Marriage and Family Therapist
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
The Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards' National Marital and Family Therapy Examination is required for the LMFT. Exams are administered three times per year during specified testing windows. Specific information on the exam and the current testing windows can be found at www.amftrb.org. You must submit an application demonstrating completion of all education and pre-master's experience, along with an official transcript, in order to be approved to sit for the exam. Post-master's experience is not required to seek approval to sit for the examination
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- Expedited processing is available for military and spouses
Issuing body
- Department
- Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and
- Board
- Division of Professional Licensure
- Address
- 1000 Washington Street Suite 710 Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 727-3080
- Agency website
- http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/mh/
- Licence page
- https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-allied-mental-health-and-human-services-professions
- Last updated
- May 9, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Marriage and Family Therapist 21-1013.00
Source and verification
This record is Massachusetts's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Division of Professional Licensure — see the issuing body section above.
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