Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage Therapists FAQ
CE Broker
As of January 1, 2026, all licensees that are required to complete Continuing Education will be required to:
- Register and report their continuing education into CE Broker®; and,
- Beginning January 1, 2026 and thereafter to record all continuing education taken to satisfy licensure and renewal requirements within their CE Broker® account which will be accessible by the Board and its designees.
In light of this new requirement, licensees will need to create, at a minimum, a NO COST, BASIC LIMITED ACCESS ACCOUNT in CE Broker® and begin recording any completed continuing education activities.
LICENSEES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO LOAD ALL CE COURSE ACTIVITIES AND CERTIFICATES BEFORE YOU APPLY TO RENEW AND AS YOU TAKE AND RECEIVE THEM. The Board will use its authority to audit the continuing education. If you do not enter ALL OF THE REQUIRED hours in CE Broker®, there is a high probability that you will be audited and the Board will take action as necessary in accordance with the law and rules.
How to create an account in Propelus CE Broker
How to self report
Click here for instructions on how to self report hours to Propelus CE Broker.
FAQ Sections
Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Please reference Board Policy # VIII on the site Policy Statements | Georgia Secretary of State.
For licensure as an Associate Professional Counselor:
- A minimum of an earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited program in clinical counseling or counseling psychology that consists of at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours with an approved supervised internship or practicum that is primarily counseling in content as part of the degree program; and
- Registration with the Board of an acceptable contract for obtaining the post-degree experience under direction and supervision that is required for licensure as a professional counselor.
For Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor:
A minimum of an earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited program in clinical counseling or counseling psychology that consists of at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours with an approved supervised internship or practicum that is primarily counseling in content as part of the degree program; and
Two years of post-degree experience under direction and supervision in a work setting acceptable to the Board; or
A doctoral degree from a recognized educational institution in a program that is primarily counseling in content and requires at least one-year of a supervised internship in a work setting acceptable to the Board.
See O.C.G.A. 43-10A-11 for additional licensure requirements
Yes. See Board Rule 135-9-.01 for continuing education requirements. Licensees required to complete continuing education must report their qualifying hours in CE Broker. The Board may review or audit continuing education records.
- CE Broker Website Address: https://cebroker.com/
The Board does not approve individual continuing education providers. Please review Board Rule 135-9-.01 for information regarding approved continuing education providers.
Please allow the administrative staff up to 20 business days following a scheduled meeting before contacting the board about your application or for other board business. This time frame allows the staff to process the multitude of board actions and decisions.
Yes. Eligible licensees may request inactive status through their GOALS account. A license may remain inactive for no more than 5 years. To reactivate an inactive license, log in to GOALS and complete the reactivation application, including the required fee and continuing education documentation. Associate-level APC and AMFT licenses are not eligible for inactive status. See Board Rule 135-6-.06.
All address changes must be reported to the Board within 30 days after the change (Board Rule 135-6-.02.) When making address changes please remember to update your email address. Changes may be submitted in GOALS. You may also update your address and e-mail online yourself in GOALS. See the option in the drop-down menu of the second tab titled "License Information".
- Select Licenses tab at the top of page (next to Home tab).
- Select TAKE ACTION (right side of license) and select Amend License.
- Select Change in Mailing Address
- Enter your updated information.
- Click Submit to finalize your request.
Log in to your GOALS account to request a name change. Upload the required legal documentation supporting the change.
- Select the drop-down arrow next to your name and select My Profile.
- Select Change Name.
- Select the appropriate checkbox and click Edit.
- Enter your updated information.
- Upload any supporting legal documents if requested.
- Be sure to clearly name each document when uploading.
- For name changes, you will need a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order, and a copy of a government-issued photo ID reflecting your updated name.
- Click Submit to finalize your request.
Log in to your GOALS account to access and print a copy of your pocket card or pay a fee to order a physical pocket card to be sent to you.
In order to place a license verification request, please login to your GOALS portal and click on licenses. You should see three dots at the end of the row. If you click on the three dots, it will bring a dropdown box and you will see ‘request license verification”. This will direct you to complete the license verification request. Upon completion of payment, the license verification will be processed and provided to the appropriate Board.
O.C.G.A. 43-10A-11(c) for APC licensure and O.C.G.A. 43-10A-13(c) for AMFT licensure, and Board rules 135-5-.01(c)(2) APC and 135-5-.05(3)(b) AMFT provide for an associate level license to only be valid for a 5 year period. Associate level licenses that lapse for failure to renew may be reinstated one time only, and the remainder of the 5 years will be allowed to the licensee. Associate level licenses may not be placed in inactive status.
Associate level licenses currently must be renewed every 2 years on or before September 30th of every even numbered year. However, 5 years after the date of initial issuance of an APC or AMFT license is the final expiration date of the license. At that time, the administrative staff must manually expire the license, however, the license will still be administratively expired at the end of the 5 year period regardless of the online status and date.
Please visit the Counseling Board Rules page.
Please visit the Board's Policy Statements page.
TeleMental-Health Rule Guidelines and FAQs
The following are several questions identified by the Georgia Composite Board and are posted here for a general idea of how this new rule affects licensees. The rule was developed to address the growing use of services and supervision provided by non-traditional means and is only a guide for licensees to go by and for the Board to address complaint related issues with licensees. This new rule will obviously evolve and change over time, and the following FAQ's are general and not to be considered all-inclusive:
The rule was not meant to provide a hardship for clinicians, instead help provide a guideline for best practice. You should obtain the required hours as soon as possible to avoid possible disciplinary action against the license.
Scheduling or cancelling appointments would not be considered TeleMental Health counseling. However, providing clinical services via technology would be considered TeleMental Health counseling.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes. Also, be aware that you need to consider the requirements of the state in which the client resides.
The TeleMental Health counseling rule describes what should be included in the training. Generally, look for TeleMental Health video-based counseling, technology assisted counseling, distance counseling, or similar wording in the title of the training.
No.
Yes, if it is face-to-face. Remember that the 5 ethics hours required for licensure renewal needs to be completed in person and not online. You can take any amount of ethics hours training online, but you can't count those toward your licensure renewal.
Yes, but remember that only 10 out of your 35 CEU's for licensure renewal can be from online sources. You can always earn more, but you cannot count more than 10 online CEU's toward your license renewal.
No.
The board does not approve CEU training, the professional licensure organizations approve CEU training. Check your professional licensure organizations for CEU training offered on TeleMental Health.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
The requirements for LAPC supervision being face-to-face is currently under consideration of possible revision by the board. Please check back on the website for updates.
Yes, and the supervisor and supervisee should receive the CEU's training in TeleMental Health counseling
Counseling Compact FAQ
The Counseling Compact is an interstate compact, or a contract among states, allowing professional counselors licensed and residing in a compact member state to practice in other compact member states without need for multiple licenses.