Virtual Supervision for Texas LPC Associates who want to stay HUMAN while becoming therapists.
This is supervision as mentorship: ethical, practical, nervous-system-aware.
For Associates who want a supervisor who’s actually invested: consistent, responsive, and not signature-only.
We build skill and capacity so you don’t burn out before you finish your hours.
Virtual | Starts on the 1st of each month | Accepting 2-3 new Associates
Consults available Tuesdays + Thursdays (limited slots)
Investment: $400/month
Mix of individual + group supervision
Case consult + documentation + ethics + burnout prevention
Real feedback. No buzzword soup. No performative perfection.
Ready to start supervision in the next 30–60 days? START HERE
hey love... welcome to the messy beginning!You made it through grad school. That counts.
Grad school gave you theory. Supervision is supposed to give you real-world reps—without turning you into a numb little clipboard zombie.
But a lot of LPC Associates get tossed into the deep end with a prayer and a progress note template. Suddenly you're expected to hold trauma, crisis, and complexity, learn documentation, ethics, and systems fast, and still be a regulated human being with an actual nervous system.
Now you’re getting ready to sit with actual clients and realizing the textbook didn’t cover the part where someone tells you something enormous, looks directly at you, and expects you to know what happens next.
That's where I come in.
I’m Shawna Lovin, LPC-S, a Texas board-approved LPC Supervisor with 25+ years across mental health, wellness, crisis work, and the helping professions.
My supervision isn’t built around keeping you quiet enough to get your hours signed. It’s mentorship that is grounded, practical, and human. It’s built around Clinical Skill. Judgement. Boundaries. Ethics. Professional Identity.
And a career you can still stand to live inside after you get the license.
What former LPC-Associates say…
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“I went to Shawna in a very vulnerable state. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep my license. She listened to me, guided me, and took me under her wing. I now own a group practice, and I run a nonprofit. I oversee several other therapists. None of it could have happened without her.”
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“I came to Shawna after there were some issues with my previous Supervisor. She truly cares and genuinely wants to help clinicians succeed. Shawna typically operates outside of the box but shows up authentically and encourages others to do the same. I appreciate her open-mindedness and eagerness to explore new ideas. I have had a great experience with Shawna.”
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“Supervision with Shawna was the most grounded and flexible part of my licensure process. I loved being part of a group of other private practice owners where we could learn from each other and get new ideas. Shawna brings so much real-world experience and isn’t afraid to be honest about the journey — she cusses, she laughs, she keeps it real. Her insight and openness made everything feel doable, not overwhelming. If you’re looking for a supervisor who supports your growth and your independence, Shawna’s the one.”
There are basically two ways to get through associate hours.
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Path One: Hour-Log Supervision
You can clock them.
Stay quiet.
Play it safe.
Bring the cases you think you’re supposed to bring.
Get the signatures.
Move toward full licensure.
Technically? That works.
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Path Two: Supervision as Mentorship
We can use those hours to turn you into the clinician you’re actually trying to become.
That means we talk about the work nobody can reduce to a progress-note template.
The client you keep thinking about afterward.
The session where you froze.
The boundary you know you need but don’t know how to hold.
The case you’re scared you handled wrong.
The part where you’re tired of caring this much by Thursday afternoon.
The moment you realize being “good at helping” can become a terrible business plan for your own life.
That’s supervision too.
need to get a feel for my style?Start with my LPC Associate series, which I created on YouTube. It’ll give you a real sense of how I teach, support, and think about helping associates grow as humans, not robots.
self-care isn’t an add-on here... it’s part of the supervision.This isn’t about “doing it right” or performing competence.
It’s about becoming the version of you who can sit with another human and stay:
grounded
present
clear
still yourself
No mask required.
That’s baked into how we plan, how we track your capacity, and how we support your nervous system—month after month. Because this work shouldn’t break you just to prove you can do it.
What we’re building is:
Resilience you can actually feel
Values and practice that actually match, not just perform for each other
A sustainable way to become fully licensed without burning down your life
supervision includes:4 hours/month
A mix of individual + group, so you get personal support and peer wisdom
Electronic hour tracking, no spreadsheet stress
Honest feedback you can actually use, no fluff, no buzzword soup
Case consultation rooted in ethics, nervous-system awareness, and clinical depth
Private practice/career guidance, built around your energy
Emergency consult option for “holy crap” moments
Resources and workshops when useful
We don’t stop at treatment plans and diagnoses, we also talk about:
burnout + secondary trauma
imposter stories (“I’m not good enough yet”)
loneliness in this field
identity, culture, and lived experience
boundary fatigue and learning to say no
the pressure to look like you’ve got it all figured out
Bring the messy case. Ask the question. That’s what supervision is FOR.
How We Work Together (The Practical Stuff)
Supervision begins on the 1st of each month.
Investment: $400/month, billed through IvyPay
To start, you’ll need (Please provide copies only!):
Conferred Master’s degree (transcript)
Resume/CV
Passing score from the NCE
Jurisprudence Exam Certificate
Application for LPC Licensure
Documentation of practicum hours
Supervisory Agreement Form submitted to BHEC
LPC-Associate license received from the state
Professional Liability Insurance (face sheet only; copies only, please)
If that list feels like a lot — don’t panic. We walk through it together.
Choose a time → you’ll get a confirmation email + next steps.
Before we talk paperwork, I want to know who you are and how you want to practice.
We’ll talk about:
Where you’re headed clinically and personally
What you’re carrying into this work
What kind of support will actually fit your nervous system, not just your timeline
Supervision doesn’t have to feel like a checklist.
It can be the beginning of your own embodiment as a therapist.
Questions LPC Associates actually ask…
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Generally, we meet on Wednesdays—you choose morning or evening. During summer and sometimes holidays, we shift to two Saturdays a month. If you miss a session, it's on you to reach out and reschedule a 1:1 based on availability.
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Always fully virtual for now. I've thought about traveling to meet Associates in person down the road, but that's not something I've built into supervision yet—just something on my radar.
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We sign off on your paperwork and submit your hours to the state. You stay under my supervision until the state confirms receipt—usually under a week right now, but that timeline is on their end, not mine. A lot of past Associates keep in touch after that for consultation or just connection. There's nothing formal set up for it; I'm just there when they reach out.
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Supervision runs month to month, so there's no long lock-in. My contract includes a 30-day notice if you want to terminate or switch supervisors. One thing worth knowing upfront: Texas requires a minimum of 18 months of supervision for licensure, and any pause longer than a month needs to be documented for your final submission to the state—so it's worth talking through timing with me before you take an extended break.