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Continuing Education

Continuing Education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors

Clinically grounded courses taught by practicing Lighthouse clinicians, approved for NYS LMHC continuing education credit.

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#MHC-0287

Lighthouse Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0287.

Self-Study Courses: Enroll Now

Start any time, work at your own pace, and earn your certificate online.

Best value

NY Renewal Bundle: 9 Contact Hours

Both self-study courses in one purchase, including New York's required boundaries training. Enroll once and get instant access to both.

  • Professional Boundaries and Dual Relationships (3 contact hours)
  • Documenting Medical Necessity: Clinical Documentation and Treatment Planning (6 contact hours)
$218
$189
You save $29
Enroll in the Bundle Separate certificate for each course. Self-study counts toward NYSED's 12-hour self-study limit.

LMHC-P permit holder or clinical supervisor? Use code INTERN15 at checkout for 15% off any single course. Training a team of 5 or more? See group rates.

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Live Webinars: Dates Coming Soon

These courses will be offered as live, interactive webinars. Register below and we'll email you when dates open.

Live Webinar3 Contact Hours

Making a Differential Clinical Diagnosis

Instructor: Faye Fichera, LMHC
Dates coming soon

Sharpen diagnostic reasoning: rule conditions in and out, weigh overlapping presentations, and apply DSM criteria with confidence.

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We'll email you when dates are set, plus occasional CE updates. Unsubscribe any time.

Live Webinar6 Contact Hours

Developing an Effective, Ethical Clinical Supervisor

Instructor: Lynda Simon-Taylor, LMHC-D
Dates coming soon

Core supervision models, gatekeeping, feedback and the ethical responsibilities of clinical supervisors.

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We'll email you when dates are set, plus occasional CE updates. Unsubscribe any time.

Live Webinar6 Contact Hours

Skills Beyond DBT

Instructor: Faye Fichera, LMHC-D
Dates coming soon

Extend DBT-informed skills to help clients regulate emotion, tolerate distress and build interpersonal effectiveness.

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We'll email you when dates are set, plus occasional CE updates. Unsubscribe any time.

Live Webinar3 Contact Hours

Assessment Training

Instructor: Ashley Dixon, LMHC-D
Dates coming soon

Conduct thorough clinical assessments and turn intake findings into a clear case conceptualization.

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Live Webinar3 Contact Hours

Culturally Responsive Care

Instructor: Sybil Cherisme, LMHC
Dates coming soon

Recognize how culture, identity and lived experience shape care, and adapt assessment and treatment to meet each client where they are.

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We'll email you when dates are set, plus occasional CE updates. Unsubscribe any time.

Live Webinar3 Contact Hours

Working with Minors

Instructor: Sybil Cherisme, LMHC
Dates coming soon

Consent, confidentiality, parental involvement and developmentally informed practice when counseling children and adolescents.

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Live WebinarNew Course

Attachment, Trauma and the Couple: An Attachment-Informed Approach to Couples Therapy

Instructor: Lynda Simon-Taylor, LMHC-D
Dates coming soon

How each partner's attachment style and trauma history shape conflict and connection, and how to work with both in the room.

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We'll email you when dates are set, plus occasional CE updates. Unsubscribe any time.

For practices and agencies

Training for Your Team

Enroll 5 or more clinicians from your practice or agency and save 20% per seat. It's an easy way to cover New York's boundaries requirement for new hires and keep documentation consistent across your team.

CoursePer seatGroup rate
Professional Boundaries (3 hrs)$69$55.20
Documenting Medical Necessity (6 hrs)$149$119.20
  • One invoice for your organization
  • We enroll each clinician for you, and each earns their own certificate
  • Live webinar seats for your team when dates open

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How It Works

  1. EnrollChoose a self-study course, check out securely, and create your learner account.
  2. LearnComplete all course content.
  3. Post-testScore 80% or higher. Retakes are unlimited.
  4. EvaluateComplete the course evaluation.
  5. CertificateYour certificate of completion is emailed to you.

Requirements for Credit

  • Complete all course content.
  • Pass the post-test with a score of 80% or higher.
  • Submit the course evaluation.
  • Certificates list your name, course title, contact hours, completion date and provider #MHC-0287.
  • NYSED allows no more than 12 of the 36 required hours in each three-year registration period to be self-study.

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