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For LPC Associates

You did the hard part. Let’s do the next one together.

Acelli Crippen-Kok smiling in her office, in tortoiseshell glasses, hoop earrings and a rust-orange top with lace sleeves, long braids over both shoulders, a bright painting on the wall behind her.

If you’re here, you’ve likely finished the degree, passed the exams, and found out that the road from LPC Associate to LPC runs through a supervisor. Congratulations, and I mean it. I know what that road takes, because I walked it with the help of some incredible mentors, and now, here in Cedar Park, I want to pay it forward. You’ll be logging three thousand hours with me in your corner, so let’s make sure I’m the right one.

Am I the right supervisor for you?

Here’s what I’m hoping. Maybe you were a teacher before this, like me. Maybe it’s kids and teens you want to work with, or people living with anxiety. Maybe it’s family-of-origin work and the trauma that gets handed down, or girls and women and everything they carry. Is any of that a yes? Then keep reading.

What supervision with me looks like

Four hours a month, one-on-one, in person at my office in Cedar Park. Yes, that’s right. In person is on purpose, and I’ll be honest, it’s my jam. Between our sessions there’s homework, and there’s me. Not twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, but with healthy boundaries you’ll have someone in your corner for the whole stretch. Your monthly investment is $400.

What we actually cover is the things they don’t teach any of us in school. We work on building a practice and the business basics underneath it, the LPC rules, record keeping that won’t bite you later, and the relationships this work runs on. And why taking care of yourself matters as much as it does.

Mentor at heart

I spent seven years as a bilingual teacher, and that’s what pushed me into school counseling, which I did for another seven. Wanting to help people more deeply is what led me to become a licensed professional counselor in 2018, and in 2023 I became a supervisor, the S in LPC-S. Somewhere in all of that I had a supervisor who sparked my passion for this work. That’s what I want to be for you.

What Texas asks

The short version. You’ll complete 3,000 hours of supervised experience, at least 1,500 of them counseling clients, and it can’t take less than 18 months. You’ll get at least four hours of supervision each month you’re counseling. Before you start, the two of us sign a supervisory agreement form. The full rule is Chapter 681 of the counselors’ rules, and the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council answers the common questions on its supervision page. Understanding the rules is part of what we do together, so you won’t be reading them alone.

If this sounds like the supervisor you’re looking for, write to me and tell me a little about where you are, or call or text. Let’s get started.