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
Do you want your life to more closely resemble the life you want? Do you want to figure out what makes you tick as a person and how to overcome persistent obstacles? Do you want to keep anxious and/or sad thoughts and reactions from controlling the quality of your relationships and life in general? As a postmodern therapist, I help people realize their most profound goals by uncovering a path...
My ideal client is one who may or may not understand their problematic behaviors and thoughts that keep them in the same dysfunctional patterns who would like to make positive changes with the help of a professional! Their goals would include getting out of the rut they’re in and moving past repeated negative thinking habits. They want to make better choices for themselves and their loved ones ...
Wherever you may be in your life journey is where I'll meet you. I welcome all people and all circumstances and create a safe space for you to be your authentic-self without judgement. I offer in person appointments at my office in downtown Longmont and online counseling. I am trained in a variety of modalities and integrate them based on your specific needs and situation. In addition, I have...
If you're ready to step up and take action to create the life you want, then RUN WITH ME (or walk) in the beautiful outdoors. Let's work together to overcome the emotional blocks that are keeping you stuck in life. Running therapy combines mindful movement with psychotherapy, capitalizing on the mind-body-spirit connection. It can facilitate a closer and more respectful relationship with the bo...
I am a Marriage & Family Therapist providing therapy for individuals, couples, and families. It is my life's passion to see marriages and families thrive and survive the obstacles that come their way such as: relationship difficulties (i.e. marital conflicts, parenting, in-laws), stress, and anxiety. I offer classes and marriage retreats on various topics like communication, sex, and forgivenes...
Counseling is for everyone. I enjoy walking with people through difficult seasons in their lives, watching them come out with new perspectives and strengths. I have experience with medical situations, including: crisis, trauma, grief/loss, new diagnosis, school issues, and professional caregiver support. I also enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to my work with adults, I have ...
We are all multifaceted individuals with layers of life experience, hopes and dreams. Sometimes we just need someone to listen in a respectful, non-judgmental and empathic way. If you are feeling the stressors of life, family, work and more, please contact me. I would be more than happy to help you sort through it all and break down the life stressors into manageable pieces. Life can be difficu...
I believe all of us go through challenges and emotional pain throughout our lives that require non-judgmental insights to guide us through the healing process. We begin to manage our challenges and emotional pain in a healthier way by approaching them with curiosity and compassion rather than judgement and criticism. As a therapist, I am passionate about facilitating change with my clients by...
Ideally, therapy should be a place to feel supported, safe, actively listened to, validated and at times even challenged. At some point, everyone faces obstacles and difficulties in life, and having a space to work through that and feel supported can be empowering. I am a solution focused therapist and I work with my clients to develop skills to navigate issues such as depression, anxiety, scho...
As a clinical psychologist, I consider therapy to be a collaborative process and use a flexible array of evidence-based therapeutic tools to craft the best treatment plan to meet my clients’ goals. I have experience successfully treating a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and other emotional difficulties. My training includes Cognitive-Behavioral...
I work with adolescents and adults as individuals, couples, and families, with issues such as addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, panic attacks, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, intimacy struggles, and existential crises. People inherently want to feel at peace, safe, secure, understood, and cared about . When treated with unfloundering dignity and kindness,...
I believe that everyone can explore past experiences that can effect relationships, and learn how to develop healthy community. Live a full productive life today, with healthy relationships, is what we all seek. I have a desire to help people overcome obstacles that get in the way of reaching goals and to move from existing to thriving, and most important, a desire to help individuals utilize...
At CIC I provide counseling services that are informed by the contextual backgrounds of your life (i.e. - race, culture, gender, faith, family dynamics, etc.), and adapt the therapeutic process accordingly. Most of my work involves addressing symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and interpersonal conflict with individuals, couples, and families. While also being intentional to...
Things in your relationship aren't going well. You're struggling, and you're not sure how to fix it. You don't want to get divorced, but you don't think you can do this anymore. If something in your relationship isn't working, you're in the right place. Whether you're fighting all the time or simply drifting apart, I can help. Relationships are hard. Everyone knows that. But change is really ha...
You lay awake staring at the ceiling; wondering how you can feel so alone next to the person you love. When things are great - they're great! Lately, however, the good days are few and far between. Communication is at a standstill, widening the space that is growing between you. Silence is the theme that looms over the house. You're simply coexisting, longing for intimacy, but unable to navigat...
