When applying to Master’s programs, is there a limit on years since courses were taken?

in general, there is not a limit on the number of years – and even if there was, 5 years would normally not be considered too long.

carefully consider your options and goals in pursuing a masters degree in psychology. unless you have a masters in clinical or counseling psychology AND have the appropriate number of supervised hours doing actual clinical work it is typically not possible to work as a therapist. if your masters is in general psychology you may not be able to work as a therapist unless or until completing a doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology. of course, if you have no interest in being a therapist a masters program in general psychology will prepare you to do research in a university or hospital setting and can set you up for a good career or can prepare you for admission to graduate school

Masters degrees require a certain number of credits for each degree you can’t combine the classes and use them for both degrees. You can however use some of the credits from your masters for a doctorate. YOu can make way more money if you go for a PhD. If you don’t have a doctorate in psych you are always going to have a boss too, because most insurance companies will not deal with a limited licenses professional. So consider a doctorate after your masters.

As far as I know you won’t have to do that and all you need is probably 3 semesters to get the second degree.