Therapist here... questions about further education

[Jonathan Whatley]

Numbers can misdirect: The DBH isn't a long program.

I should step back for something important. You mentioned that you don't want a degree that limits you when you apply for teaching positions in the future. CACREP has instituted requirements in recent years that newly hired core faculty at programs it accredits must "have an earned doctoral degree in counselor education, preferably from a CACREP-accredited program." In MFT you might also review COAMFTE faculty standards. Of course if your goal is teaching at a different level or as non-core faculty, these won't apply, though then you'd also be competing with a larger pool.