Welcome to the Marriage and Family Therapy Homepage
The Colorado State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners regulates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Colorado. Board activities include review of licensure applications, complaints, and enforcement of disciplinary actions against those found to have violated the Mental Health Practice Act or Board rules. The Board is made up of seven members, four professionals and three public, who meet four times per year.
Program Information
- Program/Board Members
Reina Sbarbaro-Gordon, Program Director
State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-894-7764 | Email: dora_mentalhealthboard@state.co.us
Board Members:
- Mita Johnson, LMFT, Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2025 - Nicholas Mancini, LMFT, Vice-Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2026 - Meagan Terry, LMFT
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2028 - Bobbi Miller, LMFT
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2028 - Jada Payne
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2026 - Lesli Cohan
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2025 - Tanvi Chhatiawala
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2025
- Mita Johnson, LMFT, Chair
- Public Notices
Rulemaking Hearing – April 18, 2025
The purpose of this Rulemaking Hearing is for the Board to determine on proposed revisions to Rules 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18 and 1.19, to implement Colorado House Bill 24-1045 and Colorado Senate Bill 24-115.
- Friday, April 18, 2025, at 9:30 A.M. (MDT)
- Rulemaking Hearing Notice
- Draft Rules
- Colorado House Bill 24-1045
- Colorado Senate Bill 24-115
- Webinar Registration
- Written comments regarding HB24-1045 (Link will be updated as comments are received.)
- Written comments regarding SB24-115 (Link will be updated as comments are received.)
Joint Stakeholder Meeting – January 14, 2025
The Board of Psychologist Examiners, Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners, Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners, Board of Social Work Examiners and Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners (“Boards”) are requesting feedback regarding revisions to multiple Rules to implement Colorado House Bill 24-1045 (CONCERNING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION) and Colorado Senate Bill 24-115 (CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS TO PRACTICE AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL).
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. (MDT)
- Stakeholder Meeting Notice
- Senate Bill 24-115
- House Bill 24-1045
- Written comments regarding HB24-1045 (Link will be updated as comments are received.)
- Written comments regarding SB24-115 (Link will be updated as comments are received.)
- Stakeholder Meeting Recording - January 14, 2025
- Legislative Updates
- 2024 New Legislation
- HB 24-1004: Ex-Offenders Practice in Regulated Occupations
- HB 24-1097: Military Family Occupational Credentialing
- HB 24-1342: Test Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
- SB 24-129: Non Profit Information Sharing
- SB 24-141: Out of State Telehealth Providers
- HB 24-1002: Social Work Licensure Compact
- HB 24-1217: Sharing of Patient Health-Care Information
- SB 24-115: Mental Health Professional Practice Requirements
- HB 24-1045: Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
- 2023 New Legislation
- HB 23-1003: School Mental Health Assessment
- HB 23-1031: Mental Health Professional Reporting Exemption
- HB23-1071: Licensed Psychologist Psychotropic Medication Prescribing
- SB 23-004: Employment of School Mental Health Professionals
- SB23-102: Rule Review Bill
- SB23-170: Extreme Risk Protection Order Petitions
- SB23-265: SB 23-265: Prohibit Professional Discipline for Marijuana
- SB 23-286: Access to Government Records
- 2024 New Legislation
- Meeting Minutes