How do they match: Marriage and Family Therapists

  • Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation.
  • Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
  • Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
  • Write evaluations of parents and children for use by courts deciding divorce and custody cases, testifying in court if necessary.

  • Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
  • Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
  • Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.