The following are professional therapeutic services which may
be provided by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or a Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate.
(1) Marriage and couples therapy which utilizes systems,
methods, and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies
to achieve resolution of problems associated with cohabitation and
interdependence of adults living as couples through the changing life
cycle. These family system approaches assist in stabilizing and alleviating
mental, emotional, or behavioral dysfunctions of either partner.
(2) Sex therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and
processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies
in the resolution of sexual disorders.
(3) Family therapy which utilizes systems, methods,
and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective, and family systems methods
and strategies with families to achieve mental, emotional, physical,
moral, educational, spiritual, and career development and adjustment
through the changing family life cycle. These family system approaches
assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional, or behavioral
dysfunctions of a family member.
(4) Child therapy which utilizes systems methods and
processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective and family systems methods
and strategies with families to achieve mental, emotional, physical,
moral, educational, spiritual, and career development and adjustment
through the changing family life cycle. These family system approaches
assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional, or behavioral
dysfunctions of a child.
(5) Play therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and
processes which include play and play media as the child's natural
medium of self-expression, and verbal tracking of the child's play
behaviors as part of the therapist's role in helping children overcome
their social, emotional, and mental problems.
(6) Individual psychotherapy which utilizes systems,
methods, and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective and family systems methods
and strategies to achieve mental, emotional, physical, social, moral,
educational, spiritual, and career development and adjustment through
the developmental life span. These family system approaches assist
in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional or behavioral dysfunctions
in an individual.
(7) Divorce therapy which utilizes systems, methods,
and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective and family system methods
and strategies with families to achieve mental, emotional, physical,
moral, educational, spiritual, and career development and adjustment
through the changing family life cycle. These family system approaches
assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional, or behavioral
dysfunctions of the partners.
(8) Mediation which utilizes systems, methods, and
processes to facilitate resolution of disputes between two or more
dissenting parties, including but not limited to any issues in divorce
settlements, parenting plan modifications, parent-child conflicts,
pre-marital agreements, workplace conflicts, and estate settlements.
Mediation involves specialized therapeutic skills that foster cooperative
problem solving, stabilization of relationships, and amicable agreements.
A court appointed mediation requires a specialized training period.
(9) Group therapy which utilizes systems methods and
processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies
to achieve mental, emotional, physical, moral, educational, spiritual,
and career development and adjustment throughout the life span.
(10) Chemical dependency therapy which utilizes systems
methods and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective methods and strategies, and
12-step methods to promote the healing of the client.
(11) Rehabilitation therapy which utilizes systems
methods and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies
to achieve adjustment to a disabling condition and to reintegrate
the individual into the mainstream of society.
(12) Referral services which utilizes systems methods
and processes which include evaluating and identifying needs of clients
to determine the advisability of referral to other specialists, and
informing the client of such judgment and communicating as requested
or deemed appropriate to such referral sources. This includes social
studies and family assessments of the individual within the family.
(13) Diagnostic assessment which utilizes the knowledge
organized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM) as well as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
as part of their therapeutic role to help individuals identify their
emotional, mental, and behavioral problems when necessary.
(14) Psychotherapy which utilizes systems methods and
processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies
to assist clients in their efforts to recover from mental or emotional
illness.
(15) Hypnotherapy which utilizes systems methods and
processes which include the principles of hypnosis and post-hypnotic
suggestion in the treatment of mental and emotional disorders and
addictions.
(16) Biofeedback which utilizes systems methods and
processes which include electronic equipment to monitor and provide
feedback regarding the individual's physiological responses to stress.
The therapist who uses biofeedback must be able to prove academic
preparation and supervision in the use of the equipment as a part
of the therapist's academic program or the substantial equivalent
provided through continuing education.
(17) Assessment and appraisal which utilizes systems
methods and processes which include formal and informal instruments
and procedures, for which the therapist has received appropriate training
and supervision in individual and group settings for the purposes
of determining the client's strengths and weaknesses, mental condition,
emotional stability, intellectual ability, interests, aptitudes, achievement
level and other personal characteristics for a better understanding
of human behavior, and for diagnosing mental problems.
(18) Consultation which utilizes systems, methods,
and processes which include the application of specific principles
and procedures in consulting to provide assistance in understanding
and solving current or potential problems that the consultee may have
in relation to a third party, whether individuals, groups, or organizations.
(19) Activities under the Texas Family Code, Chapter
153, Subchapter K, pertaining to parenting plan and parenting facilitator.
(20) Parent education and parent training including
advice, counseling, or instructions to parents or children.
(21) Life coaching and any related techniques or modalities.
(22) Any other related services provided by a licensee.
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