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
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! I work with individuals, children, couples, and families. I provide counseling for a wide variety of issues ranging from addiction and recovery, trauma, family conflict, anxiety, grief/loss, and communication challenges. Sometimes life becomes overwhelming, stressful, complicated, and we turn to someone to talk through things. I provide a warm, compassionate,...
Begin Within Therapy was established in 2015. We believe within every person lies a meaningful story. We are a group of therapists who are all attachment-focused and trauma-informed and ready to understand your story. We offer a variety of therapy options to help you meet your goals, that include options outside of traditional talk therapy, as well as more traditional therapy modalities. Please...
Holistically-minded, future-focused, out-of-the-box solutions for every concern and situation. I enjoy working with clients who seek change and a future full of possibilities, despite past situations. Clients I work with often need help improving their self-esteem, navigating the intricacies of interpersonal communication, and working through blueprints of the past that are negatively impacting...
Hello there! I’m Whitney and I’m the owner and founder of Brave Haven Counseling. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. I am so glad you have taken some of your valuable time to find a therapist. It is such a courageous endeavor to ask for help and I am here to help you along your journey. My clinical experience has allowed me to work with...
My primary focus is working with young adults who are struggling with the challenges of emerging into adulthood while also battling depression, anxiety, mood instability, and other such symptomology. I offer treatment both through individual and group therapy. My approach is to assist clients with developing insight into themselves and their surroundings while increasing skills through Dialecti...
I understand how difficult relationships can be at times and how individuals may endure problems that affect their every day lives. I am here to help. I have a passion for working with individuals, families, and couples. My goal is to provide you the clients ,with tools that can help with overcoming issues such as conflict, anxiety, depression, marital problems and child behavior. My interests ...
Sometimes we are faced with difficult times that take over our lives sending us into an emotional place we are not ready for and don't know how to navigate. Circumstances can leave us hurt, frustrated, and angry. Maybe you can't even get out of bed much less face the day. Friends and family members may not understand what you are going through or maybe they are the reason why you are in this st...
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I work at the crossroads of queer identities, gender and sexual diversity, and trauma. Through curiosity, warmth, and honesty, I work collaboratively to support clients in connecting their history, relationships, environment, to their current challenges and future goals. I believe that all of our stories are contextual, therefore I work towards identifying oppression-based barriers and explore ...
Hello, and welcome to my practice. I am a Vermont Licensed Psychologist-Master specializing in relationship conflicts, interpersonal communication skills, anxiety, work and employment stress, life changes and transitions, parenting issues, depression, and grief. My services are available to male and female adults. I have over 35 years of professional experience in private practice, hospital bas...
Being human means that both joy and pain, love and despair, connection and loneliness, vitality and apathy, all occur in the same inner space. When that space gets overwhelmed with pain, shame, or fear, we can feel as though we’re running on fumes - burned-out, disconnected, feeling stuck or paralyzed. Thoughts and emotions affect the way we move through life; and consciously or not, past...
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Are you struggling with unhappiness, anxiety or other issues that are impacting your quality of life and relationships? Do you want to let go of the past, define what is important in your life and live a life aligned with your values? Sometimes we need someone to walk alongside us as we take those first steps on the path to wellness. Whether it is managing a chronic mental health issue, coping...
Do you find it hard to trust people, maybe you worry and second guess your decisions. Your world may feel uncaring, unsafe and you may feel you don’t know yourself or you don’t fit in. You feel sad, unhappy and easily irritated. You feel like you can never be your true self. You need support and a space to figure things out. Together we can build a bond of trust to create a space where you feel...
Do you feel overwhelmed? Have you endured unbearable circumstances in the past? Do you feel like you spend your life in a rushed and hurried state, longing to slow down, only to be unable to relax when you have the chance? Do you feel a persistent aloneness or separateness, even in the midst of your acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues? Do you feel stuck in some area of of your life, ...
