The credential ‘MT-BC‘ (Music Therapist – Board Certified) is required to professionally practice music therapy.  Music therapists who earned one of the following credentials, RMT, CMT and ACMT, prior to the formation of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) in 1998 are currently not required to hold the MT-BC credential.  However, this is not a large percenatage of music therapy professionals so if you do not see MT-BC following their name it would be best to ask.

A music therapist is eligible to sit for the national board certification exam after completing their bachelor’s degree in music therapy from one of over 70 college and university programs approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).

All music therapists at DBC3 Music Therapy have the MT-BC credential.