Board of Mental Health Practice FAQs

If you have an approved Candidate for Licensure Agreement on file with the Board complete the Request to sit for ASWB Clinical Exam form and return it to the Board office.

You may take the exam when the Board approves your request. You must take and pass the exam before you submit your full application for licensure.

Go to nbcc.org and register for the NCMHC exam. Beginning in June 2008 the exam will be administered via computer at various testing sites throughout the United States.

You may take the exam after your master's or doctoral degree has been granted. You must take and pass the test before you submit an application for licensure.

Complete the Request to sit for the Marriage and Family exam form and return it to the Board office via fax or mail for review.

You may take the exam when the Board approves your Request to sit for the Marriage and Family exam. The Board will send you an email with instructions on how to register for the National Marital and Family Therapy Examination. For information regarding exam dates, testing centers, score transfer forms and AMFTRB handbook, visit the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards website.

In order to sit for the written Pastoral Psychotherapist Examination, you need to submit a full application for pastoral psychotherapist licensure for the Board to review. Once the Board approves your application you will be scheduled for the exam.

No. The Board does not have jurisdiction over the supervision of hours in another state.

No. New Hampshire does not have reciprocity with any other states.

No. However, when you submit your application materials, you will still need to complete the Summary of Supervised Clinical Experience Grid Sheet, which should match the hours verified on the Supervisor’s Confirmation of Clinical Experience form by present and/or past supervisors.