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Thank you for your interest in the CAMFT Honors and Awards Program. Our Honors and Awards Committee will begin reviewing nominations after the deadline date of November 27, 2026. Recipients will be notified April 1, 2027.
A Distinguished Clinical Member is a clinical member or Life clinical member who has given outstanding service in the field of marriage and family therapy and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. The recipient muse be engaged at the time of nomination in the advancement of marriage and family therapy. Nominees are required to have been clinical members of CAMFT for two years. In addition, nominees are required to have five years of experience following licensure as an LMFT. NOTE: the Honors Committee prefers that candidates have a minimum of 10 years as a clinical member of CAMFT. The longevity, complexity, depth and number of years providing service will be strongly considered. It is also strongly encouraged by the Honors Committee that Distinguished Clinical Members be nominated by any CAMFT member. If a candidate self-nominates, they will need to have a letter of recommendation from an active CAMFT member that addresses the criteria of the application.
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CAMFT makes this award available to honor a literary or research contribution to the profession. Nominations must be made by eight clinical CAMFT members.
This award recognizes an outstanding school or agency. Any CAMFT member may nominate or recommend a school or agency for their contribution to their community and the practice of marriage and family therapy. CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Only a non-member (not a member of CAMFT) may receive this award for making an outstanding contribution to, or providing an outstanding service for, the field of marriage and family therapists.
Lyla Tyler has served in the mental health field for more than 40 years and been a dedicated member of CAMFT for more than 20. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and EMDR-certified professional, she has exhibited an incredible commitment to the profession and fostered healing for the children and families who have sought her support. Over the past 20 years, Lyla has made an impression with her heartfelt dedication to service, encouraging personality, and supportive character. She has specialized in working with children whose families have experienced a terminal illness and medical trauma. Additionally, she has supported children experiencing bereavement through her involvement with the Children’s Bereavement Art Group at Sutter Health and children healing from traumas through her varied work experiences. Lyla served as an adjunct professor at California State University, Sacramento and Alliant Professional School of Psychology, and she has provided training and supervision to countless individuals throughout California and the United States and around the world. She has served as a board member for the Sacramento Valley Chapter of CAMFT and as committee member and committee chair, among other roles, at the California Association for Play Therapy (CalAPT); she is a founding member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of CalAPT. Lyla currently owns a group practice, Kid Counseling Sacramento, that specializes in treatment for children, teens, and families.
Jonathan Flier represents the best attributes of being an LMFT and a CAMFT member. He has been a licensed marriage and family therapist in Beverly Hills since 1991. He’s taught psychology to aspiring clinicians at the master’s and the doctorial level at several universities, and he’s volunteered as a supervisor for associates and trainees for more than 30 years at a low-fee community clinic. He has written articles for The Therapist and LA-CAMFT’s monthly newsletter. Through his efforts as chapter president, Jonathan was largely responsible for resurrecting LA-CAMFT, which has since grown to 400-plus members. He served on the CAMFT Board of Directors for four years and as chair of the CAMFT Chapter Advisory Council, which he remained a member of from 2019-2026. During his LA-CAMFT presidency, California had more LMFTs than all other states combined, and CAMFT and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) viewed each other as incompatible rivals. Jonathan established joint in-person workshops for LA-CAMFT and the newly formed AAMFT Santa Monica/West L.A. Networking District that led to collaborations between the CEOs of AAMFT and CAMFT.