Marriage and Family Therapist

The in’s and out’s of what it really takes.

Job Description

• Taking a family from:

• To:

• To:

• To:

Education

• To become a licensed one must have a minimum of a master’s degree and then go through 2 years of supervised clinical experience.

• Then one has to pass the licensing exam for their state.

Salary/Career Ladder

• From entry level (Jr. Marriage and Family Therapist): $30,000

• To top level (Private Marriage and Family Therapist:) $80,000

Outlook

• Marriage and family therapists are definitely on the rise as the outlook is predicted to increase 14.46% by 2018.

Personality

• A marriage and family therapist should be open-minded, a good listener, non-judgmental, tolerant, creative, compassionate, and analytical.