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
I welcome you to contact me directly. We can take the opportunity to address your needs during a complimentary consultation either by phone or in person. Whether self-referred, referred by a friend, colleague, physician or other health professional, I can help assess and address your needs collaboratively, working along with you to resolve your issues and meet your goals. Fees are flexible....
I have personal experience in the challenges of being a wife and mother. I have dealt with the struggles of deciding the courses of treatment for my children. I have endured the restless nights of stress with many factors that affect the ability to balance life and self-care. We live in difficult times but together we can find a way to navigate through to brighter days. Life experiences has...
In my practice with the Northern Virginia Older Adult Counseling, LLC, I address the unique challenges of older adults with anxiety, depression, grief recovery and overcoming resistance to change. Additionally, I support families in navigating needs and options through professional assessments, care planning services, and facilitation of family meetings with difficult conversations. My therapeu...
Are you or your child needing guidance in expressing your FEELINGS and EMOTIONS appropriately? Does your child prefer an alternative approach utilizing ART and PLAY therapy? Do you or someone you know need help in making challenging decisions while being in alignment with your FAITH? Would you like to talk to someone who is CALM and NON-JUDGMENTAL? Have you or someone you know been dealing with...
With so much going on in our world right now, it tests our capacity for coping. With so many unknowns, anxiety levels are up. Likely, you are on high alert. Being on high alert full-time is exhausting, further diminishing your ability to cope. Maybe you feel like you are going to just snap or lose it. Perhaps you feel a sense of dread setting in. You need to focus more than ever, but the abilit...
With an extensive history of working with trauma-impacted youth as well as familiarity with Neurofeedback and Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment, I look to bring peace and healing through a multi-faceted approach. I firmly believe that healthy lives begin with bridging the gap between the body and mind. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa to working with Deaf youth and families, I...
Are you just going though the motions of every day life? Are you exhausted and find yourself unfocused and overwhelmed, yet completely underwhelmed? Perhaps, you are struggling with chronic illness and pain but still feel the weight of the world rests on your shoulders? Do you find yourself escaping into social media or yet again binge watching another season of The Office or another Holiday...
CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. *VIDEO SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR SC RESIDENTS* You didn't have the ideal childhood and you don't want to repeat some of those learnings within your relationships- with your partner or your kids. You just can't seem to communicate clearly with your partner and it leaves you feeling lonely and misunderstood. You've read all the things 'self-help' and...
I use traditional clinical approaches to therapy as well as alternative, Eastern practices, including Somatic therapy and Mindfulness to develop a creative approach to helping you integrate and heal. Specializing in womens issues, infertility and post pardum, self-esteem and relationship issues. Somatic experiencing is a body oriented approach to healing trauma and other stress disorders. The...
Jay recognizes that your decision to start therapy is deeply personal and takes care to ensure that it is rewarded with positive outcomes. When you meet with him, you can expect to be honestly heard and to have a conversation that leaves you feeling hopeful and empowered. You will appreciate his warmth, sense of humor, compassion, and patience as he skillfully partners with you to find solution...
When you walk into my office my focus is totally on YOU! I will listen to you and assist you as you determine what you want to achieve regarding your life's issues. We will work together to look at past or present traumas or problems that have been keeping you from moving forward. We will formulate an individualize plan that will work for you to help resolve your problems. During our sessions w...
Do you have concerns about your child or have work/personal issues? Barbara specializes in working with school-age children, age four through preteens, their families, and adults who are dealing with anxiety, grief, ADHD, school challenges, adjustment, family, friendship, work place issues. She strongly believes that through counseling one can make life changes and develop the life and social...
Do you find yourself repeating cycles and patterns? Wondering how you got to this place? Desiring something different or more for your life, your family, your relationships? Knowing that there is more to life than what you are experiencing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, counseling can provide a safe place to be yourself, explore these areas, receive support and validation. I ha...
"Your life doesn't get better by chance, it gets better by change." I believe this to be true and work collaboratively with my clients to achieve the change necessary for things to improve. Life can be overwhelming and stressful. It can be difficult to figure out what changes are needed or how to go about making changes. It could be a career change, relationships that need to be examined, or...
Life has a unique way of presenting opportunities for growth and change. These opportunities manifest themselves as challenges that no matter how great or small, lead to a journey on what appears to be a dimly lit road less traveled. No matter how bleak or lonely the voyage, you can find hope in knowing you are not alone. Counseling is a way to shed light on your path. With grace, we can walk t...
