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
We live in a world where everyday more and more people are feeling overwhelmed in their pursuit of a balanced life. Losing oneself can be easy in our day and age and getting back to our true core can sometimes feel tricky. However Jael Toledo, a non conventional systemic therapist, has established her own therapeutic model: PATH Therapy or how she prefers to call it, the journey back to yoursel...
This is brave of you now. You are STRONGER than you feel. It's possible for things to be different. What happened does not have to define you. I specialize in helping with depressive struggles to feel connected again and empowered. I work to build self-esteem back. Speaking the truth can feel like a weight is finally lifted. Grounding techniques can help you feel more in control. You deserve to...
Life's path can be a very challenging road to travel, but an opportunity to grow, strengthen and help rebalance the mind, body & soul. Identifying roadblocks, the distorted thoughts that lead to faulty conclusions are the first steps to healing in this journey. People who find themselves trapped on the same dead end road are not always aware that they are using the same coping mechanisms to...
We are a multicultural organization that promotes the well-being of individuals, children, youths and families through high quality mental health and social services that are culturally competent; such as counseling, support groups, advocacy, and education. Our Outpatient Clinic provides individual, couple, family, and premarital counseling to both children and adults. Our client-centered appro...
I AM CURRENTLY RESIDING OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. Finding the right therapist can feel frustrating; however once the right fit has been found, the power of that relationship can be life changing. I believe that you are the expert of your own life and therefore capable of making any changes necessary to experience true relief from any inner struggle or pain and to achieve an overall higher level o...
My lived experience as a primary and long-distance caregiver, coupled with over 14-years of counseling experience, provides me with the foundational knowledge, clinical experience, and compassion needed to validate and empower clients serving as caregivers for family members living with a chronic or terminal illness; often without the support needed to maintain their own mental health...
Struggling with food? Down on your body? Sadly, it's so easy, in our culture, to dislike our bodies. It's also easy to find ourselves mired in a cycle of overeating, efforts to get "back on track", and yet more overeating or bingeing. We can find ourselves consumed by thoughts of what we will eat, what we won't eat, what we wish we could eat, what we ate last night. It can be exhausting. It can...
I am here to help. You or your child may have been struggling. Anxiety, depression, insecurities or self doubt may be a part of your life or your child’s. You are seeking help because you would like to make your life and your child’s life better. I offer an empathetic, kind, compassionate counseling relationship. I have a natural enthusiasm for my work, which can help instill hope for change in...
I’m Shelby and my goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life. I promise to walk beside you in your journey to healing and wholeness with professional and confidential care. I am trained in EMDR therapy which is most helpful when the person is feeling “stuck” on a particular emotion or traumatic memory. I am also a...
I am a licensed by the State of North Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor. I have over 10 years' experience working the mental health field with at-risk youth and adults. I hold a Master's degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, graduated December 29, 2014. My formal education has prepared me to counsel individual, groups, adults, children, and couples. The populati...
Because of the models of therapy I draw from, I enjoy working with clients from diverse backgrounds, with a broad range of issues. ACT, DBT, and Schema therapy are all well suited to helping clients improve their mood, live by their values, and do what's most important to them. In particular though, my passion is for working with those in recovery from addictions of all types. But I enjoy going...
Daily anxiety, panic attacks, flashbacks, trauma, nightmares, and/or PTSD - living with these symptoms can be extremely difficult. I know, because I experienced much of this myself! I tried to get better for years, and got lots of well-meaning advice that didn’t really help, and sometimes made things worse. When I became a counselor years later, I was really surprised to learn about specific...
Autism is not a medical condition needing "treatment." Rather, it is an opportunity to work intensively on personal growth starting with the child's diagnosis, and then extending to the family, the professionals, schools, communities and finally the governments....
Do you need the pain of yesterday to stop interfering with your aliveness and pleasure today? Is there a part of you that's says, "it's too much to look at all the crap I've been though. Just make it go away"? It's so disheartening to try and find a therapist that you actually feel connected to. Feel safe with. Feel seen by. When all the hurts and broken relationships of the past crash against ...
I offer telehealth, telephone and face to face counseling services for individual, couples and families who are struggling with circumstances or looking to improve their overall wellness. I am also a Certified Play Therapist that specializes in working with children ages 3-10. My training and experience include working with clients that have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect, domestic violen...
