Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Help Individuals, Couples, and Families Thrive by Earning a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
All families have struggles and stress that they need to work through to be healthy. Even with very different cultural, social, and economic backgrounds, families are made of imperfect people who have common challenges that need care and patience to overcome. Liberty University’s online Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy* can help equip you to play a positive role in helping families meet these challenges and work toward success in their relationships. Liberty’s online M.F.T. program can provide you with advanced training in counseling techniques to give you the tools you need to help marriages and families and to prepare you to seek licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
As a pioneer in distance learning since 1985 and a Christian university recognized for its academic quality, affordability, and accessibility, Liberty’s online M.F.T. courses integrate biblical principles with evidence-based counseling best-practices to equip you with a solid foundation for the knowledge and in-demand skills you will need for a career as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Liberty’s mission is to Train Champions for Christ, and we fulfill our mission by equipping counseling professionals with accredited, biblically-based counseling skills that can help them make an impact in couples and families for Christ.
Liberty University offers detailed information about the educational requirements for licensure programs. To see if this program aligns with your state, you can research requirements here: https://www.liberty.edu/statelicensure/
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Jun 23, 2025
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