M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy Degree

Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy

Are you searching for a graduate-level marriage and family therapist degree program in Indiana, consider Indiana Wesleyan University’s accredited 60 credit hour master’s in marriage and family therapy. Our MFT program’s interpersonal focus and holistic approach emphasize family systems within each student's Christian worldview context. Evidence-based approaches in the field are given high priority in the curriculum. Students learn to engage with classic systemic models as well as more contemporary and postmodern approaches, benefit from our strongly interpersonal structure, and enjoy close interaction with faculty members. Those within the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy become an intimate community that provides a source of shared faith, knowledge, and friendship.

Why Pursue My Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy Online at IWU?

Students are exposed to regular video recording and monitoring of their own and classmates' therapy sessions, supervision with video recordings, live supervision, and numerous research opportunities. Master’s in marriage and family therapy students are also exposed to a variety of learning environments through the classroom, practicum experience, and internship placements. 

We anticipate that our graduates will become leaders and public servants who thoughtfully address contemporary challenges such as troubled marriages, child concerns, single parenting, divorce, and reconstituted families, with cultural competence and professional integrity. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. Students enrolled in MFT programs are trained to work with individual clients in a manner that is consistent with their own budding philosophy of marriage and family therapy. Emphasis is placed on each student grappling with their own understanding of why therapy is successful, i.e., what is one's own theory of change within the therapeutic context?

The Marriage and Family Therapy programs at Indiana Wesleyan University are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), coa@aamft.org.

What Will I Learn in a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy Program?

The program’s mission is to train entry-level professionals whose clinical skills are informed by diverse theoretical traditions, ethical integrity, and sensitivity to diverse populations of individuals, couples, and families. The master’s in marriage and family therapy program will prepare students to engage in the professional practice of individual, couple, and family therapy. Students will develop the necessary skills and practices to demonstrate knowledge of theories and treatment of individuals, couples, and families from a systemic, multicultural perspective.

Under the supervision of AAMFT approved supervisors or supervisor candidates in an environment where they can be challenged and grow into strong, ethical clinicians. The MFT program’s Christian focus will prepare students to integrate faith with individual, couple, and family therapy in a clinically appropriate manner and with professional integrity.

*Effective July 1, 2023. Master of Arts with a major in Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy students at Indiana Wesleyan University must complete a minimum of 300 direct clinical hours total. One hundred of these hours must be relational (e.g. couples, family) under the supervision of AAMFT approved supervisors, supervisor candidates or supervisor equivalent. The program curriculum is designed to meet the academic requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist in the state of Indiana. Individuals seeking licensure outside of the state of Indiana are encouraged to speak directly with an MFC/T faculty who can help them navigate the process. Students from states requiring more than 300 direct clinical contact hours are encouraged to apply.

For more information on different states licensure requirements and contact information, please visit AAMFT.