Hours measure exposure, not readiness. The markers that actually indicate an LPC Associate is ready for independent practice: articulable reasoning, ethical process, tolerating uncertainty, knowing limits, and keeping consultation.
How Texas LPC Associates can prepare for weekly supervision: which cases to bring, questions that produce reasoning, tracking themes, countertransference, and using feedback without defensiveness.
What the first 90 days as a Texas LPC Associate actually feel like: documentation habits, imposter syndrome, caseload management, boundaries, and building real confidence.
