Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Ilkem works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ilkem
Ilkem Onder is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida with seven years of experience. She approaches care by looking at a person’s life as a whole - mind, body, and behavior - and helping people make practical changes that feel doable. She listens first to understand each person’s beliefs, routines, and goals.
From there she tailors sessions to what an individual actually needs rather than using one set method for everyone.
Background and approach
This makes room for short-term problem solving and deeper work when it feels right. In sessions she uses methods that emphasize the client’s voice and active problem solving. Conversations often focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small changes, and building skills for daily life.
For people struggling with anger, stress, anxiety, or sleep problems, this approach centers on steps they can try between sessions. Ilkem also brings mindfulness and motivational techniques into the work. Those tools help people notice unhelpful thinking, stay present during hard moments, and find momentum toward goals like better relationships or improved self-esteem.
Her style is supportive and practical. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly, try new coping skills, and adjust plans as life changes. The goal is clearer choices and habits that make day-to-day life easier.
What Ilkem works with
Everything Ilkem lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ilkem's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ilkem lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s perspective and goals. The therapist listens carefully and helps people name what matters most, then shapes sessions around those priorities. This approach can help when someone is feeling stuck or unsure where to begin.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses straightforward exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood, anger, and sleep difficulties because it offers specific skills people can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match tools to real-life problems rather than using the same method for everyone.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people connect face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or on-camera time is an issue. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, shorter conversations, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Ilkem
What kinds of concerns does Ilkem address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, and challenges related to career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on listening first, then tailoring methods to each person’s needs with an emphasis on skill-building and problem solving.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience working with people on a variety of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she provides services to clients within the applicable jurisdiction.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.