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North Carolina LPCC hour tracker
Track the 3,000 supervised hours required for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensure in North Carolina, against the published rules of the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors. ClearPath audits every entry the same week you log it, and auto-fills the official board form when you're ready to submit.
At a glance
North Carolina LPCC requirements
From the current published rules of the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors. ClearPath encodes every row below as a real-time validation check.
| Requirement | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Total supervised hours | 3,000 |
| Minimum direct client contact | 2,000 hours |
| Total supervision hours | 100 |
| Maximum hours per week | 40 hours |
| Supervisor qualifications | North Carolina LCMHCS, an active unrestricted LCMHC with supervision training plus at least 5 years of post-graduate counseling experience and 2 years post-licensure, or another board-approved equivalently licensed mental health professional meeting the same supervision-training and experience floor |
| Out-of-state hours accepted | Yes |
| Exam required | NCMHCE |
Source: North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors. ClearPath revalidates state rules against published board materials regularly.
The fine print most trackers miss
North Carolina-specific rules
These are the rules that catch LPCC associates off-guard at submission. ClearPath flags each one in real time as you log.
- At least 2,000 hours must be direct counseling
- No hours from master's practicum or internship count toward licensure
- No more than 40 hours per week count toward supervised practice
- Supervision hours do not count toward the 40-hour weekly supervised practice cap
- North Carolina no longer requires a fixed 24-month post-graduate supervision window for LCMHC licensure
- North Carolina no longer retroactively approves supervision contracts or supervision hours earned before board approval
Built for North Carolina
How ClearPath handles North Carolina LPCC
- Live rule validation. Every entry is checked against the 3,000-hour total, the 2,000-hour direct-client minimum, and the supervision ratios at the time you log it.
- Auto-filled official form. When you're ready to apply, ClearPath fills the official form of the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors from your records. It is the same PDF the board accepts, not a reproduction.
- Supervisor portal. Your supervisor logs in, reviews your weekly entries, and e-signs without printing. No paper PDFs, no scanning.
- AI hour reviewer. Ask plain-language questions about your log ("what week did I miss a supervision hour?") and get the exact answer in seconds.
- $25/year. One quarter the price of the legacy tracker.
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