- Attachment-based work
- Eating and body image
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Jennifer
Jennifer McFarlin is a Florida LMFT with 12 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, eating and body image issues, and intimacy-related concerns. She also works with parenting challenges, attachment and abandonment concerns, and the fallout of divorce or blended family dynamics.
Jennifer spent early years completing a master’s degree in Counselor Education and a Specialist in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Florida. 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 where she provided individual, group, and family work for clients with disordered eating and co-occurring depression, anxiety, and OCD.
Since 2020 she has maintained a private practice focused on relationship issues and attachment styles. She completed a certification in Integrated Attachment Theory in 2024. In sessions she looks at how family of origin beliefs show up in current relationships and daily life. She works with individuals and couples to identify the underlying patterns behind symptoms rather than only teaching coping skills.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work, emotionally-focused methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions involve talking through the role of past relationships, noticing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and practicing different ways of responding to others and to oneself.
People who choose Jennifer often want focused, practical work on relationship patterns, eating and body image concerns, or persistent shame and guilt tied to past events or family messages. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. In online sessions this looks like talking about patterns of closeness and distance, naming attachment triggers, and practicing new ways of connecting in real time. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and express the feelings that drive relationship conflicts. It involves slowing down interactions, naming emotions, and trying alternative responses to see what feels different.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In sessions she helps people notice automatic thoughts, test them, and try new behaviors to change how they feel. Together the therapist and client decide which of these approaches fits the concern and goals, and they adjust the work as needed. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments around daily life, allow a shorter check-in when time is tight, and reduce the need to travel. Therapists can use conversation, guided exercises, and mindfulness practices in remote sessions to address relationship patterns, eating concerns, shame, and anxiety in ways that fit into everyday routines.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, eating and body image concerns, grief, intimacy problems, parenting challenges, and attachment-related difficulties.
How does she approach shame or guilt related to relationships?
She uses attachment-focused conversations and emotionally-focused techniques to identify underlying wounds and the beliefs that fuel shame or guilt. Cognitive and mindfulness strategies are used to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jennifer has 12 years of experience since completing her graduate training in 2012, including hospital intern work and several years at an eating disorder treatment center before opening a private practice in 2020.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to schedule with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.