Jacqueline Florian

Biography

Dr. Jacqueline Florian, PhD, LMFT (ella/she) is an Assistant Professor for the Couple and Family Therapy program at Alliant International University, Los Angeles Campus. Her experiences as a bilingual therapist and second-generation Latina are interwoven with her research, clinical work, and supervision. She has extensive experience working with minoritized communities and immigrant families. Her supervision practices emphasizes the self-of-the-therapist work including how individuals’ identities become present in the therapy room.

Professional Interests

• Self of the therapist work
• Sociopolitical climate’s impact on immigrant and mixed status families
• Experience of first-born Latine daughters navigating higher education

Education and Certifications

AAMFT Approved Supervisor

Courses

• Practicum
• Parent-Child Therapy Techniques

Scholarship & Contributions to the Field

Florian, J. (2026). Puppet play telenovela. In R. A. Cobb (Ed). The therapist’s notebook for teletherapy with children and adolescents: Creative interventions for effective online therapy (pp. 328-233). Routledge.

Florian, J. & Cobb, R. (2024). Migration journeys: Increasing bonds with shared stories and geographical maps. In R. A. Cobb and C. Borst (Eds.), The therapist’s notebook for systemic teletherapy: Creative interventions for effective online therapy (pp. 213-218). Routledge.

Espinoza, S., Dadras, I., & Florian, J., & Soto-Matute, H. (2024). Reimagining treatment for children caged at the border. In E. Ruehs-Navarro, L. C. Munoz, & S. J. Diaz (Eds.), Kids in cages: Surviving and resisting child migrant detention (pp. 221-243). University of Arizona Press.