Thomas Galten

Thomas Galten is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and clinical substance abuse counselor (CSAC). He has been practicing since 1994, when he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a master's degree in social work (MSW). Tom's therapy style is relaxed and reflective and he seeks always to create and encourage an atmosphere of trust, good will and rapport with those who come to him for counseling. He is client-centered and strengths-based and believes in the client's capacity to achieve higher levels of empowerment, freedom, happiness and overall well-being. Tom conducts therapy with individual adults, couples and families with children from a widely diverse cultural background. He is accustomed to addressing all concerns which people typically bring to counseling, including depression, anxiety, drug/alcohol abuse, couples' issues, parent/child concerns and bereavement. In addition to his clinical degrees and licenses, Tom holds a master's degree in theology, which has prepared him well to comfortably address the spiritual issues about which many people report concern. "I strongly believe that any individual or family which wants positive changes in their lives can have them "? no exceptions.