- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment work
- Eating and body image
About Jennifer
Jennifer McFarlin is a Florida licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family problems, eating and body image concerns, depression, grief, parenting strain, and intimacy-related issues. Jennifer also addresses attachment wounds, abandonment fears, communication problems, codependency, and blended family challenges.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside attachment-based work to look at how feelings and patterns connect in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness strategies are used to reduce symptoms and build clearer thinking. Motivational interviewing and narrative approaches help people find motivation and reframe personal stories.
Jennifer draws on her background in hospital-based care and eating disorder treatment to work with complex presentations, including co-occurring depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive concerns. In those settings she led both individual and group work and collaborated with families as part of treatment plans.
In private practice she tends to focus on how early family beliefs shape current relationships and behaviors. Sessions often involve identifying the core beliefs behind a problem, practicing alternative ways of interacting, and building more secure attachment patterns. She works in a systemic way, considering the impact of meaningful relationships on symptoms.
People who come to Jennifer can expect direct, practical conversations about patterns and clear steps to try between sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships. It helps people name hard feelings and shift recurring interaction patterns that cause distress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current bonds. It helps people recognize attachment styles, process core wounds, and practice more secure ways of connecting.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers practical exercises to change thinking patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether EFT, attachment work, CBT, or a mix fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift as therapy progresses.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or offering sessions that don't require video when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits can help people maintain regular appointments and apply what they practice in everyday situations.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, eating and body image concerns, depression, grief, parenting and intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based perspectives with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to address emotions and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience, including hospital-based inpatient work and several years at an eating disorder treatment center before running a private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMFT and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.