Heather Wilkie

Heather Wilkie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings nine years of counseling experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. She also supports people facing identity questions, addiction, grief, sleep and eating struggles, and career or parenting stress.

Heather uses an approach that centers the person in front of her. Sessions are collaborative and respectful, with emphasis on listening first and then trying practical steps that fit each person’s life. She aims for clear goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

In sessions she draws on techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That mix helps with changing unhelpful thoughts, building emotional contact in relationships, and clarifying what matters most to a person. She also integrates client-centered and existential ideas to keep therapy grounded in the client’s values and real choices.

Her work has included supporting people who identify as LGBT and those processing trauma, attachment or family issues. Heather pays attention to issues like ADHD, bipolar disorder, substance concerns, and caregiving fatigue when they affect daily life and relationships.

People can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools to try between sessions, and a focus on small, achievable steps toward better coping and clearer priorities.

How Heather’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when feelings are difficult. It’s useful for anxiety, anger, and life changes where values guide choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions in relationships and can help with intimacy and communication challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and practical.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online counseling can make sessions easier to fit into busy lives by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling more flexible around work or family demands. Licensed professionals can guide practical skill-building, values work, and emotion-focused exercises in a similar way to in-person sessions, while tailoring assignments to what fits a person’s everyday routine.