Two Different Documents, One Confusing Name
Search for an LPC hours log and you will find a real BHEC form with that shape. It exists, it is called the Supervision Hours Log, and it is optional. What actually gets an Associate upgraded to a full LPC is a different document entirely: the Supervised Experience Documentation Form, or SED. BHEC's own upgrade checklist says it without hedging: supervision logs will not be accepted.
The distinction is not cosmetic. The Supervision Hours Log is a weekly worksheet a supervisor may use to assist with tracking hours as they happen. The SED is the official record BHEC uses to certify that an Associate met the requirements covered in Texas LPC Associate hours requirements under a specific supervisor. One is a scratchpad. The other is the submission.
Below is what the SED actually asks for, why it is organized per supervisor, and what a running log or spreadsheet is genuinely good for along the way.
What the SED Form Is
The Supervised Experience Documentation Form is the file LPC-SED-Form-Revised-5-4-2026.pdf, currently the version in force after a May 2026 revision, available on the LPC Forms and Publications page. It exists to certify, per supervisor, that an Associate accumulated real progress toward the 3,000 total clock-hours a full LPC license requires (22 TAC 681.92(a)).
Two things about it surprise Associates who expect to fill it out themselves. First, the supervisor completes and submits it; the Associate fills in only the identity block at the top of page 1 and signs an attestation. Second, it is completed per supervisor, not once at the end. If an Associate worked under two supervisors, each completes a separate SED. The two-supervisor limit in 22 TAC 681.91(e) applies at any one time, so an Associate with sequential supervisors may need more than two forms.
As a PDF, the SED is only partially fillable: it carries 18 AcroForm fields covering names, license numbers, an email row, a recommendation choice, explanation lines, dates, and two signature fields. The four numeric blanks and five initial blanks are not individually addressable fields, so they are entered by typing or handwriting rather than tabbing through fields.
What the SED Collects, Field by Field
Here is what each part of the form asks, in the order it appears.
| Field | What It Captures |
|---|---|
| Associate block, top of page 1 | Associate name, last four digits of Social Security number and Associate license number; an attestation that the Associate will follow Texas counseling laws and that the information is true and complete; Associate signature and date |
| Supervisor identity | Supervisor name and email on one row; a second row for supervisor license type, jurisdiction and license or registration number. The form says supervisors licensed in another jurisdiction must provide verification of their license |
| Section A, initialed acknowledgments | Five statements the supervisor initials, acknowledging 22 TAC 681.92: 3,000 clock-hours under supervision; 1,500 clock-hours of direct client counseling contact; not fewer than 18 months; experience that mainly involves direct counseling; and 4 hours of supervision per month, individual (up to two Associates) or group (three or more), with no more than 50% of the total hours in group |
| Item 1, supervision hours | Hours of individual and group supervision the Associate received, with at least 4 hours per month |
| Item 2, direct client contact | The form's own label is “face-to-face psychotherapy” |
| Item 3, indirect experience | Hours of indirect clinical experience; the rule defines indirect hours as management, administration or other aspects of counseling service ancillary to direct client contact (22 TAC 681.2(14)) |
| Item 4, months of supervision | Whole months of supervision with this supervisor. The form says: “Do not include time supervised by other supervisors. Round to whole months.” |
| Section B, recommendation | A Yes/No box on whether the supervisor recommends the Associate for independent counseling licensure after all required hours. A No requires a detailed explanation plus written records of concerns (681.93(a)(1)(F)), the written remediation plan (681.93(e)) and relevant supervision notes |
| Section C, supervisor statement | The supervisor affirms meeting all duties of a qualified supervisor under 22 TAC 681.93 during the Associate's supervision; supervisor signature and date |
| Submission instructions | Supervisors submit the completed and signed form within 30 days of completing supervision to Counseling@bhec.texas.gov. Associates submit the Online Upgrade Application once all required hours are complete |
Everything above reduces to four numbers per supervisor: supervision hours, direct hours, indirect hours, and whole months. Those four numbers are the entire arithmetic core of the form, and they are the reason keeping totals by supervisor matters from the first week.
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The Four Numbers, and Where They Come From
Supervision hours, direct hours, indirect hours, and months are not running totals across an Associate's whole career. They are totals for one specific supervisor. That distinction is easy to miss until an Associate changes jobs, because BHEC does not ask the new supervisor to certify hours earned under the old one. Each supervisor can only sign for what they personally supervised.
Say an Associate spends 10 months with a first supervisor, then changes jobs and spends 10 more months with a second. Supervision runs at the required minimum of 4 hours per month (22 TAC 681.92(e)), so each supervisor certifies 40 supervision hours. If the Associate logged 750 direct hours and 750 indirect hours under each supervisor, the two SED forms read:
| Supervisor | Months | Supervision Hrs | Direct Hrs | Indirect Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First supervisor | 10 | 40 | 750 | 750 |
| Second supervisor | 10 | 40 | 750 | 750 |
| Combined | 20 | 80 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Twenty months clears the 18-month minimum duration (22 TAC 681.92(c), 681.93(f)(2)). 1,500 direct hours meets the direct client contact minimum exactly (22 TAC 681.92(b)). 1,500 plus 1,500 reaches the 3,000-hour total. None of that arithmetic works if the Associate only kept one combined running number instead of two totals split by supervisor from day one.
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The 30-Day Deadline, and What Happens by Email
A supervisor must submit the SED within 30 days of the end of supervision or completion of the Associate's required hours, whichever comes first (22 TAC 681.93(d)). The requirement rests on the supervisor, not the Associate, which is why an Associate should ask for the form the same week supervision ends rather than waiting.
As of early September 2026, the online supervision module for LPC was not working, so supervisors email the completed SED to counseling@bhec.texas.gov rather than submitting it through the licensing portal. That is also where the underlying Texas LPC supervision requirements , including the monthly supervision minimum the SED's supervision-hours field is built to verify, are explained in full.
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The Optional Supervision Hours Log
BHEC does publish a Supervision Hours Log, file LPC-SupervisionLog-2020Sept.pdf, revised September 2020. It is a flat PDF, one per site, with weekly rows: Date (MM/DD-DD/YY), Direct Supervision Hours, Direct Clinical Hours, Indirect Hours, Total Experience Hours Earned running as a cumulative figure, Supervision Session Content, LPC-S initials, and Intern initials, ending in a cumulative row and both signatures.
What it is good for is exactly what BHEC says: assisting with tracking. It is the week-by-week record that lets a supervisor arrive at accurate totals when the time comes to fill out the SED, and it overlaps with the written record of each session a supervisor is expected to keep under 22 TAC 681.93(a). What it is not is a submission document. Filling it out perfectly for two years does not replace the SED your supervisor still has to file.
The Other LPC Forms an Associate Touches
The SED is not the only paperwork in an LPC Associate's file. Here is the rest of it, with the revision on file as of this writing.
| Form | Revision |
|---|---|
| Supervisory Agreement Form | 08/01/2023 |
| Supervisor Change Form | April 2025 |
| Practicum Documentation Form | April 2025 |
| Printable Checklist for LPC Licensure | 4/8/2025 |
| Printable Checklist for Associate Upgrade to LPC | August 2025 upload |
BHEC revises these on its own schedule. The SED itself changed in May 2026, and the equivalent forms on the marriage and family therapist track changed in June and August 2026. Pull the current file from the LPC Forms and Publications page each time you need one rather than reusing a saved copy from a friend or a prior year.
What a Spreadsheet Can and Cannot Do
A spreadsheet can hold running totals of supervision, direct, and indirect hours, and plenty of Associates build one. What it cannot do is enforce the 4-hour monthly supervision minimum, split those totals automatically the moment a supervisor changes, or serve as anything a supervisor submits to BHEC. It is a personal backup for the numbers, not a stand-in for the SED. The HourJourney tracker keeps totals per supervisor, and the Texas LPC hours calculator estimates your timeline.
Common Mistakes With the SED
These are errors to avoid at upgrade.
Submitting a log or spreadsheet instead of the SED
The upgrade checklist is explicit: supervision logs will not be accepted, however accurate they are.
Keeping one combined total instead of totals per supervisor
Each SED covers one supervisor's certification. An Associate who never split their numbers by supervisor has to reconstruct months of history at upgrade.
Confusing months with a week or day count
The SED asks for whole months of supervision with that supervisor, not weeks or days. The form says to round to whole months and does not say whether to round up or down, so agree the method with your supervisor rather than assuming.
Letting the 30-day filing window slip
The deadline sits with the supervisor, but nothing stops an Associate from asking for the form the day supervision ends rather than 29 days later.
Expecting an online portal that was not available
As of early September 2026, the online supervision module for LPC was down. Confirm with your supervisor that the form goes to counseling@bhec.texas.gov by email.
Using an old saved copy of the form
The SED changed in May 2026. A copy saved from a prior year, or forwarded by a colleague who upgraded earlier, may already be outdated.
How HourJourney Tracks This for Texas LPC Associates
HourJourney keeps the exact four numbers the SED asks for, split by supervisor from the day you log your first week:
- ✓Direct, indirect, and supervision hours tracked separately per supervisor, not as one combined total
- ✓Whole-month counts per supervisor, matching how the SED asks for duration
- ✓A running check against the 4-hour monthly supervision minimum
- ✓Automatic totals ready the moment a supervisor needs to fill out the SED
- ✓A record that survives a change of supervisor or job without reconstruction
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Related Guides
Texas LPC Associate Hours Requirements
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Texas LPC Supervision Requirements
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How to Become an LPC in Texas
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What Is an LPC Associate in Texas?
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Texas LPC Hours Calculator
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Hours Tracking for Texas Associates
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Texas Supervisor Change Form
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FAQ: The Texas LPC Supervised Experience Documentation Form
What is the Supervised Experience Documentation Form?▾
The Supervised Experience Documentation Form, or SED, is the form the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) requires when an LPC Associate applies to upgrade to a full LPC license. The current version is LPC-SED-Form-Revised-5-4-2026.pdf. Each Council-approved supervisor completes and submits one SED, covering the hours, months, and recommendation for the time that supervisor oversaw the Associate.
Does BHEC accept a supervision log instead of the SED?▾
No. The upgrade checklist states plainly that supervision logs will not be accepted in place of the SED. A log, whether it is the optional BHEC Supervision Hours Log or a personal spreadsheet, can help a supervisor arrive at accurate totals, but only the SED is accepted as the experience documentation.
Who fills out the SED form?▾
The supervisor completes and submits the SED, but the Associate fills in the identity block at the top of page 1 (name, last four digits of Social Security number, license number) and signs an attestation. The Associate's other role is to keep accurate running totals throughout supervision so the supervisor has correct numbers to enter: supervision hours, direct client contact hours, indirect hours, and whole months of supervision. The supervisor emails the completed form to counseling@bhec.texas.gov.
Do you need one SED form per supervisor?▾
Yes. Each supervisor completes an SED and can only certify the hours and months they personally supervised (item 4 says not to include time supervised by other supervisors). An Associate who worked under two supervisors during their 3,000 hours needs two separate SED forms. The two-supervisor limit in 22 TAC 681.91(e) applies at any one time, so sequential supervisors may mean more than two forms.
How long does a supervisor have to submit the SED form?▾
A supervisor must submit the SED within 30 days of the end of supervision or completion of the Associate's required hours, whichever comes first (22 TAC 681.93(d)). It is worth asking for the form as soon as supervision ends.
Where do you send the completed SED form?▾
The SED's own instructions say supervisors submit the completed and signed form to Counseling@bhec.texas.gov. As of early September 2026, BHEC's site said the online supervision module for LPC was unavailable. Confirm current submission instructions on the BHEC LPC Forms and Publications page before sending.
Is there an official Texas LPC hours log?▾
BHEC publishes an optional Supervision Hours Log (LPC-SupervisionLog-2020Sept.pdf, revised September 2020). It is a flat, one-per-site PDF with weekly rows for direct and indirect hours, session content, and initials. The log itself says it may be used to assist with tracking, and BHEC's upgrade checklist says supervision logs will not be accepted.
Can you use a spreadsheet to track LPC hours?▾
You can use a spreadsheet to keep your own running totals. It will not enforce the 4 hours of monthly supervision (22 TAC 681.92(e)) for you, and it is not a submission document. A spreadsheet is a personal backup, not a substitute for the SED your supervisor files.
More on the Texas LPC track
The paperwork sits inside a longer path: who can supervise an LPC Associate in Texas, the 60-month LPC Associate limit, upgrading from LPC Associate to LPC, the Texas LPC jurisprudence exam, Texas LPC renewal, fees and CE, Texas LCSW hours requirements, and Texas LMFT Associate hours requirements, and the marriage and family therapy equivalent of this form, the Supervised Experience Verification form.
Requirements verified against the consolidated LPC Rulebook (March 2026) and the BHEC LPC Forms and Publications page, current as of September 2026. Rules and forms can change. Always confirm current requirements at bhec.texas.gov before making decisions about your licensure path. This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or professional advice.