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 am a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experiences and trainings in various clinical settings. I work with individuals across the lifespan struggles from normal life issues, stress, and relationship difficulties to more serious conditions and psychological problems. While working with clients, I take an integrative and relational approach and incorporates various principles and...
I support adults, adolescents, and children alike in navigating challenges to include anxiety, depression, grief, and feelings of overwhelm. I employ a person-centered, individualized, strengths-based approach to help each client achieve his or her identified goals. As both a counselor and an art therapist, I employ both traditional counseling ("talk therapy") as well as image-making and the...
Tracey works with individuals, groups and families who are struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. She specializes in working with individuals who are going through life transitions, are survivors of trauma and/or abuse, or who are experiencing relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, ADHD, or substance abuse issues. Tracey works with a range of clientele including youth,...
Every person on the planet is facing the unknown with the COVID19 global pandemic. Fear and anxiety are the normal initial human response. It is important to look for meaning in this time of uncertainty. If we find meaning in the work we do, the love we give, and the story we tell ourselves during this time, we can find a deeper meaning and perhaps more acceptance. I am a relational,...
Whether struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, relationships, reproduction or existential despair, I am here to help. By approaching your well-being holistically, we will work together to facilitate a mindful exploration of your conscious and unconscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while building you a personalized self-care regimen. I aim to help you learn about yourself in a...
I provide specialized interventions for clients who struggle with peer relationships or socializing with others. My clinical focus is working with individuals with social difficulties, ADHD, high functioning autism, and anxiety. Through a warm and collaborative approach, I address unique concerns and support you or your child in learning skills to better function in day-to-day life, building pe...
Currently accepting new clients. From the outside, most people would think that nothing is wrong, but deep down you know that you're not feeling like yourself. In your daily life, you often pretend to be someone you’re not, all the while feeling anxious, panicky, or unhappy inside. This feeling can manifest itself through general anxiety, panic attacks, depression, anger, and other ways. You’ve...
So many times, we find ourselves stretched to the limit taking care of others we care about. In so doing, we can forget to focus on our own self and our underlying needs. I believe every person should have a safe space in which they can express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without criticism or judgment. To facilitate this, I strive for authenticity and true understanding in the...
Jennifer Sveund completed a doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Antioch University Seattle. She is a licensed Mental Health Counselor, Art Therapist, and EMDR Therapist. She has a warm and caring approach that focuses on individual strengths, empowerment, and understanding the mind-in-body connection to help navigate trauma, illness, stress, and life transitions for adults and adolescents...
As a therapist, I want to walk your path with you and help you problem solve ways to be effective and cope with any challenges that might arise. I am person centered, slightly out of the box, flexible and will meet you where you are at. My clients would describe me as supportive but also able to challenge them....
My approach to treatment is positive, strength-based and collaborative. Working in the psychotherapy field for over 25 years has taught me that the wisdom and capacity to heal lies within each of us, but we often need guidance in learning new tools and coping strategies in order to access this self-healing. Many people seek psychotherapy because they feel overwhelmed and because the emotions th...
Collaborating with clients to work towards the changes they desire has been a passion of mine for over 22 years. I enjoy working with adults, families and children as part of their team of change, specifically dealing with grief and loss, adoption, trauma, child welfare issues, depression, anxiety, mood instability, and life transitions. I believe that each person can overcome challenges and...
Are you struggling to understand why life has become so difficult? Are you trying to navigate feelings of shame, unworthiness, sadness, depression alone? Does your heart feel weighed down by an ache that you can’t quite put into words? Even worse, the people in your life that you love and care about have no idea how much pain you are in? People tell you to “get over it” and that everyone “has b...
My private practice includes work with individuals, couples, and families with a variety of treatment needs. I strive to provide my clients safe and validating relationships to assist them in gaining insight, building on strengths, and developing coping skills to manage difficult thoughts, feelings, relationships, and life circumstances. I have worked in private practice providing mental health...
Are you struggling with understanding why certain events or patterns are happening in your life? Whether it's with relationships, personal life events, or even just the day-to-day things, it can sometimes be difficult for us to see ourselves with 20/20 vision. This is where I can help. By carefully examining the past, working mindfully with the present, and aiming at the future together we can...
