Approved Supervisor Designation 

Approved Supervisor Designation

AAMFT Approved Supervisors are dedicated professionals who have obtained the educational, experiential and supervisory training required for the competent supervision of marriage and family therapists and trainees. Those who have earned the designation serve as mentors who support and nurture their supervisees’ strengths and resources, and provide a learning environment that ensures thorough marriage and family therapy (MFT) training and education.

AAMFT Approved Supervisors have a breadth and depth of MFT clinical and supervisory experience, and they stay involved in the professional MFT community. They are committed to refining their clinical and supervisory skills, and they participate in ongoing professional development through their affiliation with the AAMFT. 

Approved Supervisors work from a systemic orientation, using a variety of MFT theoretical approaches in their practice. Their supervision is guided by the Responsibilities and Guidelines for AAMFT Approved Supervisors, set forth in the Approved Supervisor Handbook, March 2023 and the Code of Ethics .

Approved Supervisor Handbook

The standards and responsibilities for earning and maintaining the Approved Supervisor designation are outlined in the Approved Supervisor Designation Standards and Responsibilities Handbook, March 2023 .  The handbook contains information and applications needed to become an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and to maintain the designation.  It includes guidelines for the performance of supervision responsibilities by AAMFT Approved Supervisors and candidates for the designation.  AAMFT Approved Supervisors should refer to this handbook, or any revision hereafter, for a complete description of the standards, responsibilities, and guidelines for marriage and family therapy supervision.  You may download a PDF version of the entire handbook below. 

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Important Links for the Approved Supervisor designation

• Becoming an AAMFT Approved Supervisor
• Renewal of the AAMFT Approved Supervisor Designation
• Find an AAMFT Approved Supervisor
• Responsibilities and Guidelines for AAMFT Approved Supervisors and Supervisor Candidates
• Approved Supervisor Final Application and Supervisor Candidate Verification Form
• Tools for Supervisor Candidates and Supervisor Mentors
• Frequently Asked Questions

The standards and responsibilities for earning and maintaining the Approved Supervisor designation are outlined in the Approved Supervisor Designation Standards and Responsibilities Handbook, March 2023  

Supervisor Directory

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is providing this Approved Supervisor Directory (Directory) as a benefit for AAMFT members only. Access to and use of this Directory or any of the information contained in this Directory by persons who re not members of AAMFT is prohibited.