Accepting TX LPC-Associates

Accepting TX Practicum/Graduate Student Interns

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When it is time to choose a supervisor, you need to choose one that fits your style and needs.

With me as a supervisor you will experience:

  • Virtual supervision across Texas, if you are within an hour of my location we can schedule to meet in person.

  • Expertise in CPTSD, traumas, first responders, and military.

  • Teamwork in conceptualizing and treating your people (clients).

  • Guidance in learning to identify, understand, and manage victims of CSA, individuals with personality disorders, and CPTSD through various approaches.

  • A sounding board with your ideas, thoughts, and analyzations of cases.

  • Being challenged in many ways to encourage growth, boundaries, self-confidence, and more.

  • Encouragement to research and analyze to obtain independence to licensing.

  • Someone you can talk to when you need help, stress management, or life management.

Gain confidence in self and abilities

Grow to become a confident therapist

  • Try to step out the comfort zone with mindset and approaches.

  • Be driven to learn multiple therapeutic approaches.

  • Have a goal to develop your style of therapy and your process to work with people.

  • Start to find your direction of what group(s) you want to focus on and where you want to be to help in the community.

  • Work hard at researching and analyzing sessions to identify things you can grow in.

  • Be able to work with others and accept feedback in order to grow.

  • Do not take things personally and maintain focus.

Connect to Hope EdD, LPC-S

Starting supervision as LPC-Associate and requirements to upgrade to LPC

First apply for and receive your official LPC Associate license from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) after passing your exams

Submit other required documents like the Jurisprudence Exam

Obtain malpractice insurance

Obtain a minimum of 18 months of supervision

Attend all supervisions sessions

Complete 3,000 hours of experience, 1,500 are direct hours

  • To help obtain hours, being employed or volunteering at a location which offers you group and/or one-on-one clinical hours with clients

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Supervision meetings and fees

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    Group

    Every other week there will be group meetings. Depending on the number of individuals in supervision, the most in a group will be 6. Group meetings will be 90 minutes.

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    Individual

    Individual meetings will be every other week and will work with your schedule best I can. Individual meetings will be 60 minutes.

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    Supervision fee

    Supervision is conducted on a weekly basis.

    LPC-Associates:

    For individual: $80/supervision session

    For group: $50/supervision session (group will be conducted when there is a minimum of 2 supervisees)

    Practicum/Graduate Student Internships:

    For individual: $60/student session

    For group: $40/student session (group will be conducted when there is a minimum of 2 students)

    Group will be conducted with a blend of LPC-Associates and Practicum/Graduate Student Interns (If allowed by university training program)

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