Continuing Education for Professional Counselors in DC

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CE requirements for professional counselors in DC:

  • Professional counselors must complete 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
  • Two (2) hours of CEU of the forty (40) hours are *required in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
  • Two (2) hours of CEU in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, or questioning their
    sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
  • LPCs must complete six (6) CEU in ethics.
  • LPCs must complete four (4) CEU in trauma counseling.
  • At least ten percent (10%) or four (4) hours of the total required CEU shall be in the subjects determined by the Director as public health priorities of the District of Columbia every five (5) years or less frequently as deemed appropriate. This document will identify which subjects are considered public health priorities.
  • DC Professional counselors can earn 40 CE hours online.
  • Renewal: 12/31 even-numbered years.

CE Approvals

The DC Board of Professional Counseling accepts programs from NBCC approved sponsors.

At Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6949. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. At Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

DC professional counselors can earn forty (40) of their CE credits online through athealth.com.

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State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view the District of Columbia continuing education regulations, click the button below.

DC – CE Requirements for Professional Counselors

Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Mar 18, 2026.

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