About Us

The Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (VAMFT) is the Virginia division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), an international professional organization which was founded in 1942.

VAMFT is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of families, couples, individuals, and businesses through the advancement of the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

VAMFT is a multidisciplinary organization made up of Virginians who are clinical, student, and associate members of AAMFT. They include marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, clinical nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, and other professionals in allied fields.