Brett Wilcox , LPC, LCMHC

Brett Wilcox, LPC, LCMHC, brings 25 years of experience as a mental health and substance abuse counselor practicing in Alaska. He has worked with people facing a broad range of concerns, including PTSD, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship and family problems, interpersonal violence, and various addictions. Over his career he has facilitated group programs for teens and adults focused on substance use, domestic violence, and sex offending, and he also works with couples.

Coherence Therapy is the model he prefers, an experiential and empathic approach designed to identify and shift the emotional learnings that maintain symptoms. In practice this means helping clients access the unconscious beliefs and memories that support unwanted behaviors or distressing feelings, then guiding experiences that can alter those patterns at their emotional roots so change can endure. He also draws on evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing when they fit a client’s needs.

His style emphasizes client autonomy and agency - he regards clients as the experts in their own lives and works to reduce the usual power gap in therapy. Treatment is individualized, and any between-session work tends to be simple, focused reminders of themes that emerged in sessions. He aims to honor clients’ spiritual and religious experiences while helping address low self-esteem, body image concerns, unhealthy relationships, underachievement, and coping with life changes. He is not currently accepting clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions

Brett uses several evidence-informed approaches to support change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often useful for depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental attention to thoughts and sensations, helping reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen commitment to change, often used with substance use and behavior change goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Brett works collaboratively with each person to explore needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt methods that best fit their situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility: clients can meet by video call, use phone sessions, or engage through live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from different locations while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists.