Tameka McFarland, LMFT
North Carolina · 7 years in practice
Tameka McFarland greets clients with a direct, practical approach.
License and registration
- LMFT, North Carolina
- 2185 · expires July 2026
- LMFT, Virginia
- 0717002327 · expires June 2026
- LMFT, South Carolina
- 8219 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1013422500 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tameka
Tameka McFarland greets clients with a direct, practical approach. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, intimacy issues, and life changes that leave people feeling stressed or stuck. Tameka works with adults 18 and older across sexual orientations and backgrounds.
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in North Carolina. Tameka draws on methods that help people notice what matters and change patterns that cause pain.
Background and approach
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also uses emotionally-focused and attachment-based ideas to improve connection between partners. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-directed, with time for reflection.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Human Development and Family Studies minor from UNC Greensboro and a Master of Science from Capella University. She has been licensed since December 2017 and has seven years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family issues. Tameka often helps people manage grief, depression, anxiety, and compassion fatigue.
She addresses specific issues such as abandonment, codependency, blended family challenges, and communication problems. Work in sessions ranges from problem-solving practical steps to practicing new ways of relating. People who choose Tameka can expect sessions that mix guided conversation with real-world strategies.
She offers several formats for contact and tailors her plan to each person's goals. Her practice centers on helping people make meaningful change in their relationships and day-to-day life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tameka lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Tameka names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It is useful when stress, anxiety, or low motivation get in the way of living a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and helps clients change patterns that make intimacy hard. This approach is often used for couples, trust issues, and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tameka will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve, then pick or blend methods together. This collaborative process aims to match techniques to the person’s needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship work while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical alongside work and family commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Tameka addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, intimacy issues, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also works on specific problems like abandonment, codependency, blended family issues, and communication problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style mixes focused conversation with practical exercises. She uses strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and emotionally-focused work to change patterns and improve connection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience and has been licensed since December 2017.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with licensure in South Carolina and North Carolina, and she practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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