California LMFT CE Requirements (2026): Verification Checklist + Tracking Workflow

For California LMFTs (and AMFTs), staying compliant is less about “doing CEUs” and more about building a system that keeps you audit-ready.

This guide explains how to verify official requirements and track CE in a way that prevents last-minute renewal stress.

Quick answer

• Verify the latest requirement page(s) and keep a record of what you checked.
• Set your renewal dates first so hours land in the right cycle.
• Upload certificates immediately.
• Track category buckets separately (ethics and other mandated topics often have minimums).

Verify the official requirements first

Always confirm requirements with the regulator and keep proof of what you verified (screenshots/links).

• Verify California CE requirements

Use the California LMFT tracking playbook

Follow the step-by-step workflow here:

• California LMFT tracking playbook

Audit-ready checklist (what to keep)

• Certificates/transcripts for each CE activity
• Course/provider details and completion date
• Hours/credits
• Category allocation (ethics, supervision-related trainings, specialty topics, etc.)
• Notes for edge cases (carryover, one-time trainings, first renewal)

Common compliance pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

1. Category confusion: totals look fine, but a category bucket is short.
2. Missing documentation: you completed CE, but can’t quickly prove it.
3. Duplicate or mismatched entries: same course logged twice or logged in the wrong cycle.

How Continuing Education Tracking App helps

Continuing Education Tracking App helps you:

• Track totals and categories in one dashboard

• Attach certificates to the right renewal period

• Generate audit-ready exports when needed

• Keep multi-state renewals organized if you practice across jurisdictions

• Playbook: California LMFT tracking playbook

• Start tracking:

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