1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to sidebar

Marriage and Family Therapists

Marriage and family therapists help individuals, couples, and families overcome emotional problems.

Marriage and family therapists help individuals and families resolve conflicts. They help clients identify problem behaviors and help them to learn new ways of coping with problems.

Quick Facts

Wages:  Above the statewide median   $24.64 / hour

bargraph

Employment Outlook:   Percent Growth   8.9%
Average


Education and Training Needed:
Master's degree

Skills Needed:

Listening,  Being Aware of Others,  Speaking 

Tools and Technology:

  • Tools: Building blocks,  Desktop computers,  Doll houses 
  • Technology: Medical software,  Accounting software,  Data base user interface and query software 

Job Title Examples:

Clinical Therapist,  Clinician,  Family Therapist