My name is Steven Fringer and I am the therapist at PCS LLC. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and have been providing therapy for individuals and couples for over twenty-four years. I have offices in Wauwatosa (MWTh) and Racine (TF). I encourage you to take a moment and stroll through this website and see if there isn't something here that you feel will benefit you.
You've come here looking for something so I hope you'll find it. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to realize the goals you have in life. A graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Steve is ordained in the PC(USA). Following seminary he received clinical training at the Pastoral Counseling Center of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL and the Family Therapy Training Institute at Family Services in Milwaukee.
Licensed in WI as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Steve is also a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).
You've come here looking for something so I hope you'll find it. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to realize the goals you have in life. A graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Steve is ordained in the PC(USA). Following seminary he received clinical training at the Pastoral Counseling Center of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL and the Family Therapy Training Institute at Family Services in Milwaukee.
Licensed in WI as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Steve is also a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).
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In the early going, a mentor told me to look up the word "vocation."
And I did.
Broken down, vocation comes from a Latin root, "vocatio, " meaning summons, or to call, as in calling.
I have been providing therapy for individuals and couples for over twenty-five years.
It is deeply gratifying to journey with people and help them move out of their pain and suffering and into a deeper peace and freedom, a greater sense of wholeness.
I have witnessed people making hard, life-changing decisions, step into their darkest fears, choose self-sacrifice for a greater good, and close and lock the doors that led to rooms of pain and trauma.
And I did.
Broken down, vocation comes from a Latin root, "vocatio, " meaning summons, or to call, as in calling.
I have been providing therapy for individuals and couples for over twenty-five years.
It is deeply gratifying to journey with people and help them move out of their pain and suffering and into a deeper peace and freedom, a greater sense of wholeness.
I have witnessed people making hard, life-changing decisions, step into their darkest fears, choose self-sacrifice for a greater good, and close and lock the doors that led to rooms of pain and trauma.
Life is often unfair.
At different times it throws different challenges our way.
Some we can handle, some we struggle with, and some knock us down, making it hard to get up.
And when it's hard to get up, therapy can help.
People enter therapy for a variety of reasons.
It takes courage to admit we need help, and strength and commitment to ride out the rhythms of therapy.
What is of paramount importance is that you feel comfortable with the therapist; that you feel the therapist is not just competent, supportive, and compassionate, but "gets" you.
At different times it throws different challenges our way.
Some we can handle, some we struggle with, and some knock us down, making it hard to get up.
And when it's hard to get up, therapy can help.
People enter therapy for a variety of reasons.
It takes courage to admit we need help, and strength and commitment to ride out the rhythms of therapy.
What is of paramount importance is that you feel comfortable with the therapist; that you feel the therapist is not just competent, supportive, and compassionate, but "gets" you.
Marriage can be satisfying and challenging, frustrating and fun, and when couples hit rough patches they often slip into unhealthy patterns that can perpetuate the frustration, hurt, or disappointment they're feeling, leaving them alone and alienated from one another.
What's happened?
They have lost the fundamental attachment, the emotional connection, that helps them feel loved and valued and secure in the marriage.
Over time these painful patterns can become habitual and destructive, creating distance and mistrust.
What's happened?
They have lost the fundamental attachment, the emotional connection, that helps them feel loved and valued and secure in the marriage.
Over time these painful patterns can become habitual and destructive, creating distance and mistrust.
Therapy provides us the opportunity for greater self-discovery and deepened understanding.
The person I enjoy working with is someone who is genuinely curious about what makes them tick, why they make choices that sink their dreams or sabotage the relationships important to them; but who also want to know their strengths and talents so they can embrace and use them more effectively.
Therapy is teamwork.
The client and I both work toward the goals the client has identified.
I don't have the client's answers, but I do believe the answers lie within the client and, if a couple, within the relationship, and with deliberate and consistent commitment can be found.
The person I enjoy working with is someone who is genuinely curious about what makes them tick, why they make choices that sink their dreams or sabotage the relationships important to them; but who also want to know their strengths and talents so they can embrace and use them more effectively.
Therapy is teamwork.
The client and I both work toward the goals the client has identified.
I don't have the client's answers, but I do believe the answers lie within the client and, if a couple, within the relationship, and with deliberate and consistent commitment can be found.
The initial hour is $150.00 and every hour thereafter is $135.00.
If I am in network with your insurance company, they will establish the cost of therapy.
But there will be, in most cases, a deductible or co-pay for which you, the client, are responsible.
Once established, these charges are to be paid in each hour.
Payment can be made with cash, check, credit card, or health savings account (HSA).
If requested, a printout of your monthly statement will be made available for submission to your insurance company or HR department at your place of work.
If I am in network with your insurance company, they will establish the cost of therapy.
But there will be, in most cases, a deductible or co-pay for which you, the client, are responsible.
Once established, these charges are to be paid in each hour.
Payment can be made with cash, check, credit card, or health savings account (HSA).
If requested, a printout of your monthly statement will be made available for submission to your insurance company or HR department at your place of work.
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