Jennifer McFarlin , LMFT

Jennifer McFarlin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida who supports individuals, couples, and families as they repair relationships with themselves and others. She holds the LMFT credential, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and completed a Master’s in Counselor Education and Specialist in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Florida in 2012.

Following graduate school, she completed registered intern hours at a mental health hospital working with people experiencing severe mental illness. After licensure, she served as a Primary Therapist at an eating disorder treatment center where she spent three years treating disordered eating and addressing co-occurring depression, anxiety, and OCD through individual, group, and family therapy.

Since 2020 she has operated a private practice with a strong focus on relationship dynamics and attachment styles, and she earned certification in Integrated Attachment Theory in 2024. In both individual and couples work she helps clients identify the core wounds that shape their attachment patterns and supports them in moving toward more secure ways of relating.

Her approach is systemic: she assesses how beliefs formed in a person’s family of origin influence behavior and relationships, and while teaching coping skills she also addresses the underlying belief systems that drive symptoms. Her stated mission is to leave people better than she found them, working collaboratively to improve life and relationships.

Attachment and Emotion-Focused Approaches for Online Care

Jennifer McFarlin uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, helping clients understand and shift long-standing attachment wounds. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to identify and reshape interaction cycles in couples and close relationships so partners can respond to each other with greater understanding and emotion regulation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jennifer works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions based on the presenting concerns and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy provides flexible options for participation by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from home. These formats support continuity of care and allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent, goal-focused work even when in-person visits are not feasible.