Tameka McFarland, LMFT
Relationship and family guidance for adults
Details
| Name | Tameka McFarland |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Tameka
Tameka McFarland is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps adults facing relationship and family stresses. She focuses on concerns that affect intimacy, parenting, and everyday connection. Her work also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, self‑esteem struggles, and life transitions.
She draws on Narrative Therapy and other approaches to help clients tell clearer stories about themselves and their relationships. That often means naming patterns, testing new ways of communicating, and shifting the roles people play at home.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and direct, with attention to what a person wants to feel and do differently. McFarland has seven years of clinical experience and maintains a practice in North Carolina. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Human Development and Family Studies minor and a Master of Science.
She uses a range of methods to respond to different needs rather than a single fixed technique. People meet her to address couples concerns, blended family issues, parenting strain, and attachment struggles. She also helps with abandonment wounds, commitment fears, codependency, and communication breakdowns.
Work may include short-term problem solving or longer-term changes in how people relate. Therapy sessions use conversational, client-centered methods combined with skills practice from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches. She sees adults 18 and older of all sexual orientations and backgrounds.
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues among the things Tameka works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Tameka among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Tameka directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Tameka directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
Online sessions can use Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. That work focuses on identifying dominant storylines, highlighting moments that contradict them, and trying new ways of talking and acting in relationships. Narrative work can help with attachment issues, blended family tensions, and long-standing communication patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) blends acceptance of difficult feelings with clear action toward valued goals. It teaches small, practical steps to notice thoughts and make choices that match what matters most, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and caregiving stress. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early bonds shape current closeness and trust, and it aims to change interaction patterns that create distance or conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort, and daily realities. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework exchanges, or support between sessions, adding flexibility for busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What relationship or family issues are addressed?
She helps with intimacy and communication problems, blended family challenges, separation and divorce concerns, and broader family-of-origin patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions use narrative work, client-centered listening, and skill practice from cognitive and acceptance-based methods.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship, parenting, and mood-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and practices in North Carolina with licensure in SC LMFT and NC LMFT.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
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