Wyoming Counselor License Exam

To get licensed in Wyoming, Professional Counselors are required to take an exam covering such subjects as human growth and development, psychopathology, group therapy and professional ethics. Whether you live in Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie or another city or county, the resources below will help you get started on the path to receive your Professional Counselor’s license.

Need of a License: A license is needed to work as a counselor in Wyoming. Licenses are granted by the Mental Health Professions Licensing Board.

To qualify to become a licensed professional counselor in Wyoming, the following must be met:

Obtain a graduate degree in counseling from an accredited school meeting credit limits.
Meet supervised clinical experience requirements of 3,000 hours of post-graduate professional counseling, including at least 1200 hours of direct client contact.
An applicant must earn a passing score on the NCE (National Counselor Exam).

How to Apply for Licensure

The applications for licensure and other documentation can be obtained online. All documents must be sent to:

Mental Health Professions Licensing Board
1800 Carey Avenue, 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002

1-307-777-3628

Test Content of the NCE

The NCE consists of 200 multiple-choice questions and is administered over a four-hour period. The NCE covers the following six knowledge, skill and task domains:

Professional Practice and Ethics
Intake, Assessment and Diagnosis
Areas of Clinical Focus
Treatment Planning
Counseling Skills and Interventions
Core Counseling Attributes

The questions are aligned to the following CACREP Common Core Areas:

Human Growth and Development
Social and Cultural Diversity
Counseling and Helping Relationships
Group Counseling and Group Work
Career Development
Assessment and Testing
Research and Program Evaluation
Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice

For more information, see the NCE Candidate Handbook.

How to Apply to Take the Exam

Apply online to take the NCE.

The exam is administered by Pearson VUE.

License Renewal and Continuing Education Requirements

To renew a license, regulations require 45 clock hours of continuing education in acceptable courses and programs offered by approved Continuing Education providers, to be completed every two year license renewal period.

Quality starts with who wrote the material.

Our practice exam writer

Diane Dean, LPC, RN-BC, MA,

is a licensed professional counselor and educator with 20 years experience in healthcare. She has taught at many colleges and universities, including the University of Pittsburgh.

Stacy Fruhling, LCPC, LCADC, NCC, MAC,

is an adjunct professor in psychology and counseling at the Ann Arundel Community College and the Community College of Baltimore.

Lisa Slade, MS, LPC, NCC,

is an adjunct professor in psychology, counseling, sociology and human services at Caldwell University in the Graduate School of Psychology, at the University of Bridgeport and at the Housatonic Community College.

OUR PRACTICE EXAM COVERS THE ACTUAL NCE DOMAINS:

The NCE contains 200 multiple-choice, non-sectioned questions. There are different versions of the test. Test questions come from a pool of questions that have been extensively reviewed and researched for content accuracy and clarity.

Below are the six domains tested by the NBCC on the NCE:

• Professional Practice & Ethics

• Intake Assessment and Diagnosis

• Areas of Clinical Focus

• Treatment Planning

• Counseling Skills and Interventions

• Core Counseling Attributes

Covering the eight CACREP Common Core Areas::

• Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice

• Social and Cultural Diversity

• Human Growth and Development

• Career Development

• Counseling and Helping Relationships
• Group Counseling and Group Work
• Assessment and Testing
• Research and Program Evaluation

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