Clinical Supervision for LPC-Associates in Texas
What I am looking for in an LPC Associate:
You paid attention in grad school: listened to lectures, read your textbooks, and worked to really understand the content deeply. If you have serious misgivings about the use of AI in therapeutic spaces, that’s a green flag.
You are someone with a strong moral code. You care deeply about doing the right thing by your clients, even when it’s challenging for you.
You want to be excellent in your practice, not the perfect therapist, but the best you can be. You want research-backed techniques that really make a difference in helping clients recover and transform their lives.
Who I am as a professional and a supervisor:
I have spent most of my career working at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, a community mental health organization that serves the poorest and most mentally ill clients. I worked with Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia, as well as a panoply of comorbid conditions — anxiety, substance use, relationship issues, compulsions, personality disorders, etc. From this experience, I have developed as a highly effective clinician.
I worked as a clinical team leader and co-taught the CBT course for new clinicians at the agency. I now work in private practice in Pearland and virtual throughout the whole state of Texas.
My primary modalities are CBT and CPT, and I also integrate some amount of narrative therapy and motivational interviewing.
What our supervisor/supervisee relationship would look like:
Collaborative: I know a lot of what works in therapy for me. You know a lot about what your own experiences in sessions are. The best relationship we can have is where we both leverage what we know to help you become excellent. That takes the bravery to speak up for what you think is right, even if I might disagree. My job is not to argue or force my viewpoint on you, but to help you think through all the perspectives fully.
Growth-based: My goal is to have you develop a counseling identity that works for the sort of clinician you are and that is highly effective with your clients. This comes from your ability to be introspective and talk through what you’re struggling with and problem solve how to get better.
Supportive: This work can be very hard. As rewarding as it is to help clients change their lives, it is not without some amount of clinician distress. I prioritize emotional support both in our supervision sessions and out of session (as available). You don’t have to do this alone. I’ll be by your side every step of the way.
State of Texas LPC Associate Process:
- Masters in counseling or psychology and completed all coursework and practicum as required by Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.
- Passed the National Counseling Exam (NCE).
- Interview potential supervisors. Complete a supervision contract form which both parties must sign.
- Apply for LPC Licensure (also known as the temporary license). All LPC Associate documents are to be sent to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Your application process may take up to six weeks to be processed.
- An Associate must obtain 3,000 total clock hours while under supervision, 1500 hours must be direct client contact during a minimum of 18 months.
- Maintain accurate records of logged hours, supervised hours, and supervision notes.
Supervision is based on the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors’ established guidelines that are designed to assist Associates in becoming highly competent and ethical practitioners.
Sounds like I might be a good fit for your needs? Reach out and we can schedule a free consultation to get to know each other.