Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-10A-13

(A) Licensure as an associate marriage and family therapist and two years of full-time post-master's experience or its equivalent in the practice of marriage and family therapy under direction and supervision as an associate marriage and family therapist, which shall include a minimum of 1,500 hours of direct clinical experience and 100 hours of supervision of such experience and which shall be completed within a period of not less than two years and not more than five years;

(B) A master's degree from:

which degree shall have been granted by a recognized educational institution, and three years' full-time post-master's experience or its equivalent under direction and supervision in the practice of any specialty, which shall include a minimum of 1,800 hours of direct clinical experience, one year of which may have been in an approved practicum before or after the granting of the master's degree which shall meet the minimum number of direct clinical contact hours and supervision hours as set forth on July 1, 2023, by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, and two years of which shall have been in the practice of marriage and family therapy which shall include a minimum of 1,500 hours of direct clinical experience, and 200 hours of supervision of such experience all of which shall be completed within a period of not less than three years and not more than five years; or

(C) A doctorate degree from:

which degree shall have been granted by a recognized educational institution; two years' full-time post-master's experience under direction in the practice of marriage and family therapy which shall include a minimum of 1,000 hours of direct clinical experience, one year of which may have been in an approved internship program before or after the granting of the doctoral degree, which shall meet the minimum number of direct clinical contact hours and supervision hours as set forth on July 1, 2023, by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, and one year of which shall have been full-time post-master's experience, which shall include a minimum of 700 hours of direct clinical experience; and 100 hours of supervision of such experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy, 50 hours of which may have been obtained while a student or intern in an accredited doctoral program.