Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board

As the Mental Health Professions Licensing Board enters the busy season, we remind you that we experience a significant increase in the volume of applications, phone calls, and emails we receive, which causes delays in our processing and response times. 

Please note that our processing times increase to approximately six (6) to eight (8) weeks from the date a complete application has been received in our office during our busy season. If you have not heard from the Board Office within eight (8) weeks of submitting your application, please do not hesitate to contact our office regarding the status of an application. Prior to eight (8) weeks after submitting an application, it will not have been processed. It is extremely critical that applicants carefully review the application instructions and submit a complete packet; otherwise, the processing times mentioned above may increase.


Lastly, when contacting our office, please only leave one voicemail or send us one email. Multiple calls or emails will further delay response time and processing. Your questions are important to us, and we will do our best to respond as soon as possible.


We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time!



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The Mental Health Professions Licensing Board was created in 1987.

Board's Mission 

The Board is legislatively mandated to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Wyoming by ensuring that those individuals licensed or certified to provide these mental health services in this state are appropriately qualified.

Who Must Be Licensed or Certified 

Wyoming is a Practice Act and Title Protection state. This means that persons must be licensed or certified by the Board in order to provide the services defined herein. It also means that only persons licensed or certified by the Board may identify themselves with the titles restricted. Of course, as with most laws, there are exemptions. Exempted individuals who may practice the professions regulated without holding a license issued by the Board are:

(Specific definitions of exemptions are detailed in W.S. 33-38-103.) 

The Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board is staffed through the Professional Licensing Boards Office, a division of A&I.