LMFT Supervision

Dr. Scott A. Shelby, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT-S, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Past President of LAMFT

Dr. Shelby is licensed by the State of Louisiana as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (# 3515), and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#1117). Dr. Shelby received a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana Monroe, in Monroe, LA. He is recognized as an LPC Board approved supervisor for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors and Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists.

His areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: Marriage and Family Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Parent Training, Couples Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Behavior Management/Decision Making, Personal Growth and Exploration, Stress Management, Multi-cultural Counseling, Group Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Critical incident and crisis counseling, Divorce/Blended Family Issues, Career Counseling, Counseling in a school settings, Improvisational/Creative Therapy, and Group Therapy. Dr. Shelby’s LPC/LMFT supervision mentors consisted of Dr. Wendel Ray & Dr. Bradford Keeney.

Dr. Shelby has also taught the Doctorial Level Supervision of Supervision and Practicum courses at ULM and conducts professional presentations throughout the year to licensed professionals seeking the continuing education requirement for Supervision.

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Academic Requirements

An applicant must obtain a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) in a regionally accredited educational institution or a certificate in marriage and family therapy from a post-graduate training institute accredited by COAMFTE;
or
An applicant must obtain master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy or marriage and family counseling from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in a regionally accredited educational institution with a minimum of 6 graduate courses in marriage and family therapy including coursework on the AAMFT Code of Ethics and a minimum of 500 supervised direct client contact hours, with a minimum of 250 hours of these 500 hours with couples and families, and a minimum of 100 hours of face-to-face supervision. The training of the supervisor must be equivalent to that of an AAMFT Approved Supervisor or AAMFT Supervisor Candidate.

Supervision Requirements

After receipt of a qualifying degree an applicant must complete a minimum of two years of supervised work experience in marriage and family therapy that includes at least 3,000 hours of clinical services to individuals, couples, or families. Of these 3,000 hours, 2,000 must be direct work with clients and 1,000 may come from such things as writing case notes, workshops, public relations, consulting with referral sources, etc. The required hours of supervision are at least 200 hours, of which at least 100 must be individual supervision. Up to 100 hours of supervision can be received during group supervision and may be counted toward the 200 hours.

Examination Requirements

Applicants must pass the national examination in marriage and family therapy as determined by the advisory committee. No other examination will be accepted.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • AAMFT Approved Supervisor
  • Licensed Addictions Counselor
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Licensed Speech Language Pathologist
  • Licensed Occupational Therapist
  • Licensed Physical Therapist

Business Hours:
M-Th | 8:00 - 6:00 & F |8:00 - 2:00
  info@familysolutionscounseling.org

MONROE CENTERS

Counseling Center
1105 Hudson Lane,
Monroe, LA 71201
  318-322-6500

CenturyLink Counseling
100 CenturyLink Drive,
Monroe, LA 71203
  318-362-1500

Pediatric Therapy
1300 Hudson Lane, Ste. 7,
Monroe, LA 71201
  318-361-7180

Autism Center
1300 Hudson Lane, Ste. 9,
Monroe, LA 71201
  318-582-5788

Pediatric Center
3101 Kilpatrick,
Monroe, LA 71201
  318-582-1414

RUSTON CENTERS

Counseling Center
206 E. Reynolds Dr, Ste E1,
Ruston, LA 71270
  318-255-2922

AutismCenter
206 E. Reynolds Dr, Ste C3,
Ruston, LA 71270
  318-224-9177

Pediatric Center
206 E. Reynolds Dr, Ste C3,
Ruston, LA 71270
  318-224-9177

SHREVEPORT CENTER

Counseling Center
2133 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Shreveport, LA 71105
  318-947-9000