Therapist profile
Tameka McFarland, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Parenting
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- Relationship communication
- Parenting support
- Emotion-focused work
About Tameka
Tameka McFarland is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in North Carolina with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults 18 and up on relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, grief, and related life changes. Sessions address how emotions, communication, and past patterns affect current relationships.
She approaches therapy using methods that look at patterns between people and the stories they tell about themselves. That can mean focusing on emotions in the moment, examining how family roles developed, or trying brief, practical steps to change unhelpful behaviors. Tameka also uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot and adjust thought patterns that fuel worry and low mood.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies from UNC Greensboro, and a Master of Science from Capella University completed in 2017. She has been licensed since December 2017 as an LMFT in North Carolina and South Carolina. Her experience includes work with couples who are dating, planning marriage, currently married, or considering divorce, and with individuals navigating related emotional concerns.
Tameka runs a private practice in North Carolina where she offers therapy geared toward real-life relationship problems. She can also discuss tools for parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, and fatherhood issues. Her work attends to attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, codependency, and communication problems.
She aims to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck and try straightforward changes. Therapy often combines emotional work with skills practice so clients can try different ways of relating and coping between sessions.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Tameka commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name the feelings that drive relationship behavior. EFT focuses on emotional patterns between partners and can help when intimacy or connection is strained.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting controlled by them and then taking actions that reflect personal values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and responses in close relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That may mean mixing emotion-focused work with skills-based CBT or ACT exercises depending on progress.
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 day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The focus remains on practical tools for improving communication, managing anxiety, and changing patterns that affect relationships.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What relationship and family concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship and family issues including intimacy problems, parenting strain, blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and family of origin concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based, and Client-Centered ideas to address emotions, thoughts, and relational patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has been licensed as an LMFT since December 2017.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in South Carolina and North Carolina and she practices from North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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