JOE CREEL, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Professional Counselor
Children
Joe Creel, MSW, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, provides outpatient,
counseling and psychotherapy services as an associate of Alabama Psychological Services Center. Mr. Creel is an experienced provider of behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and college students. He specializes in providing comprehensive assessment and intervention services for young people who are experiencing problems with behavior, emotions and academic achievement. After completion of a thorough clinical assessment, Mr. Creel works collaboratively with parents, teachers, and other physicians to insure that the needs of each young person are met in a comprehensive manner. Interventions may include individual and family counseling, consultation with other medical providers, and consultation visits (with parents) to a child
or adolescent’s school. The desired outcome always is to help parents to help their children (or to help the
college age adult) to be successful with behavior, emotions, academics and social relationships.
Adults
Mr. Creel also has extensive training and experience in providing behavioral health services to adults. He provides counseling and psychotherapy services for individuals experiencing a variety of problems associated with anxiety, depression, life adjustment and obsessive thoughts and behaviors. Additionally, Mr. Creel works extensively in the area of relationship counseling. This includes counseling for pre-marital, marital, and extended family issues.
Therapies
With young people or adults, Mr. Creel often uses innovative approaches to
help the individual achieve the best possible outcome. He is an experienced provider of biofeedback technology services. He often uses biofeedback training (computer monitoring, feedback and learned modification of physiological states such as breathing rate, heart rate, muscle tension, skin temperature and EEG brain wave activity) to supplement the treatment of anxiety, depression and pain. This approach, used in close collaboration with medical providers, can
often reduce or eliminate the need for medication in the treatment of these conditions. With the informed consent of individuals in his care, Mr. Creel facilitates Christ centered, faith based encounters with God’s Holy Spirit and
Word (scriptural). This approach allows self-selected individuals to integrate their Christian world view and
values with problem solutions that are consistent with their faith.
Credentials
Mr. Creel is a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Clinical Mental Health
Counselor, and a Certified Counselor Supervisor. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, American Mental Health Counselors Association and
is a member and past president of the Alabama Counseling Association and the
Alabama Mental Health Counselors Association. Mr. Creel looks forward to helping you and your family with important
life issues that impact your emotional, behavioral, relational and spiritual well being.
Mr. Creel resides with his wife, Laura, in Arab, Alabama where they are Stephen Ministry leaders in their church. Their extended family includes two adult sons, two daughters by marriage, and four grandchildren.
e-mail:
joecreel@alapsych.com
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