How long does the LMHCA period take?

36 mo full-time or 3,000 hrs. The Washington Department of Health sets a floor, not a ceiling.

Is there a Washington LMHCA hour tracker?

Yes. HourPath logs LMHCA hours in the exact categories WAC 246-809-230 defines, separating direct client contact and supervision as you go.

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Washington LMHCA hour requirements.

A Washington Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) needs 3,000 total, 1,200 direct and 100 supervision before applying for the LMHC license. The accrual period is 36 mo full-time or 3,000 hrs.

Board requirement

Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA)

WAC 246-809-230

Total

3,000

supervised hours

Direct client contact

1,200

minimum

Supervision

100

supervision hours

Duration

36 mo full-time or 3,000 hrs

What's specific to this track

•3,000 postgraduate supervised hours (or 36 months full-time)
•≥1,200 direct client contact · ≥100 immediate supervision
•CACREP graduates: +500 experience hrs & +50 supervision hrs credit
•SUDP (3+ yrs in last 10): total reduces to 2,700; sub-minimums unchanged

Source: WA Department of Health, RCW 18.225; WAC chapter 246-809. Board web pages occasionally lag rule amendments; where they disagree, the effective-dated rule text controls.

Washington LMHCA hour tracker.

HourPath logs LMHCA hours in the exact categories the Washington Department of Health counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the supervision total are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time. Progress is measured against WAC 246-809-230, and when the rule changes the tracker changes with it.

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