Montana Marriage and Family Therapist License Requirements
Official regulator records behind the requirements, fees, and renewal cycle for this license.
Specializes in treating relationship and family issues.
What the Montana data shows for Marriage and Family Therapists
To practice as a marriage and family therapist in Montana, the state licensing board requires 3,257 documented education or training hours, a passing score on MFT National Examination, and 2 years of supervised work experience. A criminal history background check is also part of the application. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. The regulation sits under Montana's professional licensing framework, which classifies the training track as "Masters or Doctoral Degree".
Upfront cost is $245, with renewal running $207 on a 2-year cycle. Maintaining the license requires 36 hours of continuing education per 2-year cycle, an ongoing cost applicants often underestimate when budgeting the career.
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 Montana, with a documented reciprocity path, is one requirement row in a marriage and family therapist-wide, 50-state comparison.
- See how Montana'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 Montana's overall licensing burden compares to other states, not just this one profession. Montana overview
Requirements shown are compiled from NCSL and Institute for Justice research; verify current rules with the Montana 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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