South Carolina LMFT continuing education requirements

A South Carolina LMFT needs 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in South Carolina, as we read them from the published rules of the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists on September 25, 2026.

Hours: 40
Renewal: Every 2 years
Last checked: September 25, 2026

A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.

Total hours

40 hours (after the first renewal)
0 hours (first renewal)A first-time licensee is not required to obtain CE for the licensing period in which the initial license was obtained.

Hours that must be included

Ethical standards for the license: 6 hours

Limits

Informal CE (first-time presentation, published paper, new course preparation): at most 15 hoursEach of these is capped at 5 hours; the Board also allows at most 6.5 hours a day.

If you hold two licenses from this board

The total rises to 50 hours for 2 and hours are shared. Holders of more than one license from this board complete 50 hours every two years: 44 related to the licenses, divided as equally as possible between them, plus 6 in ethics.

Paperwork and other items

Board-approved supervisors: 10 hours in supervisionSupervisors: ten hours of formal CE in supervision per period (Board CE guidelines).

Reporting your hours

The South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists uses CE Broker. It is the board’s official system. CE Broker is the Board's CE tracking system; the Board asks licensees to create a free account, self-report hours and keep course history there. Confirm keeps your own record and certificates; it does not report to the board for you.

Source

SC LLR Counseling Board — Continuing Education Guidelines (Regs. 36-16, 36-17), read on September 25, 2026.

Board: South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists.

This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.