Online Clinical Supervision for Texas LPC Associates
Develop Your Clinical Judgment, Your Confidence, and Your Own Voice as a Therapist
Why Choosing The Right Supervisor Matters
Becoming a counselor involves more than learning an approach and collecting hours. You are learning to make sound decisions when a client’s history is complex, a session takes an unexpected turn, or there is no simple answer in the textbook.
I’m Jennifer L. Hillier, M.A., LPC-S (she/her), owner of Mending Hearts Counseling. I offer online clinical supervision for Texas LPC Associates who want a thoughtful place to build skills, examine decisions, and grow into the kind of therapist they want to become.
My work as a counselor has centered on trauma, complex presentations, and people whose experiences cannot be reduced to a diagnosis or a single treatment method. I bring that same curiosity, care, and clinical responsibility to supervision.
What We Work on in Supervision
Our conversations will be shaped by your clients, your setting, your experience, and the skills you want to strengthen. Supervision may include:
Case conceptualization and treatment planning
Trauma-informed assessment and pacing
Recognizing risk and making thoughtful clinical decisions
Boundaries, ethical questions, and scope of practice
Documentation and the reasoning behind clinical choices
The therapeutic relationship, including ruptures and repair
How your own responses may affect the work
Developing an approach that fits your values and strengths
We can look closely at difficult cases without reducing supervision to a list of mistakes to avoid. I will ask questions, offer direct feedback, and help you think through why you are making a clinical choice. My goal is for you to become more capable of making those decisions yourself.
Supervision for Trauma and Complex Clinical Work
Clients do not always arrive with one clearly defined concern. Childhood trauma may show up alongside depression, relationship difficulties, shame, emotional detachment, people-pleasing, or patterns that once helped someone survive.
I work with approaches including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), ACT, CBT, DBT, and existential therapy. In supervision, we can use these perspectives to deepen case understanding while staying attentive to your training, competence, and the needs of the person in front of you. Supervision with me does not confer training or certification in any particular therapy model.
My experience also includes work with higher-acuity clients and transitions in care. That perspective informs how I approach assessment, safety, continuity, and the limits of outpatient treatment.
A Place to Be Honest About What You Are Still Learning
You should be able to bring uncertainty into supervision. A question about a diagnosis, a missed cue, a strong reaction to a client, or a session that did not go as planned can become useful material for growth.
I aim to create a supportive, candid supervisory relationship. You can expect respect for your developing clinical voice, attention to the people you serve, and clear feedback when a decision needs closer examination.
My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally responsive, and welcoming of diverse identities and relationship structures. We can examine how culture, identity, power, and our own assumptions affect both the therapeutic relationship and clinical decisions.
Texas LPC Associate Supervision Requirements
Texas LPC Associates complete supervised experience under a Board-approved supervisor. Current Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council guidance requires at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience over a minimum of 18 months, including at least 1,500 hours of direct client counseling, plus a minimum of four hours of supervision each month.
Before we begin, we will review fit, expectations, your clinical setting, and the required supervisory agreement. We will also discuss scheduling, documentation, fees, and how to bring time-sensitive clinical concerns to me between meetings. You can review the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council’s supervision guidance for the current licensing requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to specialize in trauma to work with you?
No. My trauma background shapes what I bring to supervision, but our work should support the clients you see and the direction you want to take as a counselor.
Will supervision help me develop my own approach?
Yes. I want you to understand the reasoning behind your work and develop a grounded clinical voice, not simply copy mine.
Can we discuss difficult or higher-risk cases?
Yes. We can discuss assessment, risk, consultation, appropriate levels of care, documentation, and next steps within your role and setting. Supervision is also a place to identify when additional support or a different level of care is needed.
Is supervision the same as personal therapy?
No. Your experiences and reactions may be relevant to your clinical work, and we can explore them in that context. Supervision remains focused on client care, your professional development, and your responsibilities as a counselor.
Explore Supervision with Jennifer
Choosing a supervisor is a meaningful professional decision. I want us both to understand how you work, what you need, and whether my approach fits this stage of your development.
If you are a Texas LPC Associate looking for online clinical supervision, contact me and tell me a little about your clinical setting, the clients you work with, and what you hope to gain from supervision.
I will be accepting new LPCAs starting January 2027.