Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
What they do :
Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT) are licensed mental health practitioners who work with individuals, children, couples and families to provide psychotherapy and related emotional/behavioral therapy services. LMFTs focus on the interpersonal and relational aspects of human behavior, as well as the social contexts in which problems occur. LMFTs may work in a variety of settings including health care organizations, educational organizations, community organizations and private practice.
Licenses/Certifications :
- LMFT License
Education needed :
- Master’s degree
Local schools offering this program :
- Azusa Pacific
- Mount Saint Mary’s University
- Cal State LA
- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, LA
- Pepperdine University
- Loyola Marymount
Organizations :
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – http://www.camft.org
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy – http://www.aamft.org