Tom Gozinske, LPC, LMHC

Tom Gozinske is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience based in Wisconsin. He helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, and changes in mood. He creates a straightforward space where people can say what they are feeling without judgment. Tom emphasizes practical steps so clients can try small changes and see what helps.

Tom uses clear conversation to understand each person’s situation and goals. He listens for what motivates someone and works to build on that. Sessions are aimed at helping people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps forward. He often focuses on immediate problems like coping with loss, improving self esteem, or managing anger.

People who reach out might be dealing with addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood shifts, depression, or ADHD. He also supports concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and life changes like divorce or aging challenges. His approach is practical and paced to each person’s needs.

Tom’s background includes work across common mental health concerns and life transitions. He values collaboration and uses motivational conversation to help people find reasons to change. He encourages small experiments between sessions so progress can be noticed and adjusted.

If you are thinking about starting therapy, the first step is completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a time to talk. Tom welcomes direct questions about what happens in an initial session so people feel prepared before booking.

How Motivational Work Fits with Online Therapy

Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people clarify what they want to change and why. It focuses on discovering personal reasons for change and building small steps toward those goals, which can help with addictions, procrastination, or making health and behavior changes.

Tom pairs motivational conversation with practical goal-setting in sessions. He listens for what matters to the person and uses that as the starting point for planning next steps. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together what to try and when to review progress.

Finding the right approach is part of working together. Tom will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest approaches that fit. This means adjusting pacing, trying short experiments between sessions, and checking in about what’s working.

For practical matters like fitting therapy into a busy week, online options can make scheduling easier and help sessions happen around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. The main benefit is flexibility to arrange therapy to match day-to-day life while focusing on clear goals and gradual change.