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Branching Out: The Career Tree of Opportunities
Please choose one
SALARY
If you are hoping to get a high-paying position in the MFT field, options are limited. However, it is possible. These are the highest paying jobs you can obtain with an MFT degree:
- Television personality (upwards of $1 mil)
- Geriatric care specialist (around $122k/year)
- Private Practice (around $97k/year)
- Working for the government excluding schools and hospitals (around $70k/year)
- Outpatient therapist (around $57k/year)
Salary
POPULATION SERVED
Discover career options from a different perspective. Branch out and explore LMFT careers that provide services to specific populations.
Population
served
Underserved
or
Community Mental Health
- Clinical Program Director
- Clinical Therapist
- Clinical Supervisor
- Case Manager
- Counselor
- Trauma Therapist
Underserved
So you would love to
work with children and adolescents!
- Child and Family Therapist
- Residential Therapist
- Clinician
- Probation Wraparound Therapist
- Mental health clinician
Children/
Adolescents
So you would
love to work with adults!
- Virtual Clinical Counselor
- Family Court Counselor
- Intake coordinator
- Therapist
- Clinical program director
Adults
So you would love to
work with individuals in crisis!
- Crisis Response Clincian
- Clinical Therapist
- Licensed Mental Health Therapist
- Licensed Clinician
Crisis
So you would love to
work with individuals experiencing addiction!
- Behavioral Health Case Manager
- Behavioral Health Clinician
- Outpatient Licensed Therapist
- Forensic Mental Health Clinician & Evaluator
- Psychotherapist
Addiction
JOB SECURITY
Who doesn't want job security in their career? No one! Though, job security can encompass different important attributes. Please choose the attribute of job security that is most important to you.
Job
Security
So you would like a
career with job security, more specifically benefits
Benefits
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Outpatient psychotherapist
- includes PTO, good benefits, and more.
- Military counselor
- benefits come in the form of housing and food allowance, child care, and health insurance.
- School counselor
- medical/health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, paid annual leave and flexible time off.
So you would like a career with job security, more specifically stability
Stability
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Private practice
- allows for autonomy, flexibility, and stability. But it can also exclude PTO and benefits on some occassions.
SETTING/ENVIRONMENT
The job setting and environment can affect your job greatly. Many MFT's prefer a certain environment to work in. Please choose the environment/setting you prefer most.
Setting/
Environment
So you would like to
work in a hospital!
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Crisis work
- Psychotherapist
- Social worker
- Inpatient therapy
Hospitals
So you would love to
work in a school!
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Psychotherapist
- School counselor
- Educator
Schools
So you would love to
work in community mental health!
Community
mental
health
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Psychotherapist
- Intake coordinator
- Management/director
- Clinical supervisor
- AOD counselor
So you would love to
work in residential!
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Director/management
- Clinical supervisor
- Psychotherapist
Residential
So you would love to
work in private practice!
Private
practice
Here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Psychotherapist
- Educator
- Corporate consultant
- Author
NON-COUNSELING
POSITIONS
A non-
counseling
position
Believe it or not, some individuals pursue an MFT degree without wanting to go into counseling. If this sounds like you, here are some careers in the MFT field that would be great for you:
- Management/director positions for mental health organizations
- Educator/teacher
- Clinical supervisor
- Test prep writer
- Speaker/CE presenter
- Social worker
- Author
- Corporate consultant