Linda Churchill B.A., M. Div., and MMFT.The Master of Marriage and Family Therapy degree (MMFT) is one of the most rigorous and respected in the field. In training I was privileged to learn and apply many theoretical frameworks that inform my practice. In order to graduate with our Master's degree, we therapists in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program were expected to earn a minimum 500 hours with real clients during supervised training. I have benefitted and continue to benefit from excellent supervision. This means that the client profits from both my experience and from that of a more seasoned professional. Think of it as two helpers for the price of one. Throughout the entirety of my training and vocational experience, I also had to face my own issues. This is common to all good therapists in order to becoming better equipped to distinguish our own baggage from that of others. Better service to the client is the result.While academic and clinical training involves learning how to assess and address many aspects of the human condition, life has been my best teacher more... See more text