About Hiram
Hiram Faircloth is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, career questions, and big life changes. He offers a calm, respectful space for people who want practical tools and clearer direction. He uses a blend of approaches in sessions.
Hiram draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to identify thought patterns and from person-centered listening to help people feel heard. Mindfulness techniques are used to manage stress and build day-to-day coping skills.
Background and approach
Hiram earned a Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University and an Educational Specialist degree in Clinical Mental Health from Auburn University at Montgomery. His background includes work in community mental health, a university counseling center, and an inpatient behavioral hospital. He holds the LPC credential in Alabama.
He is affirming of LGBTGEQIAP+ people and has additional education relevant to sexual minority communities, including people involved in BDSM and related cultures. Hiram also focuses on concerns that often appear with aging, caregiving stress, blended family dynamics, and questions about life purpose. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps.
Conversations often include learning new ways to manage anxiety, improving communication skills, and addressing feelings of isolation or shame. People who want straightforward guidance and respectful listening may find this approach helpful.
Approach and online options for practical care
Hiram uses evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways. Cognitive behavioral methods help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Person-centered listening emphasizes being heard and respected while you talk through goals and feelings. Mindfulness-based practices teach short daily exercises to calm stress and refocus attention.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. He works collaboratively with each person to try methods that match their needs and goals, adjusting plans as progress is made and feedback is given.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth or easier to schedule on a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins and ongoing support between longer conversations. These options give flexibility for different routines and comforts while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English