Fred Sacklow, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

About Fred

Fred Sacklow is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience practicing in Florida. He focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and personal growth. He aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and find practical next steps.

Sacklow uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods. He helps people understand patterns that keep causing pain and teaches simple tools to manage strong emotions.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what matters now and on skills that fit everyday life. He brings long clinical experience to work with trauma, grief, addiction, and mood struggles like depression and bipolar disorder. Attachment issues, codependency, shame, and isolation are also areas he addresses.

He frames problems in plain terms and helps clients see concrete options for change. Fred tailors his work to each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method. He combines ideas from therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to match goals and temperament.

The style is collaborative - he listens, offers feedback, and practices new approaches together with the client. Most sessions include skill practice and homework that feel realistic for daily life. He works with relationship difficulties, parenting stress, career concerns, and questions about life purpose.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online in Florida.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches clear skills to change those patterns. It is practical for mood, sleep, eating, and worry. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current trust and closeness; it can help with family and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Fred works with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and personality. Therapy aims to be a shared process where the therapist suggests techniques and the client tests them in real life.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what works best for them. These options allow continuity across travel, parenting schedules, and work demands while keeping treatment consistent and focused on practical change.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he address?

Fred focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, career and mood disorders such as bipolar and depression.

What is his therapeutic style?

He uses a collaborative, plain-spoken approach that combines listening with practical tools. Sessions aim to clarify patterns, practice skills, and set manageable steps forward.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 20 years of experience as a licensed clinician in Florida working across a range of emotional and relational issues.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Florida with license FL LCSW SW14596 and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin a session with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a meeting according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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