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Colorado license verification

Colorado DORA license lookup: check a Colorado therapist's license

To verify a therapist's license in Colorado, use Verify a Colorado License, the public search run by DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO). Choose the license type, such as Professional Counselors, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, Addiction Counselors, or Unlicensed Psychotherapy, and search the clinician's name. DPO says the search is for individual lookups and points bulk users to the state's open data, which it says is updated nightly. A match supports the record on the date checked; it does not prove availability, fees, insurance, or fit.

Process reviewed by Matthew Sexton, LCSW ·Open the official DORA Verify a Colorado License

Official CO therapist license lookup: step by step

  1. Open DPO's Verify a Colorado License search.
  2. Pick the license type that matches the clinician's claim. Colorado lists Professional Counselors, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, Addiction Counselors, and Unlicensed Psychotherapy separately.
  3. Enter the first and last name. DPO suggests starting with only those two fields. You can also search by license prefix and number, city, state, or zip code.
  4. Enter the security code the page shows, then run the search.
  5. Match the license type and read the record as shown. Record the date of the lookup.

Official source: DORA Verify a Colorado License, maintained byColorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Professions and Occupations.

What to match in the state record

  • License type
  • License prefix and number
  • First and last name
  • City, state, or zip code
  • Lookup date

Match the person, profession, and jurisdiction together. A similar name, a practice record, or a credential from another state is not the same evidence.

A registered psychotherapist is not a licensed therapist

Colorado has a separate State Board of Unlicensed Psychotherapists, and the lookup lists Unlicensed Psychotherapy as its own type. Check which type the record shows before you rely on a title.

Compact membership is not an automatic privilege

The Counseling Compact lists Colorado as a member state. As of September 24, 2026, the compact says privileges are live only for licensees in Arizona, Minnesota, and Ohio. Membership alone does not prove that a particular clinician holds a privilege to practise in another state.

How Couch Commons uses the result

Couch Commons records the license number, issuing state, profession, source, status, and date checked, and a public profile shows them as a dated receipt. Joining starts a membership and onboarding; it does not purchase verification or placement in the directory.

If the official source cannot give a clear match, we ask it again every day. Until it matches the official record, the clinician does not receive a license-check receipt.Read the complete verification method.

Questions about Colorado therapist license verification

Where is the Colorado DORA license lookup?

DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations runs Verify a Colorado License at apps2.colorado.gov. The DPO website links to it from Verify a License.

How do I verify an LPC or LCSW in Colorado?

Choose Professional Counselors or Social Work as the license type, then search the clinician's first and last name or license number.

Is Colorado in the Counseling Compact?

Yes, the Counseling Compact lists Colorado as a member state. As of September 24, 2026, the compact says privileges are live only in Arizona, Minnesota, and Ohio, so check the compact's own site before assuming a Colorado counselor can practise in another state under it.

Does a Colorado license record mean the therapist has openings?

No. License status and appointment availability are separate facts. Availability should carry its own confirmation date.