Guides for the LPC, LMFT and LCSW tracks the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council oversees. Every figure is cited to the rule, statute or BHEC page it comes from.
LPC Associate to LPC
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
Texas LPC Associate Hours Requirements
3,000 hours, a 1,500-hour direct minimum, an 18-month floor and the 60-month licence window.
How to Become an LPC in Texas
Degree, NCE or NCMHCE, the jurisprudence exam, the Associate application, and the upgrade that costs nothing.
What Is an LPC Associate (LPC-A) in Texas?
The legal definition, LPC-A vs LPC, the supervised-by disclosure rule, and what an LPC-S is.
Texas LPC Supervision Requirements
A monthly rate, not a weekly ratio: 4 hours a month, at most half in group, LPC-S only.
Who Can Supervise an LPC Associate in Texas
LPC-S eligibility, how to verify one, the two-supervisor cap, and the relationships that disqualify.
The Supervised Experience Documentation Form
Field by field on the form BHEC accepts, and why supervision logs are not accepted in its place.
The 60-Month LPC Associate Limit
The licence cannot be renewed. What happens at 60 months, and how completed hours carry over.
Upgrading from LPC Associate to LPC
The free upgrade application, the jurisprudence exam the second time, and the SED from every supervisor.
The Texas LPC Jurisprudence Exam
When you take it, how often, and the 6-month certificate rule that catches people out.
Texas LPC Renewal, Fees and CE
Associates do not renew at all. For full LPCs: 24 CE hours, the biennial cycle, and the fees.
LMSW to LCSW
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Texas LCSW Hours Requirements
3,000 hours across at least 24 full months, 100 supervision hours, and the 10-a-month counting cap.
How to Become an LCSW in Texas
The full path: MSW, LMSW, the Clinical Supervision Plan, the hours, and the ASWB Clinical exam.
The Texas LMSW License
A full renewable practice licence, not an associate registration. Requirements, renewal and CE.
LMSW to LCSW in Texas
Every step of the transition, starting with the plan that has to be signed before any hour counts.
Texas LCSW Supervision Requirements
100 hours minimum, capped at 10 counted a month, and no individual-supervision minimum in the rules.
What Counts as Clinical Hours for LCSW in Texas
No direct or indirect split on this track. The definition and the 4-hours-a-week rule decide it.
The Clinical Supervision Plan and Verification Form
Two forms, two moments, and the one that has to be signed before your hours start counting.
LMFT Associate to LMFT
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Rules across all three tracks
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
Texas Supervisor Change Form
LPC Associates use the Supervisor Change Form, LMFT Associates file a new SAF, and the LCSW rules do not state a separate procedure.
Do Practicum Hours Count in Texas?
LPC hours start with the Associate license, LMFT staff may count excess internship hours for programs begun before September 1, 2025, and what the counselor intern exemption says.
See also: hours tracking for Texas associates, Texas LPC hours calculator, Texas LMFT hours calculator, Texas LCSW hours calculator, and Track Your Hours vs HourJourney in Texas.
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