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Fred  Sacklow

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Fred Sacklow, LCSW

Florida

LCSW - Anger and Relationship concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW14596
  • NPI1619968716
  • Experience20 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • Attachment work
  • Skills for impulse control

About Fred

Fred Sacklow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 20 years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, and other life changes. He lists a wide range of concerns including trauma, self-esteem, addictions, grief, parenting, career strain, ADHD, and issues common to veterans and men.

Fred uses straightforward, practical conversations rather than jargon. Sessions focus on understanding what triggers strong reactions, noticing patterns, and learning small, repeatable skills to respond differently. He draws on several evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage feelings and behavior.

He pays attention to attachment problems, codependency, control and commitment concerns, and shame or guilt that keep people stuck. Work often includes building clearer boundaries, improving communication, and reducing impulsive or avoidant responses that undermine relationships.

Clients can expect a collaborative style: goals are set together and steps are adjusted as progress is made. Exercises may include values clarification, thought-recording, or skills practice designed to be used outside sessions.

Fred has spent much of his career helping people in midlife transitions, veterans, and men facing role and identity questions. He also supports those coping with parenting strain, sleep and eating disruptions, and compassion fatigue. Practical problem solving and steady skill-building are central to his approach.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Fred draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) among other methods. ACT helps people clarify personal values and accept difficult feelings while taking steps that matter to them. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce distress and improve functioning.

He approaches planning therapy as a collaborative process. Early sessions explore goals, patterns, and the best mix of tools. Together the client and therapist decide what approaches and exercises to try and adjust them as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online session options before booking. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, make it easier to keep regular appointments, and allow quick check-ins when needed. Some exercises translate well to a virtual setting, such as values worksheets, thought records, and skills practice that clients use between sessions. Licensed professionals can use these methods to work toward clearer communication, better impulse control, and steadier daily routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityEmptinessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualityWorkplace issuesYoung adult 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 TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger-related issues does he address?

He supports adults who struggle with snapping at loved ones, building resentment, workplace frustration, and other anger-related problems listed under his specialties.

How would he work with my temper?

He uses practical conversations and skill practice so clients notice triggers, test new responses, and build routines that reduce reactivity.

How long has he been practicing?

He has 20 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

He is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

Does he offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

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

How do I begin working with him?

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

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