About Licensure & Supervision
​NOTE: This page is for post master's degree counselor and therapist graduates pursuing licensure in Pennsylvania as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). 
About PA Licensure
The governing Pennsylvania law and state board for professional counseling licensure can be found here: (Please click below and read)
Respectively, the law for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists can be found here:
Your Responsibility
.Prior to contacting me about supervision, you need to ensure you are indeed an eligible candidate for licensure.

It is critical that you read and comprehend the governing code of law, guidelines, and regulations regarding licensure, and contact the board for any clarification you need to correctly follow the license process. The links above will be a good place to begin. Additionally, ask yourself:
  • Have I successfully completed the required graduate coursework?
  • Do I have the have a masters in the required field of study?
  • Am I working in the field and accruing the required hours of clinical experience?
  • ​Have I passed the required prerequisite licensure exam? (this can be done while earning hours)
Your supervisor is NOT responsible or liable for delays in the licensure process once you apply to the state if you failed to ensure you are indeed an eligible candidate for licensure OR you fail to maintain accurate records of your clinical experience and supervision hours. It is your responsibility to keep accurate records of your work and clinical supervision hours.
About Supervision
Supervision focuses on expanding your clinical skills, expertise and encouraging your professional growth so you adhere to strict ethical and professional standards
  • Pennsylvania requires 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience, post-graduation and prior to licensure
  • Half of your required hours for licensure as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW can be in a group format and half MUST be done individually
  • General clinical supervision may feel similar but it is NOT the same as supervision for licensure
  • General clinical supervision typically happens in the setting where one works and does not need to be performed by a licensed professional
  • Supervision for licensure is in addition to general supervision and MUST be performed by a licensed professional
Me as a Supervisor
I am pleased to provide supervision services for candidates currently pursuing licensure.

Now more than ever, licensed professionals are needed, and I am more than happy to facilitate adding qualified practitioners to the field.  During supervision, I provide helpful information and insight for practitioners as well as concrete tools for helping clients. Most licensure candidates are working very hard, often in settings with high demands (and low pay), so I strive to be flexible and supportive.

​In satisfaction of the PA requirements for a licensed supervisor, I hold a PA-LPC license, have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology, and I have 5 years of experience within the last 10 years.

​I am a qualified to supervise for the following licenses:
  • LPC:  ALL Hours
  • LMFT: Half of required 150 supervision hours
  • LCSW: Half of required 150 supervision hours
Time
Conceivably, the required 3,000 hours could be completed in as little as 1.5 years because 3,000 hours equates to 75 weeks based on a 40-hour work week (i.e. 75 weeks x 40 hours = 3,000 hours).  The Board requires, however, that it take no less than 2 years and no more than 6 years to complete the required hours, which ranges between:
  • 3,000 hours spread over 104 weeks = approximately 29 hours/week.
  • 3,000 hours spread over 312 weeks = approximately 10 hours/week.
Realistically, you may plan for at least 2.5 years because it is improbable that you would work without any break or a vacation -- and attempting to do so is not advisable.  Additionally, your work hours may vary each week, particularly if you work part-time or have client cancellations, these variables will impact the time it takes to complete the required hours.  Lastly, supervision may not always take place due to your or the supervisor’s inability to meet due to illness, emergency, vacations, or holidays. 
Fees
Supervision fees are typically equivalent to an average cost of one hour of therapy. However, to encourage the addition of needed qualified practitioners to the field, my rates are discounted on as-needed basis.  

Ready to connect?

Contact me for a free 15 minute consult if you want to pursue LPC supervision and to determine if we are a good fit.