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Heather Wilkie, LMHC

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Heather

Heather Wilkie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida who centers work around Internal Family Systems alongside complementary methods. She brings a thoughtful, collaborative stance to clients facing stress, anxiety, identity-related concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and many other life challenges.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, parenting and family struggles, and difficulties with sleep, eating, and self-esteem. With nine years of clinical experience, Heather weaves client-centered, ACT, CBT, and emotionally-focused techniques into treatment to meet each person where they are.

Her approach emphasizes respect and partnership so clients can explore attachment, communication, codependency, body image, gender dysphoria, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and alternative sex culture matters including BDSM and kink. She also works with concerns around substance use, domestic violence, divorce and blended family dynamics, and career or caregiving burnout.

Heather aims to support growth at a comfortable pace while helping clients develop practical skills and clearer internal balance. She offers services in English and provides remote session formats that adapt to varying needs and schedules.

Integrating IFS, ACT, and Client-Centered Work Online

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and relate to different internal parts rather than being overwhelmed by a single experience, which can be useful for working with trauma responses, identity conflicts, and self-critical patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility so people can pursue meaningful goals even while uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that supports people in exploring their experience and arriving at their own insights.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather uses conversation and assessment in early sessions to determine which combination of methods fits a client's needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress and new priorities emerge. Clients are involved in decisions about pace and focus throughout care.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or mobility challenges. These options let clients access licensed professionals from their own location while maintaining continuity of care and adapting to different communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Heather address?
Heather works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, identity-related matters, trauma, grief, addictions, mood disorders, parenting and family challenges, and many related struggles listed in her specialties.
What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?
The practice integrates Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to tailor interventions to each person.
How much clinical experience does Heather have?
Heather has nine years of professional experience providing mental health care and applying multiple therapeutic modalities to support diverse concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the designation FL LMHC MH20343 and practices in Florida.
Does Heather offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Clients may choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what best fits their needs and schedule.
How are fees and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English