Mississippi Marriage and Family Therapist License Requirements
State-board requirements, fees, and renewal cycle drawn from official regulator records.
Specializes in treating relationship and family issues.
What the Mississippi data shows for Marriage and Family Therapists
Mississippi sets the entry bar for marriage and family therapists at 2,797 training hours and a passing score on MFT National Examination, with 2 years of supervised work experience expected. A background check is a standard part of the process, and applicants must be 18 or older. The credential is administered under Mississippi's licensing regime, which classifies the training track as "Masters or Doctoral Degree".
The initial price tag is $142, and renewal costs $127 every 2 years. Renewal isn't the end of the cost: 36 hours of continuing education are due every 2-year cycle, a recurring time commitment worth planning for.
On reciprocity, marriage and family therapists should know: MFT Licensure Compact: adoption underway.
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A higher score means this specific license is LESS burdensome to obtain and maintain here than the national requirement corpus, based on education hours, fees, continuing education, and experience requirements, not an overall judgment of the profession or the state.
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Marriage and Family Therapist in Mississippi, with a documented reciprocity path, is one requirement row in a marriage and family therapist-wide, 50-state comparison.
- See how Mississippi's marriage and family therapist requirements compare to every other state before relocating. Marriage and Family Therapist in every state
- Confirm whether your out-of-state marriage and family therapist license transfers under an interstate compact before starting a new application. Reciprocity guide
- See how Mississippi's overall licensing burden compares to other states, not just this one profession. Mississippi overview
Requirements shown are compiled from NCSL and Institute for Justice research; verify current rules with the Mississippi licensing board before making career decisions.
Source: NCSL Occupational Licensing Database, Institute for Justice License to Work (3rd Ed.), state licensing board websites
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Institute for Justice, the PlainCredential comparison corpus (current as of May 15, 2026) maps 4,947 state licensing requirement records; see the methodology.
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