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
Expanded hours in Byron Center as of April 2019. When you're ready to talk, I'm here to listen without judgment because I believe you're important and what you need to say really matters. I will offer you a safe and confidential environment to begin your journey to wellness, and one where you take the lead in setting goals you aspire to achieve. Give me a call today for your free 10 minute phon...
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and member of the American Counseling Association and CALPCC. My areas of experience and specialty include working with depression, anxiety, disruptive behavior, phase of life adjustment, trauma, grief and loss, teens and adults. Clients seeking to learn new coping and relaxation skills, insight building, task management strategies, mindfulness,...
Seeking counseling can be a difficult decision, and a giant step in your personal growth. It takes courage to reach out for help and I believe we all need help from others at some point in our lives. If you decide I'm the right counselor for you, let's build a therapeutic relationship and walk through this growth process together. My strength is in providing a genuinely safe and accepting...
Are you drained from your stressful life? Are you contemplating if therapy is the right choice for you, your teen or family? Deciding can be such a difficult choice. My goal is to create a safe environment even when it can be difficult to share your thoughts, challenges and fears. Together we can create trust, hope, goals and change. I provide a place of non judgment and collaboratively we can...
As a mental health clinican with over forty years of life experience, I believe that perception affects an individual's performance. I find that if a person believes they can do something well, they will do it well and vice versa. I am especially interested in this observable fact and how an individual's perception and cognitive process affects their behavior. Interestingly enough most people...
I am currently taking new clients. My clients say they can tell I genuinely care. My transparent, non-judgemental, easy-going personality makes me easy to talk to. My life experience (married 20+ yrs. w/ 5 children) helps me relate to the everyday struggles of life. Unfortunately, there are seasons of life that are extremely difficult. During those times talking to a professional counselor can...
I help people find relief and clarity. Are you in a stressful situation? Do you overthink and analyze everything? Or, maybe you are feeling down and unmotivated. I use research based strategies and interventions to help people who are experiencing things like, work stress and burnout, relationship problems, adjustment issues to life changes, grief and bereavement, low self esteem, anxiety,...
I think the Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney sang it best, "I get by with a little help from my friends". All the interconnections with people, good or bad, have profoundly impacted who we are; the therapeutic relationship is another profound crossing of paths where deep calls to deep, and a little help on the journey is sacred. I work from a dynamic view of personhood and explore the interconnection...
Communion is being together and speaking the language of the heart. It is a spiritual and psychological journey with a companion who cares. If you are seeking peace, clarity, deeper meaning in life, more satisfaction in your relationships, greater creativity, and improved well-being, I am here to assist you on your journey of wellness. I specialize in working with Women of Color. If anxiety,...
I work well with professional and creative individuals who want to learn more about themselves and their concerns in order to lead more fully realized and meaningful lives. The issues that bring you to therapy may have come up suddenly or been a part of your life for years; they may be easy to explain or seem impossibly complex. Regardless, my philosophy is to meet you where you are and build a...
Life is messy and difficult. Sometimes you experience deep pain. But you never have to struggle alone. Maybe your life has been turned upside down by loss, a change in your family, or chronic illness. Maybe the life you're living isn't the life you pictured. You're exhausted, depressed, stuck. You want more - more connection, meaning, hope, and purpose. As a licensed marriage and family therapi...
Life is tough these days and we all need help, particularly with this new pandemic threat and the consequent anxiety and depression it has caused. My therapeutic practice is based on Buddhist compassion and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I work with alcohol and drug addiction as well as trauma and PTSD clients. I provide a traditional psychological perspective as well as a discovery of your life...
You deserve a balanced, happy and successful life. Whether you are questioning what to do, who you are, struggling to find motivation/strength, or just not sure how to attain what you want, there is a safe & non-judgmental space for you. You will learn how to become the "you" that you have always wanted to be. Through empowering work, you will challenge thoughts and uncover negative and sabotag...
This may be your first time seeking therapy for yourself, your loved one or your family or you may be looking for a "good fit" and not sure what to expect. My goal is to demystify this process, provide you hope, and empower you to make the changes as we walk through the process together. I utilize an integrative approach, using a variety of treatment modalities to best meet the needs of my...
Welcome! I firmly believe that true and lasting healing and well being is achieved from within, as our bodies contain the wisdom needed to move beyond the behaviors, beliefs, and patterns that keep us stuck, preventing us from the fullest expression of ourselves. I will provide a warm, supportive, and safe space for you to develop a deep level of self-awareness, allowing freedom and possibility...
