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Fred Ahlers, LCSW, PIP

  • Profession(s):

    Social Work

  • License Status:

    I'm a licensed professional.

  • Primary License:

    Licensed Clinincal Social Worker Private Independent Practitioner - 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
  • Integration of different therapy models
  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Parent Work
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
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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
  • Identity Issues
  • Attachment
  • Trauma
  • Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
  • Occupational & Academic Issues
  • Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
  • Emotion Management
  • Depression & Mood
  • Family Problems
  • Childhood & Adolescence
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Social Skills & Problems
  • Life Changes
  • Self-Esteem & Confidence
  • Sexuality
  • Self-Harm & Suicide