Jennifer McFarlin, LMFT

Jennifer McFarlin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Florida who specializes in helping people repair relationships with themselves and others. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process, acting as a confidant, mediator, and encourager while guiding clients through change and healing.

She earned a Master of Science in Counselor Education and a Specialist degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Florida in 2012. Early in her career she completed registered intern hours at a mental health hospital working with people with severe mental illness. After licensure she served as a Primary Therapist at an eating disorder treatment center for three years, providing individual, group, and family therapy to clients facing disordered eating alongside depression, anxiety, and OCD.

Since 2020 she has maintained a private practice with a strong focus on relationship dynamics and attachment styles. She became certified in Integrated Attachment Theory in 2024 and uses that training to help individuals, couples, and families identify core wounds behind attachment patterns and move toward more secure ways of relating. Jennifer takes a systemic view, exploring family of origin beliefs that shape current behaviors, and pairs coping skills with deeper work on underlying belief systems. Her goal is to help people leave therapy in a stronger place than where they began.

Attachment and Emotion-Focused Care Delivered Online

Jennifer often integrates Attachment-Based Therapy into her work, which examines how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and helps clients identify and heal core wounds that influence attachment. This approach is useful for people struggling with intimacy, abandonment fears, and relationship instability.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples and individuals recognize and express underlying emotions, transform negative interaction patterns, and build stronger emotional connections. EFT focuses on what people feel in the moment and how those feelings affect interaction with others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to symptoms like anxiety, depression, and disordered eating. CBT provides practical tools to manage symptoms while complementary therapies address deeper relational dynamics.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Jennifer works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow clients to engage from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain consistent care, and access licensed professionals when in-person visits are not feasible.