California LMFT Clinical Exam: 30-Day Study Plan

The California LMFT Clinical Exam covers a broad scope of knowledge. To be fully prepared, you need to hold that knowledge -- and also be able to apply critical test-taking and anxiety management skills.

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Our California LMFT Clinical Exam prep program can help you do exactly that. Our video-based lectures, focused quizzes, mock exams with full rationales, exclusive Think Like the Test™ video on test-taking skills, and more are designed to give you thorough and well-rounded preparedness for your licensing exam.

Our program is organized into modules for easy learning. Most people can complete the full course in a total of 50-60 hours. Here, we've divided the program into a 30-day study plan, but you can expand or condense this to fit your needs. As I often say, the only bad study plan is one that doesn't work for you.

Here is your 30-day study plan. Our video-based program includes more than 400 practice questions with complete rationales, our exclusive Think Like the Test segment, and much more, all at the lowest cost among competing programs. You can start immediately when you register.

Total times here include video segments and brief topic-focused quizzes. Of course, individual time needs will vary.

Day 1

Complete Welcome chapter
Watch videos 1-01 through 1-05
Organize study plan

Approximate time: 2.5 hours

Day 2

Watch videos 1-06 through 1-08
Approximate time: 1 hour

Day 3

Watch video 1-09
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 4

Watch videos 1-10 through 1-15
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 5

Watch all remaining videos in Chapter 1
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 6

Watch all videos in Chapter 2
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 7

Complete quiz: Differential Diagnosis
Review answers and rationales

Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 8 - Rest

No studying today
Go outside. Spend time with people you care about. 

Day 9

Watch videos 3-01 through 3-05
Complete mini-quiz: Tarasoff

Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 10

Watch videos 3-06 through 3-09
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 11

Watch all remaining videos in Chapter 3
Approximate time: 1 hour

Day 12

Watch videos 4-01 through 4-08
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 13

Watch videos 4-09 through 4-12
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 14

Watch videos 4-13 through 4-17
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 15

Watch all remaining videos in Chapter 4
Complete quiz: Treatment Planning
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 16

Review answers and rationales from Treatment Planning quiz
Watch video 5-01

Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 17

Watch videos 5-02 through 5-04
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 18

Watch videos 5-05 through 5-07
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 19

Watch all remaining videos in Chapter 5
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 20 - Rest 

No studying today
Go outside. Spend time with people you care about. 

Day 21

Watch videos 6-01 through 6-05
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 22

Watch videos 6-06 through 6-08
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 23

Watch all remaining videos in Chapter 6
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 24

Watch all videos in Chapter 7
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 25: Mini-Mock Exam

Complete Mini-Mock Exam
Approximate time: 1.5 hours

Day 26

Review answers and rationales from Mini-Mock Exam
Approximate time: 2 hours

Day 27: Full-Length Mock Exam 1

Complete Full-Length Mock Exam 1
Approximate time: 4 hours

Day 28

Review results and rationales from Mock Exam 1
Review material as needed

Approximate time: 3 hours

Day 29: Full-Length Mock Exam 2

Complete Full-Length Mock Exam 2
Approximate time: 4 hours

Day 30

Review results and rationales from Mock Exam 2
Review material as needed
Get a great night of sleep!

Approximate time: 3 hours

We believe in you. We built this program for you. You’ve got this.