The Sentio Counseling Center is the dedicated practicum site for the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy MA program.

Sentio MFT students get guaranteed practicum placement into the Sentio Counseling Center (SCC), a nonprofit online clinic that specializes in serving clients with trauma. Students complete at least 400 hours of clinical experience that can be counted toward licensure in California.

The SCC is the first training program to integrate Deliberate Practice and skill rehearsal into its training and supervision. Grounded in the principles outlined in the American Psychological Association book series, "The Essentials of Deliberate Practice," this approach provides students with a systematic and focused method to hone their therapy skills. This deliberate and purposeful practice contributes to a dynamic learning environment where students can observe tangible improvements in their therapeutic capabilities over time.

Complementing the emphasis on deliberate practice, students at the SCC benefit from expert supervision. Every week supervisors engage in a comprehensive review of client videos and clinical outcome data with students. This collaborative and constructive feedback process ensures that students receive specific insights and guidance from seasoned professionals. The structured supervision model, featuring two hours of group supervision, one hour of individual supervision, and an additional hour dedicated to couples therapy each week, creates a supportive framework for students to apply their learned skills in real-world scenarios, fostering a well-rounded and outcome-driven approach to therapist training.

We encourage people who are considering applying to the Sentio MFT program to attend and observe one of our weekly classes, so you can see if Sentio is a good fit for you. Applicants should ask to visit a class for every graduate program they are considering applying to. This is best way to cut through the marketing and see what a graduate program is really like.

What do we mean by “rigorous and innovative?”

• Developed and led by authors of the new series of American Psychological Association clinical training books.

• Cutting-edge training methods for empirically-based therapies.

• Challenging Deliberate Practice to enhance clinical skill development.

• Supervision uses client videos and clinical outcome data for personalized guidance. All supervision sessions are recorded for counselors to review as desired.