC 31 .0204.

North Carolina LMFTA hour tracker

HourPath logs LMFTA hours in the exact categories the North Carolina licensure boards (LCMHC, Social Work, MFT) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.