Is the therapist a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)?
Clinical Membership in AAMFT means that the therapist has met the stringent standards of the Association for a practitioner of marriage and family therapy (which are even more rigorous than the requirements for licensure in Virginia), that the therapist is bound by the strict AAMFT Code of Ethics which takes family issues into consideration, and that you will have recourse to a grievance procedure in the event your therapist does act unethically.
