Coping mechanisms, or coping skills, are behaviors that people engage in to help them deal with difficult or stressful situations and emotions. Some can be healthy, but others aren’t.
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Therapists and counselors often work with clients to discover what coping mechanisms they’re using and determine if they are helpful. With this information, the person and the therapist can develop different coping mechanisms that are less harmful, such as meditation, exercise, journaling, drawing, or time with family.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Coping Skills
What brings you to my office? The answers to this question are as varied as are the people who seek counseling with me. You may have a problem or disappointment with your health, self-esteem/worth, relationships, school, work, mood, or boundaries. People reach out to me when, despite being very capable, they have not been able to get their lives on the course that they desire. I believe that th...
Charlie Mitchell, LPC-MHSP, is the founder and owner of Heart Pine Counseling Center. Heart Pine Counseling Center is missioned to bring premier counseling services to East Tennessee, with a specialty in the application of Emotionally Focused Family and Couples Therapy. This mode of therapy is extensively research and evidence based, promoting deep and long lasting emotional healing. Charlie...
Everyone experiences hardships in life, and it's during these times that having a good support system becomes essential. Mental health management through therapy at Meadowlark Psychiatric Services can be one component for building and expanding your support system. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Meadowlark, I would be honored to join you in your journey towards overall well-being. I h...
Welcome! And congratulations on making it this far on your journey of healing and personal-growth. Acknowledging that you need help is not easy and takes strength and courage. Maybe you are feeling “stuck” in life, overwhelmed with your daily responsibilities, are struggling with feelings of anxiety or depression, or are having a difficult time reclaiming your life after trauma. Regardless of y...
Working through trauma requires tremendous courage. It is an honor to walk alongside survivors as they confront the past in order to live a more vibrant future. Whether you are dealing with triggers, flashbacks, nightmares, relationship issues, anxiety, chronic health problems, or simply struggling to stop thinking about unpleasant events from the past, trauma can affect us all in differently....
Relationships can be difficult. I work with clients to develop and execute plans to help them reach the goals they would like to achieve; both individually and within the context of their relationships. Therapy is a collaborative process, and I work hard to ensure my clients feel comfortable, well informed about their treatment goals and progress, and that the therapeutic methods being used ali...
You shouldn’t have to go through difficult times alone which is why my goal is to help provide you with a therapeutic experience that you need and want. You deserve time each week to explore areas of your life in a safe space and environment. Whether you are struggling with issues of postpartum, life-changes, parenting, family, relationships, life milestones (college/career), divorce,...
As a clinician, I strive to provide counseling services for my clients that encompasses all the necessary aspects of one's family to help them in understanding themselves and their every day struggles. I place great importance on providing an environment where clients not only feel heard but where they feel safe and understood to work on bettering their lives. Helping young children and...
I have always loved people’s stories. Loved reading about them in books, loved watching them in movies, loved being a part of people’s stories. In college, I realized that I didn’t want to simply watch people’s stories from a distanced vantage point, I wanted to enter into their stories. I wanted to sit with people in their hardships and help support them as they face the specific challenges li...
I became a therapist to help people realize their true capabilities in the midst of adversity. I want to normalize the idea of therapy and mobilize people, especially from a Black/African-American/Latinx background, to seek help sooner rather than later. Real growth starts when you are fed up with the nonsense and want to make moves. Therapy is a process that cannot be rushed, nor half done. It...
***Please submit all appointment requests through FrameworkPsych.com*** Dr. Leal is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio as well as The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She specializes in helping individuals navigate through periods of high stress in their life. At her core Dr. Leal believes that every single person on Earth is truly capable of change. By using cogniti...
Hello! Do you feel trapped in your own thoughts and cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel? Do you feel stuck, anxious, or depressed? If yes, maybe you are one of those individuals that have formed maladaptive patterns of thinking that are not helping to obtain the results that you want; or maybe you suffered from any sort of trauma and that it is temporarily affecting the way you think ...
From the outside, it looks like you are killing it. You're ambitious, dependable, accomplished and often find yourself asked to take on more responsibility because of it. Yet your cruel inner voice keeps telling you that you're not good enough and you never will be. It's exhausting trying to maintain appearances and continue functioning at this level. You are tired of taking care of everyone el...
Therapy allows you a chance to press pause on your life and look at the places where you feel stuck. I love the chance to meet with those who are feeling lost, alone, afraid, or stalled in some way. It is a privilege to intersect with people in moments of deep vulnerability in their lives, and collaborate with them to get the right support, tools, and clarity to help them achieve their goals in...
