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.
Available Treatment Options
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
I look forward to the opportunity to create a collaborative counseling approach to fit your needs and goals! I use an integrative approach that helps me to work towards creating a space where you feel safe and supported. I also like to involve a strengths-based approach, which can bring an angle of positivity to the counseling process. I look forward to working together to meet your needs and...
Coming to therapy requires courage, and I offer an empathic and supportive space where patients can feel understood, valued, and accepted as they are. I approach therapy through an important lens: that lasting change and healing comes from understanding the present-day impact of one’s past experiences and relationships, most importantly with oneself. Whether you are hoping to better manage stre...
*NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Whether you’re only considering going to therapy or ready to call and schedule today, I’m glad you’re here and looking into taking a major step toward improving your life. I believe it is so important to find a therapist who you are able to connect with. I work with teens, young adults, and “millennials” through a wide range of issues including anxiety,...
Are you feeling as though you have no one to talk to or no one who is willing to listen to your concerns and frustrations as well as your successes? Listening is one of the most effective ways one can demonstrate empathy to others. I am here to be that someone and to help guide you to be the best version of yourself. I have worked with many diagnoses including Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal...
Life is often about transitions and how we seek to find balance in the face of change. We all experience times when those transitions move beyond our coping ability and that is often the time we seek out support. I work to provide an inclusive, socially aware and intersectional environment to support my clients as they navigate those issues. I have a passion for social justice work and bring th...
I recognize that finding appropriate behavioral healthcare can be a daunting task. Many of you have already spent hours or days searching online, calling insurance companies, or asking friends if they “know of anyone” who can help you make the changes you desire. Seeking behavioral healthcare is challenging enough without these additional hurdles. My goal is to simplify the process of looking f...
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I specialize in helping adults re-discover their passion and meaning in life and the work with them to create the pathways they need to continue their journey forward. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space where adults, who are ready to engage in personal reflection and growth, are able to reflect, learn and grow into their next journey. I help people define what a meaningful life means to the...
Spill the tea! It can be difficult to discuss what is truly going on in your head. It may seem like you’ve tried everything, but nothing seems to work, at least not for very long. It can be scary to reach out to a counselor because you are not sure that you can find someone that you can really connect with and help you make changes in your life. My focus is on clients age 10-40, who struggle wi...
Depression is overwhelming. It feels like a huge weight you are carrying around. You shut out loved ones. You feel tired and unmotivated. Anxiety is exhausting. It affects you physically. You can't shut your brain off. Bipolar Disorder can feel like you are out of control and unable to escape the negative thoughts inside your head. entering therapy can be scary. You may feel like you will be...
New client availability in February 2021. You sometimes wonder if anyone around you could understand the battle you’ve been facing each day. It’s as if you and your partner are losing the love you once felt so deeply for each other. No matter how hard you try, it feels like you are stuck, fighting the same battles over and over again. You sometimes wonder how you even got to this place, and lon...
Because you’ve experienced difficult life circumstances—traumas, transitions, emotional and behavioral difficulties or dysregulation, perhaps painful relationships; you may feel weary, hopeless, helpless, anxious or afraid. You may not acknowledge your resiliency or recognize the courage and strength within you to overcome your challenges because stress has blurred your vision and depleted your...
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination." Carl Rogers Together, the client and therapist can work toward healing, growth, and change. I work with people experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, and other life challenges. I engage each client using an eclectic approach, based on each client's goals, strengths, preferences, and...
Rebuilding and improving lives, families and communities while providing quality clinical care addressing mental health issues. Teaching the importance of overall health includes mental health through the facilitation of growth and development with respect to cultural sensitivities. Providing outpatient therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and group therapy addressing the issues of trauma,...
I believe in the redemptive power of relationships and have championed the cause for more than a decade by walking alongside individuals, couples and families as they heal and grow. I believe relationships can be healing instruments. Trauma and loss can be transformed. Vulnerability is courage. And when we connect to ourselves, we can effectively connect to others. This work is my passion. As a...
