Marriage and Family Therapist Requirements, Skills & Qualifications

The following common skills and qualifications are required of a Marriage and Family Therapist:

  • Pertinent Counseling degree, preferably in Marriage and Family Therapy.
  • Demonstrable experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
  • Appropriate Therapist's license.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills.
  • Capacity to exude your expertise under cross-examination.
  • Impartial, emotionally intelligent, and judicious.
  • Intimately familiar with local ideas about familial interactions.
  • Top-notch intervention skills.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Marriage and Family Therapist skill, qualifications and experience. Job requirements for specific Marriage and Family Therapist roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.


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