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Become a Marriage, Couple and Family Counselor/Therapist

Careers in Marriage and Family Therapy

Become a marriage and family therapist through George Fox University's graduate counseling program.Marriage and family therapists provide mental health prevention and clinical intervention services to individuals, couples, families and groups in a variety of settings including community mental health agencies, hospitals, and schools. As independent mental health practitioners, licensed MFTs can also offer their services through private practice.

Degree options

Both a master’s degree and a certificate in marriage and family therapy are available. Our master's degree in marriage, couple and family counseling prepares students to sit for dual licensure – both the national licensure exam to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and the national licensure exam to become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Oregon. The certificate in marriage, couple and family counseling is open to those who already have a mental health degree.

Course requirements

CACREP Accredited

Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs

The master’s degree program is generally two to four years in length with 68 semester hours of course work required as a minimum for graduation. Of those hours, a minimum of 46 hours must be taken in resident study at George Fox University and each student must complete a minimum of 20 hours of personal counseling/therapy as part of the program.

Students must also complete a 700-hour supervised clinical internship in marriage and family therapy that meets the currently articulated criteria for such training, with at least 270 hours of direct client contact (135 hours required with couples and families; 135 with individuals, couples or families).

The certificate program is generally one to two years in length with 38 semester hours of course work required as a minimum for graduation.

Best Routes to MA in Marriage, Couple & Family Counseling

A sample of the current semester schedule can be found under Graduate Counselor Education Program at class.georgefox.edu