Couple and Family Therapy Clinic | Department of Human Development and Family Studies

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The MSU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic serves clients from the Greater Lansing area. We provide services to individuals, couples, families and groups on a sliding fee scale ($20-$80 per session, depending on family income and size), and services are provided by graduate-level student therapists under the supervision of faculty in the MSU Couple and Family Therapy program. Supervisors are fully licensed clinicians and Approved Supervisors per the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy guidelines.The MSU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic conducts in-person service only.

The clinic will be closed from August 17, 2026 through August 28, 2026. You are still welcome to call and leave a message or complete the survey below, and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

If you are interested in learning more about our services, please call us at 517-432-2272, reach out via email at CFTC@msu.edu, or fill out the new client survey using this link. If no one is able to answer the phone, feel free to leave a voicemail so the administrative team members can call you back.

Frequently Asked Questions

The MSU CFTC is operated by the Couple and Family Therapy specialization of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. The MSU CFTC operates to:

Support the health, function and well-being of persons and families in this community;
Facilitate the instruction of students specializing in Couple and Family Therapy (CFT), and
Provide the best therapy possible to persons who seek individual, couple, and family therapy from a family systems perspective.

The goal of therapy is to improve some aspect of your life or decrease difficult emotional symptoms you may be experiencing. Research and experience indicate that the inclusion of partners and family members in treatment yields greater results than when only one member is seen in therapy. Your therapist will work with you on establishing the most appropriate treatment group, e.g., couple, family, or individual combination that will best support your goals.

Therapy is a learning process to help you better understand yourself, others, and the interactions between yourself and others. We would be happy to support you in this process.

We strive to maintain:

A safe environment that recognizes and honors different backgrounds, all kinds of families, and different life experiences.
Complete confidentiality in our records, within the limits of Michigan law.
A pleasant, supportive atmosphere throughout the Clinic.
The highest quality therapy services.

The Couple and Family Therapy Clinic does not discriminate or refuse services to anyone on the basis of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, physical disability, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

All information provided by you during therapy sessions is legally confidential to persons or agencies outside of therapy. Such information can only be shared with your written permission. Information provided during therapy sessions will be available to the treatment team, including other therapists at the Clinic, Clinic assistants, and Clinical supervisors.

There are certain situations in which your therapist is legally bound to reveal information obtained during therapy to other persons or agencies without your permission. These situations are as follows:

If your therapist believes you are in imminent danger to yourself.
If you threaten grave bodily harm or death to another person or directly endanger the life of another.
If your therapist suspects abuse or neglect of any child or elderly individual.
If your therapist is ordered to release information by a court of law.
If you pose a threat to national security.

All inquiries are treated confidentially. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment or learning more about the services, you can reach the clinic by phone at 517-432-2272, email CFTC@msu.edu, or by filling out the new client survey.

MSU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic

The clinic will be closed from August 17, 2026 through August 28, 2026. You are still welcome to call and leave a message or complete the survey below, and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

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