Welcome to The Massachusetts Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT). We are the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy in the state of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
We represent the professional interests our members throughout the state of Massachusetts. Since our founding in the 70s, the MAMFT has been promoting the field of marriage and family therapy as an alternative to other traditional methods of providing mental health services.
This is accomplished through public relations campaigns, initiation and promotion of mental health-related legislation, and collaboration and cooperation with other mental health associations and managed care organizations. The MAMFT is currently actively lobbying for the passage of legislation awarding LMFTs in Massachusetts added recognition to the validity of our field and to support LMFTs in their desire to earn a living!
The MAMFT is a professional organization comprised of highly trained practitioners of mental health. Our members meet rigorous standards for education and training and are held to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Clinical Fellows have met the highest standards of the profession for education and clinical experience. Student and Pre-Clinical Fellow membership categories are available for therapists in training for clinical practice. Members of allied professions and other persons who are interested in marriage and family therapy are eligible to join as well.
Members of MAMFT work in communities throughout Massachusetts. They are in private practice, employee assistance programs, hospitals, community mental health centers, social service agencies, managed care organizations, courts, academic positions, and religious organizations.