Approved Supervisors Directory

Requirements for becoming fully licensed in the State of Utah. We have created a list of approved supervisors in the state for Associates and Students to reach out to. These supervisors are UAMFT or AAMFT approved. It is the responsibility of the associate and student to verify supervision license with a potential supervisor. 

Qualifications for Licensure - Supervised Training Requirements.

(1) Under Subsections 58-60-305(1)(d) and 58-60-305(1)(e) and Section R156-60-302, an applicant shall have completed a minimum of 4,000 hours of supervised marriage and family therapy training as follows:

• (a) in not less than two years;
• (b) while the applicant is engaged in mental health therapy as:(i) a W-2 employee of a public or private agency; or(ii) a doctorate program student who is not paid as a 1099 independent contractor;(
• c) under supervision that complies with Sections 58-60-307, R156-60-302, and R156-60b-302d;
• (d) under Subsections 58-60-305(1)(d) and 58-60-305(1)
• (e), include a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised training in mental health therapy, with at least 500 hours in couple or family therapy with two or more clients participating;(e) count training hours completed in a group therapy session only if the applicant functioned as the primary therapist or co-therapist; and
• (f) 100 hours of direct supervision, spread uniformly and continually throughout supervised training.

(2) An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, who is not seeking licensure by endorsement based upon licensure in another jurisdiction, and who has completed any of the marriage and family therapy training requirements outside the state, may receive credit for that training completed outside of the state if the applicant demonstrates, by evidence satisfactory to the Division and Board, that the training is equivalent to and meets the requirements for training under this section and Subsections 58-60-305(1)(d) and 58-60-305(1)(e)

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