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Entry 025119Florida / United States

Jennifer McFarlin

Jennifer McFarlin, LMFT

Florida 12 years in practice

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Licensed MFT - relationship and family issues

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  • Attachment work
  • Eating concerns
  • CBT and mindfulness

About Jennifer

FL LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 12 years of clinical experience. Jennifer McFarlin focuses on relationship and family concerns, attachment issues, eating-related problems, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She uses approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused methods, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.

Jennifer begins by looking at how early family relationships shape beliefs and reactions today. She asks about family of origin patterns and how those patterns affect current relationships. Sessions can include direct discussion of communication habits, boundaries, and decision-making within relationships.

In work related to eating and body image concerns she draws on experience from inpatient and outpatient settings to address co-occurring depression, anxiety, and obsessive tendencies. That background informs both one-on-one and group-oriented thinking about behavior and recovery.

When helping people with attachment and intimacy, she focuses on identifying core wounds that drive connection styles. The aim is to move toward more secure ways of relating by noticing old beliefs and practicing new responses over time.

Her approach balances skill-building with deeper exploration. Jennifer uses mindfulness and cognitive tools to manage symptoms while also tracing the beliefs and family dynamics behind them. She frames therapy as a collaborative process, attending to both immediate coping and longer-term relationship patterns.

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How her approaches translate to remote work

Jennifer commonly uses attachment-based therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work focuses on identifying early relationship wounds and how they shape current connection patterns; it helps with intimacy struggles, commitment issues, and family conflict. Cognitive behavioral therapy targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear, practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, and unhealthy eating behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively, and adjustments are made based on what helps in weekly sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also support steady practice of skills learned in sessions, such as mindfulness exercises and behavioral experiments, in everyday contexts.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSelf esteem

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySomatic TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy problems, parenting, depression, and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

Her practice uses attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing to guide sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of experience in counseling, including work in a mental health hospital and as a primary therapist in an eating disorder treatment center before opening a private practice in 2020.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Florida.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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