Fred Ahlers, LCSW, PIP

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Profession(s): Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Licensed Clinincal Social Worker Private Independent Practitioner
License Number:  Alabama 1977 C

My Approach to Helping

I do a very complete initial interview including current situation, current and past mood, anxiety, substance/alcohol use, eating disorders, trauma, stressors, relationships, psychiatric treatment and medical issues, as well as genetic precedent for psychiatric or substance/alcohol in blood relatives, family of origin and developmental issues and school/job history.
From this history, I formulate with the client or clients ways to address the problems which caused them to seek therapy. I am very active in the sessions, sharing ideas and suggestions which may help them. I like to meet with people every week until they get stabilized, and then meet less often. I use various types of intervention styles as the therapeutic alliance forms, focusing on those which make the most sense to the client.

More Info About My Practice

My fee is $80.00 per hour and I am on the provider panels of numerous insurance companies.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Survivors of Physical, Sexual, Emotional Abuse, People with family of origin issues.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Parent Work
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
4 Office Park Circle, Ste. 204 Birmingham, Alabama, 35223 Mountain Brook, off Hwy. 280
Birmingham, AL 35223 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Academic Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Hyperactivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Worthlessness