Brett Wilcox, LPC, LCMHC

Brett Wilcox is a licensed counselor practicing in Alaska with 25 years of experience working in mental health and substance use treatment. He holds the credentials LPC and LCMHC - Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - which indicate state licensure to provide psychotherapy and clinical counseling. Over his career he has treated a wide range of concerns including PTSD, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, family and relationship difficulties, and interpersonal violence, and he has extensive experience facilitating group programs for teens and adults focused on substance abuse, domestic violence, and sex offending.

Brett has a strong interest in couples work and in addressing the emotional roots of persistent problems. He prefers Coherence Therapy, an experiential and empathic model designed to uncover and transform the unconscious constructs that sustain unwanted symptoms. That approach emphasizes memory reconsolidation, helping clients create new emotional experiences that can replace longstanding patterns and lead to deep change, often within a relatively small number of sessions.

His counseling style emphasizes individual autonomy and agency. He approaches clients as the experts in their own lives and works to minimize traditional power differences in therapy, offering empathy rather than judgment and avoiding imposed interpretations. Assignments between sessions, when used, typically invite clients to hold the discoveries from sessions in awareness so those insights can continue to evolve outside the office.

Because each person is unique, Brett tailors treatment to individual needs, goals, and histories. He works with people struggling with self-esteem and body image, depression, anxiety, underachievement, unhealthy relationships, addictions, and related concerns, and he strives to honor clients' spiritual and religious experiences as part of the healing process. If his approach resonates, he invites prospective clients to meet for a few sessions to determine fit and to chart a collaborative path forward.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

In online sessions Brett draws on evidence-informed methods that help clients learn practical skills and explore underlying patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing concrete skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental attention to thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, commonly used in work with addictions and behavior change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Brett works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adapts strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - appointments by video call or phone, and options for live chat or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and access support from home or remote locations. Licensed professionals can deliver structured, effective work through these formats while tailoring pacing and tools to each client's situation.