Iowa Has Joined, but Is Not Live
Compact status checked 2026-10-08 against counselingcompact.gov
Iowa has enacted the Counseling Compact (June 1, 2023), but it is not issuing or accepting privileges yet. Each member state has to finish its own setup, including FBI fingerprint authority, before it goes live. Until it does, practicing in Iowa takes a full Iowa license, and holding an Iowa license does not yet give you a privilege anywhere else.
Compact status moves: states go live on their own schedules, and ten were issuing privileges in October 2026 against forty members. This page reflects our last check, not a live feed, so confirm a state's status before relying on it.
Practicing in Iowa Today
A full Iowa license for now
Watch for Iowa's go-live date; privileges become available only then
What Catches Counselors Out
Enacted is not live. Clients located here still need you to hold the full license until the state starts issuing privileges
Need to see Iowa clients now? That takes the LMHC, and we file it end to end.
Endorsement or full application, verifications from your other boards, supervisor attestations, and board follow-up until it issues.
View full pricingFor the license itself — the LMHC, its exam, hours and endorsement route — see the Iowa license guide.
Iowa LMHC License
Until Iowa goes live, the LMHC is the only way to practice there.
View the Iowa Licensing GuideWhat Working with Us Costs
Transparent, a la carte service fees. Board, Compact Commission and exam fees are paid directly to those organizations. Our concierge fee is separate and is the only thing you pay us.
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