Psychology Concentration: Family, Couple and Individual Psychotherapy Specialization, MS

60 semester hours

Program offered on the San Antonio campus (traditional classes) and through the Houston (The Woodlands) campus.

Family, Couple and Individual Psychotherapy prepares practitioners to assist with mental health concerns in family, couple and individuals in social contexts utilizing strengths-based approaches to psychotherapy. This program meets the academic requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, and licensure as a Professional Counselor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. The San Antonio and Houston Master of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Family, Couple and Individual, Psychotherapy has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Education (COAMFTE) of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). The commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) is responsible for establishing standards for competence in clinical education for the profession of marriage and family therapy, and for the review and recognition of the programs successfully meeting these standards.