Therapist profile
Ilkem Onder, LMHC
LMHC in Florida - Family and parenting focus
Continue with IlkemAbout
- Client-centered listening
- Cognitive behavioral methods
- Mindfulness practices
About Ilkem
Ilkem Onder is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults around stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting strains. Ilkem also supports people dealing with sleep and eating issues, anger, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and ADHD-related challenges.
She focuses on understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect. Sessions tend to look at patterns that keep problems repeating and practical steps to change them. Ilkem uses conversation, reflection, and tried approaches to help clients notice what gets in the way of feeling better.
Her style combines client-centered listening with clear strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing methods are added when they fit a person’s goals. The aim is straightforward: help people identify what matters and try small, manageable changes.
Ilkem often helps people cope with life transitions such as divorce, caregiving stress, fertility or cancer-related concerns, and loss near the end of life. She also addresses attachment and abandonment wounds, communication problems, infidelity, and isolation. Practical problem solving and skill-building are common parts of sessions.
People who prefer a calm, direct approach that mixes talk and concrete tools may find her approach useful. She offers services in English and practices in Florida as an LMHC.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Ilkem uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide conversations and create practical change. Client-centered work focuses on understanding a person’s perspective and priorities, which helps clarify what to work on first. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches ways to test and change them.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice physical sensations and thought patterns, and on motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. Mindfulness can help with sleep, anxiety, and stress, while motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process; she will work with each person to decide what fits their needs and goals.
If you want to use online sessions, check the platform's session options before booking to confirm formats. The therapist will help schedule sessions so they fit around work, childcare, or medical appointments and can adapt the length and focus of meetings to match life demands. Online work can make it easier to keep regular check-ins, try brief problem-solving sessions, or practice new skills between meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She addresses parenting strain, communication problems, divorce and separation concerns, caregiver stress, and difficult family transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, solution-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with adult clients on a range of concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and provides services based in that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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