Can LMHC's practice internationally?

[Harai Goshi]

Hey guys, haven't found much information on this topic. I love traveling and have considered moving outside of the U.S. permanently. Has anyone heard of licensed counselors opening up practices in other countries?

[CowpokeMT]

I think it depends on the policies in the countries that you are looking at. 

[Harai Goshi]

31 minutes ago, CowpokeMT said:

I think it depends on the policies in the countries that you are looking at. 

Anywhere in central or south America is what I'm really interested in.

[Clinapp2017]

9 minutes ago, Harai Goshi said:

Anywhere in central or south America is what I'm really interested in.

There are several dozen countries in those regions. Who can practice as a LMHC (or whatever the equivalent is) may vary widely, or the type of job you have may not even exist in some countries (for example, somewhat unrelated, several countries functionally have no neuropsychologists), 

 

I advise you think about a few countries you want to live in and then google policies for those countries. This forum won't help you narrow this down given the wide variety of policies.