PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

Therapy and Counseling Services  

In individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, or psychotherapy therapists apply a combination of psychosocial or psychotherapeutic principles, procedures, and counseling services to assist individuals, couples, families or groups to achieve mental, emotional or social development.

Therapists’ Requirements

Child, adolescent, and general adult mental health therapists must have completed at least a master’s degree in professional counseling, couples counseling, marriage counseling, family counseling, family therapy, social work, or other field of behavioral science and passed the appropriate national certifying exam.

They must also complete at least 3000 hours of post-degree supervised professional counseling before they are licensed, and at least 30 hours of continuing education every two years.