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
Social skills can be taught. I have 35 years public school experience mainly as a school counselor. Since 2008, I've been teaching social skills to children from Pre-K to Adolescence with diagnosed special needs and to children who just need some extra help. I want to provide for parents what I could not find for my child years ago. Parents come to me with common concerns, for ex., my child has...
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 10 years of experience in the mental health field. Previously, I worked in the non-profit community mental health field within Lake County. I assisted in creating and developing a Transitional Youth program that specializes in working with young adults and adolescents. In addition to working with the Transitional Youth population, I have...
Prospective clients are assured that I greatly value flexibility and non-judgment in my work. I provide a safe environment for co-developing goals of personal growth that are practical but also carry high potential for realizing hopes and future aspirations. Clients are regarded as experts on their own experience rather than me. Instead, I consider myself a facilitator/coach/guide to a natural...
As a former corporate executive and business owner, I offer a unique perspective in my work as a psychologist and professional counselor. My practice is focused on supporting adults who are facing difficult life transitions, feeling stuck and unable to create the life they want, seeking to improve the quality of their personal and professional relationships, or struggling to overcome significan...
****Unfortunately, I am not able to take on new clients at this time.**** Life circumstances, internal struggles, uncomfortable emotions, health issues, and relationship challenges can sometimes make it difficult for any one to honestly say, "I am well." As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist, I work with older teens and adults to enhance and nurture a strong and lasting sense...
Imagine someone who is trained to listen deeply to your concerns, challenges, and goals for optimal health and well-being, someone who is steadfastly present, patient-centered, and supportive. As a trained professional in health behavioral change, I am here to lead you on your own path for health and wholeness. Transformative and mindful, as an integrative health coach, I present a new approach...
Beneficial psychotherapy provides a safe place for a trusting, collaborative relationship to develop between therapist and client. I provide an empathic 'space' where we can work together to consider the impact of stress, current challenges and past experiences on present difficulties to enable greater self-awareness, enhance quality of life and support behavioral changes that free one up to ma...
Over-identification with a particular self or selves produces so much suffering in our lives, particularly when we can't live up to those unrealistic, idealized versions of who we think we should be. An inherent promise of the therapeutic relationship, however, is that it offers us the possibility of grace - the opportunity to be accepted and valued for the splendid mess that we are. This is wh...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a specialization in providing therapy and counseling services to children, teens and adults. I strongly believe that therapy can make a positive impact by giving you the tools you need to have a healthy and successful life. It is my hope that together we can meet your therapy goals. I hope to empower each client to take the steps necessary to have a...
I believe that change and growth is an innate quality that everyone possess. I am committed to giving people support in a safe and confidential environment as they explore their possibilities and potentials. I strive to help create a trusting relationship that allows people to be confident in trying new and different ways of being without fear of being judged. When life seems confusing,...
I understand that by looking at my profile, and that of others, you are at a place of wanting help with issues that are currently causing you distress. I am a psychologist with over 25 years of experience helping people with a wide variety of difficult life issues, problems in relationships with others or with oneself, feelings of depression or anxiety, different types of losses, transitions in...
Thank you for your interest. I am currently accepting new clients and offer you fifteen years experience successfully treating anxiety, irritability, worry, depressed mood, marital/couples issues, and addiction. I offer non-judgmental, confidential and compassionate care. I practice positive, solution-focused therapy. I am dually-licensed in the Commonwealth of MA as a mental health clinician a...
I have many years of experience working as a counselor. I have experience working with a variety of issues, anxiety, depression, stress, adjustment, and trauma. I believe everyone possesses the valuable strengths and skills to develop new paths in life. My goal is to help my clients learn and apply effective coping skills, develop and implement more positive ways of thinking, improve emotional...
25 years of experience in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist has given me the ability to create a warm and safe environment for change. Would you like to make changes in your marriage, family, children or work environment? Sometimes it is helpful to ask what the problem is, rather than why it is a problem. If you know what the problem is, it can be more helpful to solve. We use...
I appreciate your taking the time to learn about my psychological practice. I am a licensed psychologist working with adults struggling with a range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and psychological adjustment to stressors. I am keenly interested in women's health issues, such as helping clients with problems along the reproductive spectrum from preconcepti...
