About Fred
Fred Sacklow is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice in Florida. He helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and substance issues. He also supports those dealing with self-esteem, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, and career or life changes.
He aims for clear, practical work in sessions. Conversations focus on immediate problems and steps a person can try between meetings. He uses straightforward language to pace sessions to what each person needs.
How Fred works
Fred blends several therapy styles to match a person’s situation. That can include acceptance and commitment work to clarify values, cognitive-behavioral techniques for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and attachment-informed ideas to address how relationships affect feelings. He also draws on client-centered and dialectical approaches when those fit.
His background includes long-term clinical work with adults facing relationship strain, addiction, midlife adjustments, and challenges tied to military service. Over two decades he has built experience supporting people through grief, guilt, shame, and the isolation that often follows major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to availability.
Fred lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Fred works with
The areas below are the ones Fred selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still move toward what matters. It is useful when someone is stuck by worry, avoidance, or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating patterns, and impulsive behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fred will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize values-based ACT work, CBT exercises, attachment ideas, or a mix of methods and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or to fit a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, coping tools between sessions, or options for those who prefer writing over talking. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
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