In Illinois, a person who provides marriage and family therapy services must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Licensing as a marriage and family therapist requires an applicant to have:

• a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited educational institution; or
• a master's or doctoral degree in a related field from a regionally accredited educational institution; or
• a master's or doctoral degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;
• 3000 hours of professional work experience;
• payment of a fee; and,
• passage of the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's examination (AMFTRB).

Licensure must be renewed every two years and requires 30 hours of continuing education.

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