Therapist profile
Jennifer McFarlin, LMFT
Florida
LMFT in Florida - Relationships and Attachment
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Florida / MT3239
- NPI
- 1417574740
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Attachment-focused work
- Relationship concerns
- Eating and body image
About Jennifer
Jennifer McFarlin is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem struggles, trauma and grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and codependency. Jennifer focuses on practical steps people can use to change how they relate to others and to themselves.
She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That means talking through how family of origin beliefs affect today's choices. Jennifer also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help interrupt harmful thoughts and on emotionally-focused work to identify and process strong feelings.
Her early career included inpatient work at a mental health hospital and three years as a primary therapist at an eating disorder treatment center. There she led groups, worked with families, and treated co-occurring depression, anxiety, and OCD alongside disordered eating. Since 2020 she has maintained a private practice in Florida where relationship and attachment concerns are a central focus.
In sessions she looks at both coping skills and the deeper beliefs driving behavior. That includes exploring abandonment fears, attachment wounds, control and communication problems, and blended family stress. The aim is to help people make concrete changes in how they connect with others.
She asks new clients to share current concerns and goals so therapy can be practical and focused. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to set priorities together.
How sessions work
How attachment and practical therapies translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shaped current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to map attachment styles and the wounds that keep people stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors with concrete tools like thought records and behavior experiments to reduce anxiety and unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and process strong feelings in the moment so interactions with partners or family change over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, comfort, and the situations they want to change. That assessment evolves as sessions proceed and practical adjustments are made together.
The original biography does not list which online formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also make some tasks, like sharing worksheets or practicing communication skills in role-plays, easier to manage from wherever the client is. Licensed professionals adapt session length and tools to match each person's routine and goals.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends attachment-based approaches with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing when useful. The work is both practical and aimed at understanding underlying relationship beliefs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience, including inpatient hospital work and three years at an eating disorder treatment center before running a private practice since 2020.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (FL LMFT) and practices in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.