Welcome to the Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.


We are the professional association that represents Marriage and Family Therapists --or MFTs-- in Connecticut. We work to promote the well-being of individuals, couples, families, and other systems through the advancement of the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy. Interested in joining? Click here.

What is Marriage and Family Therapy?


Often thought of as marriage counseling, couple counseling or family counseling, marriage and family therapy works from a perspective that is unique in the mental health field.  MFTs provide individual counseling, couple counseling and family counseling, within a wide variety of settings.

Families influence individuals and therefore may need to be a part of treatment. In marriage and family therapy, the unit of treatment isn't just the person - even if only a single person is interviewed - it is the set of relationships in which the person is imbedded.

Marriage and family therapy is:

  • brief
  • solution-focused
  • specific, with attainable therapeutic goals
  • designed with the "end in mind."
Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including: depression, marital problems, anxiety, individual psychological problems, and child-parent problems. Read more...

Who are Family Therapists?

  • Licensed mental health practitioners
  • Educated with a master’s or doctoral degree 
  • Trained with a minimum of two (2) years supervised clinical experience
  • Family-focused psychotherapists and mental health generalists

Who are Clients of Marriage and Family Therapists?


Per Year:

  • 6.1 Million People
  • 2,294,728 Individuals
  • 808,798 Children
  • 752,370 Couples
  • 526,659 Families


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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010

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Support For Our Troops





If you are a member of any branch of the military seeking help,  click here to learn more about the many services available to you through the Department of Defense.


To learn more about becoming a provider for  the National Guard, click here.