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Online therapist

Jennifer McFarlin

Relationship-focused family therapist

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jennifer

Jennifer McFarlin is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on family and relationship challenges. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. She also addresses eating and body image issues, intimacy and communication problems, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

She uses clear, direct conversation and practical tools. Sessions often include talking through patterns, learning coping skills, and exploring how family history shapes current relationships.

Background and approach

She brings a calm, steady presence and aims to make therapy understandable and useful for busy families. Jennifer earned her Master’s in Counselor Education and Specialist in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Florida in 2012.

She completed intern hours at a mental health hospital and later worked as a primary therapist at an eating disorder treatment center, where she led individual, group, and family therapy. In 2020 she opened a independent practice with an emphasis on attachment and relationship work.

Much of her work looks at the beliefs formed in early family life and how those beliefs affect current functioning and partnerships. She helps clients identify those underlying beliefs and develop new ways of relating. Her approach blends evidence-based methods with a systemic view of relationships.

Jennifer draws from attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match the needs of each person or couple.

How attachment and evidence-based methods translate online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current bonds. It helps people understand why they react certain ways in close relationships and aims to build more supported ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and replacing them with more useful ones to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person or couple to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and day-to-day life. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and needs change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. Video and phone let people have focused conversations while live chat or messaging can support check-ins and between-session work. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue relational work without extra travel.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she typically address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or family problems. Other focuses include eating and body image issues, intimacy struggles, parenting, and trauma effects.
What is her general style in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and direct, with an emphasis on clarity and practical steps. She combines exploration of patterns with skill building to help people manage day-to-day challenges.
What training and experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of experience and completed a Master’s in Counselor Education and Specialist in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2012. Her background includes hospital internship work and several years at an eating disorder treatment center.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Florida, listed as FL LMFT MT3239.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to meet depending on needs and preference.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing will be shown during sign-up and scheduling.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability. The matching step helps pair needs with approaches.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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