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This Directory will assist you in locating a marriage and family therapist in your area. The listed therapists are Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The directory provides information on the therapist’s office locations and availability, practice description, education, professional licenses, health plan participation, achievements and awards, and languages spoken.

The Family Support America promotes family support as the nationally recognized movement to strengthen and support families and places the principles of family support practice at the heart of every setting in which children and families are present.

The problems are many in bringing up our children alone, contending with the emotional conflicts of divorce, never-married, separation or widowhood. PWP Inc. is the only international organization that provides real help in the way of discussions, professional speakers, study groups, publications and social activities for families and adults. Through the exchange of ideas and companionship, we hope to further our common welfare and the well-being of our children.

So many issues concerning our emotional well-being, whether they relate to relationship difficulties, family concerns or more serious psychological conditions are clouded by the problems of confusion and stigma. This site has been designed to cut through these problems by providing easily accessible, well written and timely health information that can be viewed from the privacy of your home and office.

Their goal is to bring you substantive, easy-to-read and easy-to-understand information about divorce. In addition to their own publications, they offer selected books published by other independent publishers.

The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education is an interest group whose members are convinced that family breakdown can be reduced through education and information. America’s divorce rate has held steady at an unacceptable 50% for thirty years. That’s for first marriages. The divorce rate is even higher for second and subsequent marriages—which shows we don’t learn from our mistakes. We learn through education.

This site is dedicated to providing resources to help couples who want to stay together. We provide information about qualified marriage counseling in the North Carolina area, as well as articles, other websites, books, and workshops which offer the tools needed to create happy, lasting marriages.

Divorce Online is an electronic resource for people involved in, or facing the prospect of, divorce. Divorce Online provides free articles and information on the financial, legal, psychological, real-estate, and other aspects of divorce. Additionally, you can turn to the professional referral section of Divorce Online to locate professional assistance near you.

The Ackerman Institute for the Family is a not-for-profit agency devoted to the treatment and study of families and to the training of family therapists. One of the first training institutions in the United States committed to promoting family functioning and family mental health, Ackerman is dedicated to helping all families at all stages of family life.

Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) is a non-profit organization consisting of parents and professionals concerned about the quality of family life. Its purpose is to promote the health of families in all aspects: physical, mental, social, and emotional; strengthen family structures; provide education in health, safety and nutrition; increase parenting skills; prevent child abuse and neglect; decrease future incidence of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse; and provide a support system for parents.

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. They represent the professional interests of marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Since their founding in 1942, the AAMFT has been involved with the problems, needs and changing patterns of couples and family relationships. The association leads the way to increasing understanding, research and education in the field of marriage and family therapy, and ensuring that the public’s needs are met by trained practitioners. The AAMFT provides individuals with the tools and resources they need to succeed as marriage and family therapists.

The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary professional organization. In addition to sexuality educators, sex counselors and sex therapists, AASECT members include physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, allied health professionals, clergy members, lawyers, sociologists, marriage and family counselors and therapists, family planning specialists and researchers, as well as students in relevant professional disciplines. These individuals share an interest in promoting understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior.

The American Bar Association (ABA) has extensive resources available to the public.

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) was founded in 1963 to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and the development of procedures to assist families in conflict; to encourage the development of courts and court procedures emphasizing constructive methods of dispute resolution; to develop and improve parent education, mediation, custody evaluation and other processes to aid families in resolving their disputes; and to protect the interests of children in relation to all aspects of family law, child protection proceedings and other legal actions affecting children.

The American Mental Health Counselors Association’s mission is to enhance the profession of mental health counseling through licensing, advocacy, education and professional development.

The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world’s largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings.

The American Psychological Association (APA) offers this site to the public with information about how therapy can help with life’s problems. There are sections that address problems in the workplace, with family and other relationships and through the connection of the mind and body.

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

The Psychotherapy Networker Magazine and Annual Convention gives you a range of in-depth features, step-by-step case studies and nuts-and-bolts descriptions of clinical methods to expand your clinical repertoire, whatever your therapeutic specialty.

Online resource for books, videos, audio tapes/CDs and other materials on related subjects.

Consumer Debt Counseling (CDC) and Consumer Credit Counseling Service-St. Louis can help you to develop a debt repayment plan for your personal unsecured debt, lower most of your monthly payments to your creditors, reduce or eliminate late fees and over-the-limit fees, reduce calls from bill collectors, set up a family budget and build a better financial future. You may be considering alternatives such as filing bankruptcy or borrowing against your home. For most people, there is a better way to get out of debt.

The Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc. was created as an outgrowth of the Family Therapy Training Center founded in 1975 to offer training and research in family therapy and developmentally-based approaches to child and adolescent behavioral health issues. The Training Center’s activities include on-site and off-site programs of education, consultation, training and supervision in an integrative ecosystemic structural approach to interventions with children, adolescents, couples and families.