Central Coast

Family Therapist

Family Therapists are qualified health professionals who work with parents, couples, and family groups to improve relationships and resolve problems within the group dynamics. They may provide counselling and support for issues with bereavement, fostering and adoption, mental health, disability, estrangement, alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, separation and divorce.

As a Family Therapist you could be facilitating a discussion between estranged siblings, counselling a teenage boy whose father has recently been diagnosed with cancer, referring a single mother who is the victim of domestic violence to the appropriate authorities, developing a psychotherapy treatment plan for a three young children who have been orphaned after a car accident, or conducting an initial assessment on a couple who are in the early stages of separation and divorce.

Future demand High
Average yearly income $114,400
Skill level Unknown

How do I become a family therapist?

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Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice

Online
12 months
$8,000 - $19,000
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
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