Alaska licenses independent clinical counselors as the LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), through the Alaska Board of Professional Counselors (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing). Alaska is not a Counseling Compact member. Below: what Alaska asks of a counselor already licensed in another state, and where those applications slow down.
Alaska LPC License Requirements
The independent clinical license in Alaska is the LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).
Exams named for licensure: NCE and NCMHCE. The board also accepts another nationally recognized counselor exam it finds equivalent. A passing score expires if no license issues within three years.
3,000 hours of post-degree supervised experience for the independent license.
Licensed elsewhere: Licensure by credentials is open to a counselor licensed in another jurisdiction whose requirements the board finds substantially the same or higher. You submit that jurisdiction's licensure requirements, license verification and a full discipline history.
How Much Does an Alaska LPC License Cost?
We have not published an Alaska figure yet
We have not verified Alaska Board of Professional Counselors (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing)'s current schedule, and board fees change between legislative sessions
We handle the Alaska application end-to-end.
Eligibility screening, document prep, board follow-ups, and tracking — so you don't lose a board meeting cycle to a missing form.
View full pricingWhere Alaska Applications Get Delayed
The 3,000 hours must include at least 1,000 hours of direct counseling and 100 hours of direct supervision over at least two years. A 2025-11-14 board statement reads the two years as a cumulative 24 months of supervised work.
The statute now refers to associate counselor licensure, but this run could not confirm how or when the associate license is issued.
Supervisor attestations and verifications from other boards take the longest. Request them the week you decide to apply, not the week you file.
Renewing Your Alaska LPC License
Renewal Cycle
Every 2 years
CE Requirement
40 CE hours per renewal cycle
The Counseling Compact and Alaska
Alaska is not a Counseling Compact member, so there is no privilege-to-practice route here. Practicing with clients located in Alaska takes an Alaska license, through endorsement where the state offers it or a full application where it does not.
Keeping it current
Alaska renews the LPC every 2 years, with 40 hours of continuing education per cycle. For periods beginning on or after 2023-11-01, the 40 hours include at least 3 in ethics, 3 in suicidality and 3 in cultural competency. First renewals are prorated. If you hold licenses in several states, each runs its own calendar and its own CE rules, which is most of what our annual compliance service tracks.
Alaska LPC License FAQ
What is the counselor license called in Alaska?
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I'm licensed in another state. How do I get licensed in Alaska?
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Where these facts come from
Checked against primary sources. Boards change rules between sessions, so we confirm the current process again before anything is filed.
- AS 08.29.110 hours; 08.29.120 licensure by credentials; 08.29.140 renewal — checked 2026-10-08
- exams — checked 2026-10-08
- credentials route — checked 2026-10-08
- CE hours — checked 2026-10-08
- two-year supervision interpretation — checked 2026-10-08
- not a compact member — checked 2026-10-08
- board page returned 403 to automated fetches; facts taken from statute and regulations — checked 2026-10-08
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