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This list will help clarify the meanings of the credential abbreviations following the names of each ... CMFT Certified Marriage and Family Therapist (cert) ...

http://www.adaa.org/Public/Credentia...reviations.htm

CREDENTIAL ABBREVIATIONS
This list will help clarify the meanings of the credential abbreviations following the names of each practitioner. The parenthetical abbreviations (acad, lic, and cert) which appear after some definitions refer to the category in which the term falls: academic, licensing, and certification, respectively.

AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (cert)

AAPH American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (cert)

ABECSW American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (cert)

ABFamP American Board of Family Psychology (cert)

ABMP American Board of Medical Psychotherapy (cert)

ABPH American Board of Psychological Hypnosis

ACP Advanced Clinical Practitioner (lic)

ACSW Academy of Clinical Social Workers (cert)

ANA American Nursing Association (cert)

BCCS Board Certified in Clinical Social Work (cert)

BCDSW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (cert)

BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (acad)

CADC Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

CCCP Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychology (cert)

CCMHC Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (cert)

CCSW Certified Clinical Social Worker (lic)

CFNP Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (cert)

CISW Certified Independent Social Worker (cert)

CMFT Certified Marriage and Family Therapist (cert)

CP Certified Psychologist (lic); Clinical Psychologist (lic)

CSW Certified Social Worker (lic); Clinical Social Worker (lic)

D/AABM Diplomate, American Academy of Behavioral Medicine (cert)

D/ABPN Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

DBM Diplomate, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychology (cert)

DPM Diplomate, Neuropsychiatry

DSW Doctor of Social Work (acad)

EdD Doctor of Education (acad)

EdS Bachelor of Science in Education

LCP Licensed Clinical Psychologist (lic); Licensed CounselingProfessional (lic)

LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker (lic)

LGSW Licensed Graduate Social Worker (lic)

LICSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (lic)

LMFC Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor (lic)

LMFCC Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (lic)

LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (lic)

LMHC Licensed Mental Health Counselor (lic)

LMHS Licensed Mental Health Services (lic)

LP Licensed Psychologist (lic)

LPA Licensed Psychological Associate (lic)

LPC Licensed Professional Counselor (lic)

LPE Licensed Psychological Examiner (lic)

LSP Licensed School Psychologist (lic)

LSW Licensed Social Worker (lic)

MA Master of Arts (acad)

MC Master of Counseling (acad)

MD Doctor of Medicine (acad)

MEd Master of Education (acad)

MFC Marriage and Family Counselor (lic)

MFCC Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (lic)

MFCT Marriage, Family and Child Therapist (lic)

MS Master of Science (acad)

MSc Master of Science (acad)

MSN Master of Science in Nursing (acad)

MSS Master of Social Science (acad)

MSSW Master of Science in Social Work (acad)

MSW Master of Social Work (acad)

NAMHC National Academy of Mental Health Counselors (cert)

NBCC National Board of Certified Counselors (cert)

NCC National Certified Counselor (cert)

NRHSPP National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology (cert)

PA Psychological Associate (lic)

PhD Doctor of Philosophy (acad)

PsyD Doctor of Psychology (acad)

RHCP Registered Health Care Provider (cert)

RISW Registered Independent Social Worker (lic)

RN Registered Nurse

RNCS Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (cert)

ScD Doctor of Science (lic)

SW Social Worker (lic)


around here CMFT=
C = Certified (level of creditsand certificate)
M = Marriage (works with couples and marriage type issues)
F = Family (works with adults and children and family issues)
T = Therapist

C can also = the words "Children" or "Christian" as in the therapist specialty is in working woth children or working with religion based clients.