Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas State Board of Examiners of

9 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

c/o BHEC1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 7.300Austin 78701

(512) 305-7700
https://www.bhec.texas.gov

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chairman	Lisa Merchant, Ph.D., LMFT	Clyde, 02-01-2029
Vice Chair	Anthony Scoma, DMin	Austin, 02-01-2027
Professional Member(s)	Russell "Russ" Bartee, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S	Fort Worth, 02-01-2025
	Jodie Elder, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT	Dallas, 02-01-2027
	Nicole Richardson	Westlake, 02-01-2029
	Jeanene Smith, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S	Austin, 02-01-2025
Public Member(s)	Barbara "Barbie" Ezell	Portland, 02-01-2029
	Daniel Parrish	DeSoto, 02-01-2025
	Evelyn Husband Thompson	Houston, 02-01-2027

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Board Administrator	Sarah Faszholz, MBA

Notes

The board adopts rules and regulations to license and regulate the qualifications and performance of marriage and family therapists in Texas.

House Bill 1501, which was signed into law by Governor Abbott on 6/10/2019, created the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). BHEC includes four member boards: the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and the Texas State.