 Marriage and Family Therapists are psychotherapists and healing arts practitioners licensed by the State of California.Requirements for licensure include a related master's or doctoral degree, completion of at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience, followed by both a comprehensive exam and a written clinical vignette exam.The terms "Marriage and Family Therapist" and "Marriage, Family and Child Counselor" are used interchangeably, as the latter was formerly the title of the license in California.