Marriage & Family Therapy - Career & Professional Opportunities
Upon completion of the M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy, graduates are qualified to seek paid positions in the mental health field as marriage and family therapists. Marriage and family therapists may be employed in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Addictions treatment programs
- Adolescent treatment outpatient and inpatient programs
- Child guidance agencies
- Community service agencies
- Counseling or mental health centers
- Court affiliated programs or alternative to incarceration programs
- Domestic violence programs
- Eating disorder programs
- Family service agencies
- Group psychotherapy practices
- Medical hospitals or other medical settings
- Pastoral counseling centers
- Provide practice
- Psychiatric units and psychiatric hospitals
- Religiously affiliated social service agencies and programs
- School systems
- Youth service programs
Learn more about how the University's Career Planning Center can support your post-graduate goals, and how Fairfield's tight-knit alumni network can build career and mentoring opportunities that last a lifetime.