Therapist profile
Heather Wilkie, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Parenting
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- ACT and CBT
- Emotionally-Focused work
- LGBT informed practice
About Heather
Heather Wilkie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strains, identity questions, addictions, grief, trauma, mood disorders and work-related pressures. Sessions are offered in English and are informed by a long history of working with LGBT communities and related identity issues.
Heather draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Client-Centered Therapy and Existential Therapy. She uses those methods to address communication problems, attachment concerns, body image issues, codependency, and the effects of domestic violence or separation. Practical skills and reflection are mixed in sessions to help people manage feelings and make clearer choices.
Her work often focuses on everyday, household tensions - the friction with a partner, parenting load, or caring for a difficult parent. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood swings, sleep or eating problems, and compassion fatigue from caregiving or helping roles. Heather describes therapy as a cooperative process where goals and pace are set together.
Clients can expect direct conversation, exercises that target thoughts and behaviors, and attention to emotional patterns that show up in relationships. She also attends to kink and alternative sex culture topics, blended family dynamics, and gender dysphoria when those issues are part of what someone brings. The overall aim is clearer communication and more manageable day-to-day functioning.
Heather practices in Florida and offers services in English. If someone is considering starting, they are encouraged to confirm how sessions are currently offered before scheduling.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then choose actions that align with personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, identity concerns, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with panic, low mood, sleep and eating problems, and coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That can mean trying techniques from more than one approach and adjusting what is used as progress and needs become clearer.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy household, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises so they work over calls or video and help people practice skills between meetings to carry changes into daily life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting difficulties, identity issues, addictions, grief, trauma, mood disorders, and related areas like body image and communication problems.
How would she approach work on family or parenting stress?
She uses practical therapy methods to improve communication, manage emotions, and build strategies that reduce daily conflict and overwhelm within households.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has nine years of experience working clinically and previously has worked extensively with LGBT communities, which informs her practice.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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