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
My goal is to provide clients with a safe, non-judgmental, affirming environment where self-exploration, growth, and positive change can occur. I work with adolescents, adults, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. I have experience working with individuals who have experienced significant trauma, abuse, depression, and anxiety. My therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback ...
I am an experienced clinician that works with children, adolescents and adults. My areas of practice focus on children, adolescents and adults who have experienced domestic violence, developmental trauma, addiction within the family, anxiety and depression; children and adolescents who are having difficulty with intense emotions and challenging behaviors. I am skilled in working with...
Many parents lay awake worrying about their child. Moms and dads come to my office with big questions: Why can't my child make friends? Does he have ADHD? Why is my daughter failing one class, but passing others? Is my daughter gifted? Does my child need therapy? What can I do as a parent to help my child catch up to his peers? Psychological evaluation is the way to get the clarity you have bee...
Why therapy? I believe that we all reach places in our lives where we need to slow down and reconnect with ourselves. At times therapy can feel like an essential human need - a place to go when you need to feel understood, supported and cared for. A strong therapeutic relationship can be one of the most important and unique relationships in your life. My goal is to work together to help you fee...
Kimberly has found that effective therapy occurs within the right therapeutic relationship. Kimberly believes that taking the step towards health and healing is both scary yet freeing. Your story, challenges, and difficulties are important and hold incredible value. Kimberly hopes her clients will find freedom as they share their voice, find truth, and experience hope through an authentic...
Seeking help takes courage. You've already taken a huge first step in your journey toward self-growth and in achieving a more peaceful mind. Finding the right therapist is important, and I'm excited to learn more about you and discover if we are a good fit. Please call or email my team at Austin Professional Counseling for more information. I earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from UT-Austin...
My therapeutic intervention is looking at the past as necessary in making changes for the future. I'm certain that any unwanted behavior can be unlocked by recognizing the purpose or wanted outcome for said behavior and my passion is helping you identify that unmet need and make healthy changes. I enjoy working with clients that are willing to do things outside of the therapeutic office setting...
I help lawyers and other professionals overcome difficult emotional patterns so they can live a life they love. You want to focus, to enjoy meaningful work, to handle conflict well, but instead you feel a tightness in your chest, short temper, and you can't get to sleep. Anxiety can be like that - it can be like a fire alarm that keeps going off, telling you something isn't okay. In therapy, we...
When it comes to sex and relationship problems, many of us lead lives of quiet desperation. Sometimes you can be lying in bed next to someone and feel a million miles apart. I am a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in couple therapy and sex therapy. I am the New York Times best-selling author of "She Comes First," and I regularly contribute to major publications such as The Atlantic, The...
Don't let the struggle become your identity. Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start. My goal is to help my clients to replace unhealthy coping skills, encourage a healthy sense of self, & promote a lifestyle full of satisfying relationships & experiences. Specialities: Addiction & Mental Health. My treatment areas include: Anxiety,...
As a Board Certified Counselor, I believe stress gets in the way of finding joy in life. Often it requires identifying our unique signature strengths in order to find a meaningful pathway that is fulfilling. However, anxiety can lead to getting stuck in life. Nevertheless, individuals yearn to construct a new path that has a sense of purpose. Similarly, life issues fragment marriages that requi...
I offer guidance to individuals, groups and families experiencing great transitions in life. This can include movement from adolescent to adulthood, retirement, marriage, divorce, parenting, letting your child move on, change in career, loss of loved one, and a number of other life phases transitions. This is not your typical therapy experience. I like to explore your changes in life through th...
Carl Rogers once said, "When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me." We all experience times in our lives where we just need to be heard, to be validated, to find some direction. It is my belief that a therapeutic...
I have a speciality practice, Deeper Roots Therapy, focused on treating binge eating disorder, compulsive over-eating and bulimia, along with co-occurring issues of anxiety, depression and interpersonal relationships. I accept female and male clients, including pre and post-bariatric surgery. I utilize a Health At Every Size, non-diet, Intuitive Eating approach and have extensive training and...
I provide screening, assessment, behavioral modification, and counseling services to individuals (3 years through Adulthood) with mild to severe behavioral difficulties who are on the Autism Spectrum and/or have been diagnosed with ADHD. I have expertise with Autism assessment and ABA. I also provide support for the families of children/adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. I provide...
