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
As a parent, there is nothing more frustrating than watching your child struggle. You want them to enjoy their adolescence and strive towards their potential… yet they appear stressed out, gloomy or just apathetic about everything. You might lecture or give them advice, but that seems to create a larger wedge between you. Or even sets them off. You’re caught in a cycle of tension and aggression...
I have been providing therapy for over 15 years with individuals, couples, families and groups. My areas of interest and specialty are developmental, emotional and physical trauma and/or abuse, sexuality and gender identity and grief. My style is to support while challenging people. My passion and mission statement is to validate: emotions, thoughts and behaviors are normal; what we decide to d...
I believe therapy is a caring, supportive, challenging, and collaborative process of exploring areas of your life that are concerning to you and you'd like to learn how to manage better. I follow a strengths-based, person-centered approach where we discuss and explore areas of your life you are concerned about and I assist you in making the real changes you seek. I'm easy going guy who uses hum...
Let's be honest ... life is really hard sometimes. Marriage can be painful and feel desperate. Kids can be exhausting and overwhelming. Work can feel demanding and empty. Friends and relationships can be disappointing and feel lonely. Spiritual faith can feel dry, empty, and disillusioning ... God feels distant. ALL of us go through difficult and painful seasons of life. And what most of us nee...
Do you feel that your marriage has lost the spark? Are you asking yourself, what is wrong with my partner? Do you feel that you drink more than you used to? Is your teenage child acting as a runaway train? Does my child drink? Does she use drugs? Is she sexually active? Are you second-guessing your parenting skills? Is it them? Is it me? Do you feel that you have lost your grip on things? Conta...
I work with people who want something more from their lives and have not yet found a pathway to that something. It is powerful to work together to understand how our past relationships affect our current view of the world, and how this view can change and brighten and expand to increase our capacity for joy and fulfillment. Sharing pain and sorrow, understanding how emotions affect our thinking...
As an experience addictions specialist for over 10 years, my goal is to offer guidance to families and individuals who feel lost in a world of addiction. From life coaching, coping skill development, to sharing resources and providing feedback on other issues, (love addiction and substance abuse), I can help you find recovery, peace and serenity. I have recovered from my own addictions, and...
Do you identify as a womyn and feel like you "should" be happy? Do you have a job, great friends, maybe a spouse/partner, children? Do you wonder why you still don't feel fulfilled? Are you searching for something more? Something that feels "right," but you're not sure what "right" is? These are common issues many womyn face and many struggle to do something about because of societal norms,...
(Not accepting new patients) I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in mindfulness and acceptance based therapies. I help my clients become more aware of their thoughts and emotions and to learn how to manage them in a way that creates a sense of peace and freedom. I try to balance processed based therapy with skills training in order to give space for insight development but als...
How often have you wished that you could feel less lonely, feel connected to those you love, find new friendships, a way to feel that you belong. Depression, anxiety, chronic illness, aging and traumatic events are just some of the ways in which we feel different from others. You can learn how to reach out and be heard by those who mean the most to you. Support and caring from others is an...
The life pressures we feel can manifest as anxiety, anger or sadness that blocks our view and holds us back from the life fulfillment that we know can be ours. Therapy is not a mystery: it is logical, structured and often, life-changing. The goal of therapy is to bring awareness to patterns of self-defeating behavior, and emerge with a plan; steps that can heal relationships and bring control t...
CARING WITH RESULTS, there is hope! The capacity to withstand traumatic and stressful experiences requires resilience. Sadness is a natural response to a life-threatening diagnosis, the dying process and grief at the loss of a loved one. With therapy, my clients gain the ability to draw strength to overcome feelings of loss and remorse. Families often require a guiding hand as they experience t...
Hello there. I help my clients by offering them an accepting and empathic place to talk about their lives. Depending on the needs of the individual, I may simply listen and follow, or I may be more directive and action-oriented, offering concrete tools that bring about symptom relief. I focus on behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and relationships, and we explore, together, what brings happiness. I...
Jennifer Bloom earned her BA in Psychology from DePauw University and her MS in Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy from Stetson University. Jennifer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and EMDR trained. With many years' experience in several different settings, Jennifer understands that successful functioning in an any environment must be a collaborative effort between client, family...
Do you feel stuck? Perhaps you used to feel confident and capable, and now you feel like you just can't get any traction. I work with people who are used to having all of the answers, and now find themselves at a loss - smart tweens who are struggling with their emotions, smart teenagers who are struggling with their families, smart adults who are stuck or making bad choices. I work especially...
