Reviews

The Therapist Development Center prep courses came highly recommended from many different people I know who took the course and passed the first time. I purchased the L&E prep course, studied it twice and passed the LMFT L&E exam the first time! Four years later, my hours were approved by the BBS and I was approved to take the LMFT clinical exam. I purchased the prep course, studied it twice and passed the LMFT clinical exam the first time! I haven't taken another prep course so I can't compare. However, I know interns who have taken other prep courses and failed the exam. I always recommend them to try the TDC course and share my experience. The courses not only prepare you for the exam but, prepare you to be a skilled, ethical professional.

Thank you TDC for helping me pass my LMFT licensing exam! I found the structured step-by-step approach very helpful in attaining, and retaining knowledge necessary for the exam. TDC prepares your brain for test taking success as well as test-day anxiety management tactics. I felt confident and going into test day, and I came out feeling perhaps almost over-prepared. So, I passed the exam! Yay! More Importantly, I have the necessary knowledge and skills to make informed/sound clinical judgements when presented with difficult issues with clients. Thanks TDC, You help people help people;)

All the reviews about how this study program is amazing are all true! I took the test on 3/25/19 and passed on my first try. This program is the way to go. I went in feeling nervous but as soon as I started taking the test I felt a little better as I felt that the program prepared me for the content and how to look at the questions. Asya helped me with breaking down the vignettes so as not to get overwhelmed. The timing breakdown that they give you is gold! I am a very slow test taker and so this helped me with making sure I was on schedule during the exam. There were a few questions where I was stuck but I remembered how some questions don’t count towards the score and this helped me to not feel discouraged. Even with those questions I felt pretty confident going through the test and was so absolutely relieved and ecstatic to see the “pass” on my results. I am so thankful for this program and I will recommend this to all my friends, coworkers, and colleagues. Thank you so much TDC!! I still can’t believe it!

The mocks are on point and a great indicator-don’t let the scores discourage you-they over prepare you! Keep track of your pace and keep going. Passed on the first try-only used TDC to prepare

I am so grateful to TDC. I did not pass my first exam, but I stuck with TDC's study material, I was determined to pass.
The individual coaching I had with Aysa helped me tremendously. She could see what I could not see. Aysa helped me control my anxiety and just basically answered every question I had. The exam was very similar to TDC's practice exams.
I am thrilled I passed! Thank you TDC and Aysa!
Lori

Well done on the final mock! It approximates the real exam more closely than the previous ones.
Thank you for all you do for AMFTs!
Can't remember much now. I'm exhausted, but still feeling very grateful!

Thank you so much for developing this study program. I had paid for two other study programs but found them useless. I learned from your program that I am an audio learner which helped me a great deal to learn the material and implement strategies.

I don't think that I could have passed my test on my first try if I had not used this program. I've highly recommended it to others!

Thank you, TDC, for your guidance through this process. The materials were concise yet thorough and comprehensive. The audio was super helpful. And the coaching of test taking techniques and strategies perhaps the most valuable (for me.) I took Amanda's advice and allowed myself to imagine her in the room with me as I was taking the test and would get stuck on a question, felt fatigued, or that there was no way I would finish on time (I finished with one minute to spare), or pass. As Amanda says repeatedly throughout the course, having the a positive attitude is critical and perhaps the deciding factor for passing the exam. Many times during the exam, I had to literally take a deep breath, make sure both feet were on the ground and shift my perspective and attitude to remember to "lean in." I finished the exam with 1 minute to spare.

TDC was a tremendous help to me for my entire clinical experience, from Law & Ethics and all the way through to the end of my CCE! I took Law & Ethics and passed on my first attempt. I took the clinical exam twice within one year, and passed on my second attempt. I missed the clinical on the first time around by ONE point, and I had run out of time with about 20 questions and 10 minutes left. That being said, I was very aware that time management and anxiety management were the two areas that I needed to practice working through the most. I did just that through my second round of studying for the clinical. I passed each of my three mocks with not just high scores, but with plenty of time left over. One thing that was VERY effective for me the second time around, also, was committing to studying for no more than two hours at a time, much self-care following my studying, and positive affirmations. This is JUST a test. It doesn't define me as a person or a clinician. It's just ONE more silly thing that the BBS requires all of us to do in order to become licensed. Another thing that was super helpful to me was printing out and reading through many of Robin's and Asya's blogs about anxiety and time management. I read through some of them many times a week. The Narrative Therapy Blog was especially useful to me! Since I was feeling a little nervous five days before my scheduled exam and had scored pretty low on the first/final mock exam, I elected to do a private phone session with Asya. This made the difference, truly, in me feeling unconfident and defeated, and powering through this exam with the knowing that I can and will get through it. She especially helped with time management techniques. I finished my CCE with ZERO stress related to time management, moved along at a steady pace, finished on time...and passed! I have been very happy with TDC overall, and with the wonderful support offered by each of the coaches. I cannot thank you all enough for having my back from day one!