Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

It really depends on you #forensicpsychology #mft #lpcc #psychology #criminalpsychology #careertips

2 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Dr. Jameca Cooper answers a viewer’s question about whether to pursue a Master’s in Family Therapy (MFT) or become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPCC) for a career in forensic psychology. She emphasizes that the decision hinges on the individual’s personal goals and how they intend to generate income while working toward forensic work. Cooper explains that obtaining a clinical license—whether MFT, LPCC, MSW, LCSW, or similar—enables one to provide therapy in organizations or private practice, creating a revenue stream that can support forensic pursuits. While clinical licensure is not a mandatory prerequisite for entering forensic psychology, it can be highly beneficial for financial stability and professional flexibility.

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This person says they're intrigued by forensics, wanting to know if I would recommend that they get an MFT or an LPCC, a Master's of Family Therapy, or LPCC, Licensed Professional Counselor, depending on which state you're in. My answer is it really depends on you and how you plan to bring in income or revenue while you work toward whatever it is you want to do in forensics. And I would suggest for anyone, whether that is LPC, MFT, MSW, LCSW, whatever whatever it is, those degrees, if you become licensed, will allow you to then treat people either in some organization or work in private practice or independently seeing people for therapy, and that will allow you to bring revenue in. Not a bad idea, it's— but also it's not a necessary step if you're interested in forensic psychology. But like I said before, it will help you if you need an avenue to make money, and I think it can be very beneficial in that respect.