If you’re in the process of preparing for counselor licensing exams, you may be dreading them. Those fears may be based on what you’ve heard about the exams — and what you’ve heard may not be true. I hear complaints about counselor licensing exams on a regular basis. Some of the complaints have merit, but … Read more
If you have a recognized disability, you can apply for a quiet room, additional time, or other appropriate accommodations for your licensing exam. Exact rules, and the process for applying, will vary by state. But every state has to make reasonable accommodations in the exam process under federal law. Though there is little hard data, … Read more
If you are soon to be taking your state’s MFT licensing exams, congratulations! Here are five tips on how to study and prepare. [Ed. note: This post initially published October 27, 2010. Updated in November 2016 to update the list of companies offering test prep products and services.] Licensing exams are a major milestone in … Read more
Note: The following is an edited excerpt from Saving Psychotherapy: How therapists can bring the talking cure back from the brink. You can buy it on Amazon. Licensing exams do not assess your effectiveness as a therapist. They aren’t meant to. That bears repeating: License exams do not assess your effectiveness as a therapist. They … Read more
Go ahead and be anxious about your licensing exam process — it’s a big deal! But don’t buy into grumbling falsehoods about it. Test items are written by actual MFTs, and there are no trick questions. Every person who becomes a licensed marriage and family therapist has to go through an examination process. In most … Read more