LMFT · LCSW · LPCC · California · checked August 31, 2026

See the four separate checkpoints between today and a current, active license.

Renewal is not one checkbox. Timing, license status, payment and continuing education can each stop the path. This workspace keeps them separate and creates reminders on your device.

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90 days earliest filing window36 active-renewal CE hours$120 timely active fee now0 data sent · private by default

Your renewal workspace

Green in one card does not make the other cards green.

Use the public BBS license record and your own CE documentation. Do not enter a name, license number, employer, client information or certificate.

Private by design.Your entries stay in this browser unless you choose to download reminders or the current planning record. The page never submits a renewal and never uploads CE proof. Timing uses the California calendar date, even when you travel.

License Current status Expiration date Is this the first renewal of this license?

Hours documented in this renewal periodTotal CE hoursLaw and ethics hours

One-time 6-hour suicide-risk course One-time 3-hour telehealth course First-renewal 7-hour HIV/AIDS course

CE details never copy into Your Path. Reset below removes this renewal record.

Your four-checkpoint review

LMFT renewal review

Verify license status ↗

Your next action is visible without creating an account.Add the expiration date, then review each checkpoint separately.

01 · timingAdd the expiration date

The filing window cannot be calculated without it.

02 · authorityVerify status

Status controls practice authority.

03 · paymentConfirm the current fee

Fee windows and status matter.

04 · continuing educationEnter documented CE

The total and each required subject are separate.

Open BreEZe ↗

The status fork

“Renewed” and “allowed to practice” are not synonyms.

Active

CE and timely renewal

Active licensees renew biennially with 36 CE hours, including six hours of law and ethics.

Inactive

No CE to renew; no practice

BBS says inactive licensees must renew every two years but may not practice, supervise or collect payment.

Delinquent

No grace period

If the expiration date passes, BBS says practice, supervision and payment collection must stop until the license is current and active.

Arrive through your license

One rule engine, three clear entry doors.

LMFT

Marriage and family therapist renewal

Use the existing LMFT guide, then open this shared planner.

LCSW

Clinical social worker renewal

A direct answer and handoff into this same workspace.

LPCC

Clinical counselor renewal

A direct answer and handoff into this same workspace.

Controlling sources

The workspace leads back to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences at every uncertain edge.

BBS · manage a license or registrationrenewal cycle, 90-day opening, status effects, online and manual processing BBS · continuing education36-hour total, law and ethics, waivers, providers and records BBS · licensee CE chart, revised May 2026license-by-license subjects and one-time courses BBS · temporary fee reduction FAQsJuly 2026 through June 2030 base fees and the separate $20 fund fee BBS · CE information and FAQrecords, audits, dual licenses and exceptions

Limits of this plannerIt does not approve a course or provider, verify a public license record, decide an exception or waiver, calculate a delinquent total, reactivate a license, or submit anything to BBS.

Rules checked August 31, 2026. Scheduled review: February 1, 2027, or sooner if BBS changes renewal, status, fee or CE instructions.