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Alister Blucker

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Alister Blucker, LPC

Texas

LPC counselor - Anger and addictions

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 84436
  • NPI1013643253
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • ACT
  • CBT
  • DBT

About Alister

Alister Blucker is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting pressures, and anger. He also supports people navigating LGBT issues, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes.

Alister uses practical talk therapy rooted in several evidence-based methods. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and a client-centered stance. Sessions focus on clear skills, noticing patterns, and building day-to-day strategies rather than long lectures or jargon.

His approach blends direct problem-solving with attention to values and relationships. For anger this can mean learning moment-to-moment coping skills, spotting warning signs, and trying new ways to respond under stress. For addictions and compulsions he uses behavioral tools alongside work on motivation and meaning.

Alister tends to work conversationally. He listens, asks straightforward questions, and offers exercises to practice between meetings. He adapts methods to fit what people report is useful, aiming for things they can use in real life.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.

How sessions work

How his approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking small committed steps toward those values, which can help reduce reactive responses such as anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that feed mood and impulse problems, offering practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that people can use in heated moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That means trying skills, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking to one fixed protocol.

The original profile does not list which online session formats are used, so confirm the current options before booking. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so skills can be practiced between meetings. Licensed professionals often use these advantages to focus on concrete coping skills, behavioral experiments, and relationship work that translate to everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does he address?

He helps with snapping at loved ones, built-up resentment, workplace frustration, and other anger-related struggles as listed in his specialties.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He works in a straightforward, conversational way using practical skills and values-based work rather than theory-heavy presentations.

How much experience does he have with these concerns?

He has eight years of counseling experience working with issues like addictions, depression, anxiety, and anger.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and practices using that credential.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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Alister Blucker

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