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
OPEN FOR NEW CLIENTS!! Are you carrying things with you that are affecting your everyday life; your work, your relationships, home life, parenting, your reactions, concentration, intrusive thoughts? You do not need to carry these things with you every day. They are weighing you down, and it is time for you to reset yourself. I work with individuals, couples, and families. Your particular needs...
Reaching out for help and making that initial phone call can be difficult for some people. However, feeling stuck in your life, a job, or in a relationship that is not working can also be difficult. In my practice I strive to help clients gain awareness of what is keeping them stuck and develop effective, healthier, coping strategies for gaining control in their lives. I have expertise in treat...
Not currently accepting new clients. I work with children, adolescents, adults in an individual setting and in family therapy. I apply individually designed treatment plans for each client to meet their unique needs. I believe in working together, with my client to develop a treatment plan that helps them achieve their personal goals. I work with people with depression, anxiety, and trauma. Dur...
I specialize in marriage counseling to help couples improve communication, intimacy, family issues, and how they relate to each other. Couples often get caught up in destructive cycles that create great frustration for them. They find themselves unable to talk, be intimate and relate to each other as desired. This can have severe implications not only for the couple, but the whole family. Let m...
Worry, fear, lack of focus, distrust, emptiness, relationship discord- there's many reasons to find a counselor who can provide a safe, warm environment. If you're reading this you have the courage to seek help. You also had the courage to survive through what is bringing you to seek help. Now you get to heal. I have knowledge base in working with trauma survivors and those who struggle with se...
Making the decision to look for a therapist to assist you, support your marriage, your family or your child can be extremely fulfilling. My objective is to utilize my varied experience to provide you with caring and individualized therapeutic support that is attuned to your specific goals. Learning to understand what has brought you to this moment and working collaboratively, we will build on y...
***Telehealth is now available!*** Welcome! I have a passion in empowering clients to find hope, healing & wholeness. I truly believe that people can move from their past and present circumstances to live the life that they have always dreamed of. My clients are the experts in their own lives; I am the guide that allows them to find new ways of healing and being. By using a collaborative approa...
My name is Karen Dorner and I have been working as a counselor for over 11 years and I am so lucky to continue to love what I do all these years. My core passion is helping others improve the quality of their lives by overcoming and working through their pain, anxieties, and traumas and by navigating life's challenges. I am blessed that my clients trust me to walk with them on their respective...
Do you feel like you are walking alone after the loss of a loved one? Are you tired of being a bystander watching life unfold without meaning or excitement? Do you feel overwhelmed by the demands of life, relationships, work, or school? Have unfortunate circumstances threatened to get the best of you? If you answered yes to any of the above, your journey to "greater living" awaits you. I offer ...
If you are visiting this page, then perhaps you are overwhelmed or have been thrown off course by one of life's painful or difficult events. Maybe you are stuck in a pattern of coping that fails to promote meaningful change and as a result your personal relationships have been compromised. Psychotherapy provides a safe environment, where you can share your feelings free of judgment or shame....
*NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*. Is anxiety or depression keeping you from enjoying today? Are you looking to feel greater joy in your personal life? If so, we may be a good fit to work together. My goal is to support you in the challenges you may be facing. This typically means finding the strategies to help you successfully navigate life, including daily self-care plans and big picture...
Clients can connect online for face-to-face telemental health services. Please reach out to us for more information. I specialize in treating adolescents and their families, advocacy for children with educational disabilities and children who are intellectually gifted, the treatment of trauma and its aftermath, sexual addiction, internet addiction, and the integration of spirituality into...
*Not accepting new clients at this time (12/13/20). I am a LMHC with a varied background in clinical psychology. I have a BS in developmental psychology, a minor in sociology/women's studies, and a MA in clinical/behavioral psychology. Since opening my private practice in 2015, I have settled into a specialty of women's mental health especially perinatal and postpartum depression & anxiety. I...
While in school, I was asked why I choose the field of psychology. I replied, "life doesn't need to be so painful". Finding relief isn't always easy. Life offers us many challenges that are not only difficult to face; but, even more painful to face alone. I am here to offer unbiased support and help processing through and uncover feelings, beliefs, behaviors, and consequences to life's...
"Dr. Kajioka is a reputable member among a team of clinical psychologists at Hawaii Counseling and Wellness Center. His openness, warmth, and approachability brings a level of richness and diversity to his work with individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and personal values. He has received clinical training in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families who are...
