How do most people enter the clinical psychology profession?

You must obtain either a Ph.D or a Psy.D and then become licensed in the state where you wish to practice. The time line for completion of the doctorate is 5 to 6 years, perhaps longer. Getting into a PhD program in clinical psychology is very competitive. In other words you must be a stellar student with very high GRE scores (the GRE is the entrance exam for graduate school). It is not unusual for programs to only accept students who have obtained a master's degree with extensive research experience (a masters degree usually takes 2 years to complete...sometimes more).

So, after you complete your B.S. it might take 8 years to get a doctorate IF you must first obtain a master's degree.

As you can see, the amount of time required is equivalent to that required of a medical practitioner!

Grad school such as a masters in marriage and family therapy (MFT). Or Ph. D or Psy. D.

Hi Sabine!

It really depends upon what you want to do in your career. Here are some sites that will help you see possibilities. Especially in Psychology it is possible to spend a lot of time and money on a higher degree and not be able to find a job. Be careful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlAE8A_HRnM
http://www.goodtherapy.org/become-a-therapist/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/post_9154_b_6865002.html