Life Coaching Therapists in Cambridge Heights, Milwaukee, WI
Carolyn Schaefer Placko
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Cambridge Heights, Milwaukee, WI 53211
I have experience working with a variety of mood (depression and bipolar), anxiety (phobias and panic) and adjustment disorders as well as the impact medical and psychiatric conditions can have on one's life and family.
My style is engaging and affirming, and when we need to look at something painful, I strive to do so with compassion and courage. I believe we get better faster when we focus on solutions rather than problems.
I have experience working with a variety of mood (depression and bipolar), anxiety (phobias and panic) and adjustment disorders as well as the impact medical and psychiatric conditions can have on one's life and family.
My style is engaging and affirming, and when we need to look at something painful, I strive to do so with compassion and courage. I believe we get better faster when we focus on solutions rather than problems.
Tom Galten's therapy style is relaxed and he seeks always to create an atmosphere of trust and good will. Tom sees people of all ages and conducts sessions with families, couples and individuals. He is accustomed to addressing any and all challenges which people typically bring to counseling. In addition to his clinical degrees, Tom also holds a Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling, which has prepared him well to comfortably address the spiritual issues about which many people report concern. "I believe that any individual or family that wants positive changes in their lives can have them - no exceptions."
Tom Galten's therapy style is relaxed and he seeks always to create an atmosphere of trust and good will. Tom sees people of all ages and conducts sessions with families, couples and individuals. He is accustomed to addressing any and all challenges which people typically bring to counseling. In addition to his clinical degrees, Tom also holds a Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling, which has prepared him well to comfortably address the spiritual issues about which many people report concern. "I believe that any individual or family that wants positive changes in their lives can have them - no exceptions."
We’ll explore your thoughts and how your history may be effecting your ability to navigate life’s challenges.
Are you paralyzed by overwhelm, exhausted by constant overthinking, or struggling to communicate with your partner? Maybe you’re fighting a lack of motivation, struggling to meet your high expectations, or fear that your anxiety is impacting your relationships. It’s draining to live in a loop of self doubt and mental fog, where you feel the pressure to move forward but find yourself unable to act. You might ask, "How do I stop overthinking?" or "Why can't I just be happy?" Whether you are working through a rupture of trust, facing career related stress, or looking for healthier ways to cope, you deserve a structured space to heal.
We’ll explore your thoughts and how your history may be effecting your ability to navigate life’s challenges.
Are you paralyzed by overwhelm, exhausted by constant overthinking, or struggling to communicate with your partner? Maybe you’re fighting a lack of motivation, struggling to meet your high expectations, or fear that your anxiety is impacting your relationships. It’s draining to live in a loop of self doubt and mental fog, where you feel the pressure to move forward but find yourself unable to act. You might ask, "How do I stop overthinking?" or "Why can't I just be happy?" Whether you are working through a rupture of trust, facing career related stress, or looking for healthier ways to cope, you deserve a structured space to heal.
Encompass has been providing mental health services in Milwaukee and the surrounding area for over 22 years. We are comprised of seven highly trained master level psychotherapists, including three Art Therapists and two Child and Adolescent Therapists. The staff at Encompass provides counseling for children as young as 5 years old, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Due to our diverse backgrounds, Encompass provides therapy for a variety of clients with a variety of issues. We have sessions individually, as couples, and in family groups. Our atmosphere is one of comfort and safety, ensuring privacy for working on difficult issues
Encompass has been providing mental health services in Milwaukee and the surrounding area for over 22 years. We are comprised of seven highly trained master level psychotherapists, including three Art Therapists and two Child and Adolescent Therapists. The staff at Encompass provides counseling for children as young as 5 years old, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Due to our diverse backgrounds, Encompass provides therapy for a variety of clients with a variety of issues. We have sessions individually, as couples, and in family groups. Our atmosphere is one of comfort and safety, ensuring privacy for working on difficult issues
I help you heal from your traumas, manage your anxiety, and feel empowered to live a life you value.
If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community or a millennial/Gen Z woman, you might know what it’s like to carry trauma while still trying to hold everything together. On the outside you look like you're doing fine, but inside anxiety and self-doubt tell a different story. You need an opportunity to let go of trauma's heavy weight, an advocate as you transition or live true to yourself, & a therapist who knows what it’s like to be a queer woman in today’s world.
I specialize in helping clients who are tired of surviving in silence and ready to start healing.
Book your free intro call on my website!
I help you heal from your traumas, manage your anxiety, and feel empowered to live a life you value.
If you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community or a millennial/Gen Z woman, you might know what it’s like to carry trauma while still trying to hold everything together. On the outside you look like you're doing fine, but inside anxiety and self-doubt tell a different story. You need an opportunity to let go of trauma's heavy weight, an advocate as you transition or live true to yourself, & a therapist who knows what it’s like to be a queer woman in today’s world.
I specialize in helping clients who are tired of surviving in silence and ready to start healing.
Book your free intro call on my website!
Together, we'll develop practical strategies to challenge unhelpful patterns, build resilience, and regain control over your life.
Struggling with anxiety or OCD can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone. As a collaborative therapist, I balance casual, open discussion with direct interventions to help you make meaningful progress. My approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), all within a trauma-informed framework.
Together, we'll develop practical strategies to challenge unhelpful patterns, build resilience, and regain control over your life.
Struggling with anxiety or OCD can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone. As a collaborative therapist, I balance casual, open discussion with direct interventions to help you make meaningful progress. My approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), all within a trauma-informed framework.
I specialize in helping individuals flourish while meeting the challenges that arise in relationships, work, and family life.
I am experienced therapist who helps individuals and couples address challenges, enrich relationships and achieve deep insights into their personality and their emotions. My clients find that I offer a pragmatic, intelligent and empathetic response to their concerns. I focus on the immediate challenges that my clients are facing, while helping them to see themselves and their relationships in deeper way.
I specialize in helping individuals flourish while meeting the challenges that arise in relationships, work, and family life.
I am experienced therapist who helps individuals and couples address challenges, enrich relationships and achieve deep insights into their personality and their emotions. My clients find that I offer a pragmatic, intelligent and empathetic response to their concerns. I focus on the immediate challenges that my clients are facing, while helping them to see themselves and their relationships in deeper way.
Struggling to find joy in your daily life or feeling stuck professionally?
Through cognitive behavioral therapy, I'll assist you in understanding, clarifying, and reframing your experiences. This approach offers alternative methods for addressing challenges, helping you to effect the desired changes in your life. I firmly believe in the power of change: if your current methods aren't working, it's time to explore new ones.
Struggling to find joy in your daily life or feeling stuck professionally?
Through cognitive behavioral therapy, I'll assist you in understanding, clarifying, and reframing your experiences. This approach offers alternative methods for addressing challenges, helping you to effect the desired changes in your life. I firmly believe in the power of change: if your current methods aren't working, it's time to explore new ones.
I offer psychological coaching services to a wide range of professionals including dentists and physicians, attorneys, engineers, educators, business owners, and health care and insurance professionals among others.
I find that clients who benefit from my services are typically experiencing excessive stress or a personal crisis in their lives. They may struggle with feelings of anxiety, grief, guilt or depression on a periodic or chronic basis; they may face work problems or ongoing health problems that increase their psychological distress; they may also feel confused or disheartened by relationship problems with partners, family members or friends. I am able to assist these clients by helping them understand the underlying source of their problems and by developing realistic alternatives that can help resolve these issues.
I offer psychological coaching services to a wide range of professionals including dentists and physicians, attorneys, engineers, educators, business owners, and health care and insurance professionals among others.
I find that clients who benefit from my services are typically experiencing excessive stress or a personal crisis in their lives. They may struggle with feelings of anxiety, grief, guilt or depression on a periodic or chronic basis; they may face work problems or ongoing health problems that increase their psychological distress; they may also feel confused or disheartened by relationship problems with partners, family members or friends. I am able to assist these clients by helping them understand the underlying source of their problems and by developing realistic alternatives that can help resolve these issues.
Many of my clients experience constant worry, racing thoughts, or feel stuck in patterns that are hard to change, often during life transitions or after a loss.
If you’re used to putting others first, therapy can feel unfamiliar or even hard to prioritize. Many clients I work with overthink, struggle to say no, or feel responsible for others’ feelings. Our early sessions offer a gentle space where you don’t have to perform, just begin exploring what you need and building self-trust.
Many of my clients experience constant worry, racing thoughts, or feel stuck in patterns that are hard to change, often during life transitions or after a loss.
If you’re used to putting others first, therapy can feel unfamiliar or even hard to prioritize. Many clients I work with overthink, struggle to say no, or feel responsible for others’ feelings. Our early sessions offer a gentle space where you don’t have to perform, just begin exploring what you need and building self-trust.
My professional goal is to provide a compassionate and supportive therapy environment for persons with mental health and behavioral challenges. My hope is to provide a safe, secure and comfortable space during your time of healing and exploration.
My professional goal is to provide a compassionate and supportive therapy environment for persons with mental health and behavioral challenges. My hope is to provide a safe, secure and comfortable space during your time of healing and exploration.
My practice is half children and half adults. Having fostered and adopted myself, I am particularly skilled to assist foster and adoptive family needs. I also use play, expressive arts, sand tray and music to assist in therapy. First responders, gender non conforming, clients with anxiety, depression, thought and mood disorders, are particularly welcome. I am located in the east side of Milwaukee near the lake.
My practice is half children and half adults. Having fostered and adopted myself, I am particularly skilled to assist foster and adoptive family needs. I also use play, expressive arts, sand tray and music to assist in therapy. First responders, gender non conforming, clients with anxiety, depression, thought and mood disorders, are particularly welcome. I am located in the east side of Milwaukee near the lake.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming and I’m here to help you feel most comfortable taking this next step in your life.
I am a registered art therapist and trained in perinatal mental health and have a passion for working with women and parents who might be struggling during the prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal phases. This could include, but is not limited to, concerns with depression, anxiety, parenting transition struggles, birth trauma, and/or infertility.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming and I’m here to help you feel most comfortable taking this next step in your life.
I am a registered art therapist and trained in perinatal mental health and have a passion for working with women and parents who might be struggling during the prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal phases. This could include, but is not limited to, concerns with depression, anxiety, parenting transition struggles, birth trauma, and/or infertility.
I'm a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist. I help people who are struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, mood disorders, and relationship problems.
I'm a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist. I help people who are struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, mood disorders, and relationship problems.
In place of the control and mastery you once felt in your life, there is now chaos.
I help individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges to create the BIG, beautiful lives they were meant to live. Through an approach that is relatable and real, we'll untangle your story, bringing clarity to who you are and who you want to become. I'll support you as you make steps toward meaningful & lasting change in your life and relationships.
In place of the control and mastery you once felt in your life, there is now chaos.
I help individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges to create the BIG, beautiful lives they were meant to live. Through an approach that is relatable and real, we'll untangle your story, bringing clarity to who you are and who you want to become. I'll support you as you make steps toward meaningful & lasting change in your life and relationships.
My therapeutic expertise is supporting individuals dealing with trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety, life transitions, postpartum, stress management, communication issues, managing mood swings, LGBTQ+, and navigating family dynamics.
I want to create a safe and trusting space where you can share your unique story. I understand that opening up can sometimes feel vulnerable or even a little scary, and I'm here to listen, guide, connect and empower you on your journey toward growth and healing.
My approach involves working with all aspects of who you are, always with openness and compassion, and without judgment. I specialize in individual therapy for children (12 and older), adolescents, and adults, as well as family therapy for all ages.
My therapeutic expertise is supporting individuals dealing with trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety, life transitions, postpartum, stress management, communication issues, managing mood swings, LGBTQ+, and navigating family dynamics.
I want to create a safe and trusting space where you can share your unique story. I understand that opening up can sometimes feel vulnerable or even a little scary, and I'm here to listen, guide, connect and empower you on your journey toward growth and healing.
My approach involves working with all aspects of who you are, always with openness and compassion, and without judgment. I specialize in individual therapy for children (12 and older), adolescents, and adults, as well as family therapy for all ages.
Let's figure out what strategies and coping skills best fit the problem area of your life.
With 35 years of expertise in psychotherapy, executive coaching and consulting, I established and managed a thriving private practice for over 21 years, beginning with one clinician and expanding to a team of 22. I am now eager to share my insights and experiences to support others in their career aspirations, enhance performance or improve a career path.
Let's figure out what strategies and coping skills best fit the problem area of your life.
With 35 years of expertise in psychotherapy, executive coaching and consulting, I established and managed a thriving private practice for over 21 years, beginning with one clinician and expanding to a team of 22. I am now eager to share my insights and experiences to support others in their career aspirations, enhance performance or improve a career path.
I am a multicultural individual who sees each person's struggle. I invite you to reach out if you are searching for a therapist who can understand your cultural background and looking for a warm and nonjudgmental environment. I am a therapist trained in trauma-informed care, so I focus heavily on strength-building and reframing the story that each person has experienced. Additionally, I have a background in the creative arts, so my creativity often helps in an experiential lens to ensure each person has a treatment tailored to them.
I am a multicultural individual who sees each person's struggle. I invite you to reach out if you are searching for a therapist who can understand your cultural background and looking for a warm and nonjudgmental environment. I am a therapist trained in trauma-informed care, so I focus heavily on strength-building and reframing the story that each person has experienced. Additionally, I have a background in the creative arts, so my creativity often helps in an experiential lens to ensure each person has a treatment tailored to them.
Those who suffer with trauma related to their life circumstances, past or present, are of particular interest to me, especially those in the professions of police, fire or EMT's.
Life is complex and so are the issues we face. The one great equalizer is that we all feel and experience pain and loss. Getting through that can be tough and sometimes help is needed. As a trauma specialist, I help you focus on moving past the trauma and into living a life filled with hope and joy. No issue is too big or scary and you CAN feel better.
Those who suffer with trauma related to their life circumstances, past or present, are of particular interest to me, especially those in the professions of police, fire or EMT's.
Life is complex and so are the issues we face. The one great equalizer is that we all feel and experience pain and loss. Getting through that can be tough and sometimes help is needed. As a trauma specialist, I help you focus on moving past the trauma and into living a life filled with hope and joy. No issue is too big or scary and you CAN feel better.
You've taken a positive step towards seeking the way you want to feel despite our emotions' efforts to influence our decisions in life.
You'll work towards achieving greater self awareness, self esteem and confidence. You'll work towards being able to make independent decisions without negative influence or control. My therapeutic approach is centered around creating a safe space for you to embark on a journey toward a happier and healthier life.
You've taken a positive step towards seeking the way you want to feel despite our emotions' efforts to influence our decisions in life.
You'll work towards achieving greater self awareness, self esteem and confidence. You'll work towards being able to make independent decisions without negative influence or control. My therapeutic approach is centered around creating a safe space for you to embark on a journey toward a happier and healthier life.
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Life Coaching Therapists
What can I expect from life coaching?
Clients and coaches will typically start by identifying the problem area(s) that the client hopes to address—then, the coach will help the client brainstorm potential solutions and explore concrete techniques to help the client attain their goals. Coaching is typically short-term and focused on finding solutions in the here and now, rather than exploring a client’s past. In addition to strategies aimed at the client’s specific concerns, coaches may encourage general stress management techniques such as meditation.
Can a life coach help treat anxiety?
Because the majority of life coaches are not licensed clinicians, they are not qualified to diagnose or treat anxiety. Anyone struggling with anxiety or another mental health condition should seek help from a licensed mental health practitioner. However, some coaching clients who struggle with subclinical anxiety report that working with their coach on other problems—such as career dissatisfaction or unhealthy habits—has a positive effect on their anxiety.
Can life coaching be done online?
Yes. While life coaching often happens in person, many coaches conduct sessions over the phone or via online platforms such as Zoom or Skype. Because life coaches are not subject to local licensing regulations in the same way that therapists are, they are able to see clients who live in other locations.
How long does life coaching last?
Life coaching tends to be a shorter-term process than therapy, though it does not always unfold over a specific period of time and is instead based on the coach’s or the client’s preferences. Coaching often takes place over three to 12 months but may be shorter or longer if necessary.