Texas supervised hours requirements
What Texas requires for LMFT, LPC, LCSW and psychologist licensure: hours, supervision and time limits from the rule text, with the sections cited and the date checked.
The short answer
Licensing authority: Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC).
- LMFT: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; direct clinical 1,500 hours.
- LPC: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; direct counseling 1,500 hours.
- LCSW: total supervised experience 3,000 hours.
- Psychologist: total supervised experience 3,500 hours.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: LMFT Associate
The supervised experience an LMFT Associate logs toward the Texas LMFT: 3,000 hours over at least 24 months, with supervision every week services are provided.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 hours Over at least 24 months. |
| Direct clinical | 1,500 hours |
| Technology-assisted (telehealth) direct clinical (maximum) | 750 hours Part of the 1,500 direct clinical hours. |
| Couples or families | 500 hours Part of the 1,500 direct clinical hours. |
| Supervision | 200 hours At least 100 of them individual. |
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: LPC Associate
The supervised experience an LPC Associate logs toward the Texas LPC: 3,000 hours over at least 18 months, with supervision every calendar month.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 hours Over at least 18 months. |
| Direct counseling | 1,500 hours Actual counseling time. |
| Supervision each calendar month (minimum) | 4 hours While you are claiming hours. |
| Group supervision (maximum) | 50% of total supervision |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), working under an LCSW-S
The supervised experience an LMSW logs under an LCSW-S toward the Texas LCSW: 3,000 hours over at least 24 months, with 100 hours of supervision.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,000 hours Over at least 24 months. |
| Supervision | 100 hours |
| Supervision credited in any 30 days (maximum) | 10 hours |
| Client contact minimum | None stated in the rule |
Licensed Psychologist (LP)
Post-degree experience · Title while gaining experience: Provisionally Licensed Psychologist (PLP)
Texas requires 3,500 hours: at least 1,750 in a formal internship within the doctoral program and at least 1,750 as a PLP. This ledger counts the 1,750 PLP hours; internship hours are kept on the internship ledger.
| Requirement | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total supervised experience | 3,500 hours |
| Formal internship within the doctoral program (minimum) | 1,750 hours |
| Experience as a PLP (minimum) | 1,750 hours The figure this ledger counts. |
| Exams | EPPP Part 1 and the Texas Jurisprudence Examination |
Common questions
- What does Texas require for therapist licensure hours?
- LMFT: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; direct clinical 1,500 hours. LPC: total supervised experience 3,000 hours; direct counseling 1,500 hours. LCSW: total supervised experience 3,000 hours. Psychologist: total supervised experience 3,500 hours. Each license page lists the supervision rules and time limits.
- Who sets these requirements in Texas?
- Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). Each figure on these pages cites the rule section it comes from.
- Do these figures mean I am eligible for a license?
- No. Your licensing board reviews your application and your supervisors' verifications and decides. These pages summarize the published rules as Accrue models them, including what Accrue does not check.
Sources
Sources checked
- 22 TAC § 801.142
- 22 TAC § 801.202
- 22 TAC § 681.92(b), (c), (e) (BHEC LPC rulebook, March 2026)
- 22 TAC § 681.91
- LPC Supervised Experience Documentation Form (revised May 4, 2026)
- 22 TAC § 781.401
- 22 TAC § 781.403(b)(8)
- 22 TAC § 781.405
- 22 TAC § 463.10
- 22 TAC § 463.11
Accrue is a record-keeping aid and is not affiliated with any licensing board, accreditor or school. Rules change; confirm the requirements that apply to you with the authority that sets them before you rely on a figure.