Marriage and family therapists help families and couples overcome interpersonal issues with each other, and also help treat individuals who have mental health issues which affect their familial relationships (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). For example, a marriage and family therapist might help a married couple understand why they have been fighting more and more. A marriage and family therapist might also help a family learn how to better deal with one of their member’s anxiety issues. To become a marriage and family therapist, one must first earn a bachelor’s degree, with the area of study being fairly unimportant. As always, majoring in psychology is a good start. After that, one can enter a master’s program in psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a related field. After earning a master’s degree, one can then be licensed as a marriage and family therapist (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy). In the United States, this licensing is administered by the