Resource Share | Multi-State Licensure
Telehealth has fundamentally changed where clinical care happens — but licensure law hasn't always kept pace. Today's clinicians are fielding requests from clients who've moved, traveling professionals who want continuity of care, and underserved communities across state lines.
The opportunity to expand your practice is real. So is the risk of practicing out of compliance without realizing it. This workshop cuts through the complexity of multi-state licensure so you can grow your reach with confidence — knowing exactly what's required, what to watch out for, and how to build a practice that's both expansive and airtight.
Facilitated by Christine Suffield a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Nevada,
this workshop offers a practical framework for obtaining and maintaining licensure across multiple U.S. states. Participants will learn key differences in licensure requirements, application strategies, legal and ethical considerations, and operational implications for multi-state practice. Emphasis is placed on avoiding common mistakes, and building a compliant, scalable clinical practice.
Through this workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify at least three key differences in licensure requirements across U.S. states.
Explain the process for applying for licensure by endorsement vs. examination.
Apply a step-by-step strategy for obtaining licensure in an additional state.
Recognize legal, ethical, and business considerations for practicing across state lines.
We’d love for you to join us for this Resource Share, a Shelterwood Collective series offering practical tools and seasoned perspective to support practitioner development!
Container
We will meet virtually via Zoom. You’ll receive the link to join the morning of the offering.
The first 35 minutes of the workshop will be a combination of didactic and communal discussion and it’s completely OK for you to eat your lunch while listening. The last 15 minutes will be protected for questions and conversation.
Exchange
Free for Shelterwood Members. Participation includes 1 CEU.
Authorization
Participation includes 1 professional ethics continuing education unit. CEUs are authorized and approved by the NASW Washington State Chapter. Our provider #1975-507. Licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors are eligible.
Christine Suffield
LMFT
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Christine is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Nevada. Her practice, Coffee Talk Therapy, focuses on working with numerous populations, including children and adolescents, Substance Disorders with teens, transitional aged youth as well as adults. She has worked in forensic psychology with unhoused, incarcerated and victims of limited social welfare programs in relation to their struggles with the legal system. Most recently,she has been drawn to women’s issues including navigation of young adulthood to transitional changes of motherhood, work-life balance and the social construction of “aging” in the face of menopause and a significant lack of information regarding the aging process
Learn more about Christine.