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
The choice to seek counseling is the first step to a more fulfilling future for you and/or your child. I use a personalized, strength-based approach focusing on clients' positive virtues. I encourage the development of skills of each client to reach their full potential. I understand the importance of addressing the academic and social-emotional needs of adolescents and young adults in a safe...
If you feel depressed or anxious, frustrated with yourself or someone else, or reeling from an important life transition, therapy can be life-changing. As your therapist, I will help you identify the source of your discomfort, and guide you toward repairing the disconnect between how you feel and how you want to be. I enjoy working with clients of all cultures, disability status, and walks of...
Everyone experiences pain at some point in life. It is inevitable. Most of us reach out for help with physical pain but tend to suffer in silence with emotional pain. Seeking counseling can be one of the bravest and most courageous decisions you can make. Whatever the cause of your emotional pain, know there is HOPE. I would like the opportunity to walk with you on your journey toward healing a...
VIDEO SESSIONS AVAILABLE! The day begins with feeling inadequate. Next comes "I can't change" and "Why can't I be happy.” These thoughts come frequently. It feels like a vicious cycle. Negative thoughts create hopelessness which then leads to isolation and disconnect from friends and co-workers. You find yourself alone at home on Friday nights. The exercise routines are few and far between. You...
Therapy is a very personal experience. From managing emotions, to coping with life stressors, to improving relationships, each person has their own reason for wanting to begin therapy. I work with each client to identify specific changes they want to make and find the tools to make them. My focus is to consider your individual situation first, working collaboratively to reach the goals you choo...
I am a forensic specialist who focuses solely on treatment for adolescents and children. As a parent, it can be extremely distressing to watch your child veer off course and head down the wrong path, a path that may be leading to school related issues, serious familial disruption, or even criminal charges that may follow for the rest of their life. Riparian is a company that focuses on all aspe...
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Sometimes life feels hard. Perhaps you're feeling lonely, depressed, stuck, anxious, stressed or just "not yourself". Maybe you're struggling with relationships, your career, parenting, loss and events in life that feel overwhelming. It's difficult to take the first step, but therapy can help you to feel less alone with these feelings and help you to move forward and find long lasting relief an...
Now accepting new clients. Life hands each of us all types of challenges. Therapy can help when we feel the need to 'update' our skills in our own 'toolbox' for coping or to make a changes in our behaviors to reduce any negative impact certain situations can have on our mood and on our lives! I have over 25 years experience working as a therapist with mental health and substance issues, coping...
Your thoughts are racing-examining what you did, or could have done, wondering if you are over-thinking the situation. You try to pretend everything is okay but deep down there is a nagging feeling that something is off. So you work on doing all of the right things, trying to fix yourself, trying to improve, but the feeling inside doesn't change. You may even over-perform in attempt to prove to...
The decision to seek therapy is an important one. Engagement in counseling (or "therapy") has the potential to significantly improve your quality of life. The selection of a therapist that is right for you is of the utmost importance in order to get the most out of therapy. My style as a therapist is warm and non-judgmental. With over ten years of experience and using a variety of treatment...
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It is my deepest desire to truly hear and understand the struggles of those who suffer from anxiety, depression and grief. It is through my formal education that I can apply my knowledge but it is moreso through personal experience that I can understand, empathize and validate the raw emotions of human experience in times of vulnerability and emotional discomfort. I strive at offering the...
My goal is to empower my clients to find healing everywhere they hurt to achieve a peaceful, joy-filled, and balanced life. My extensive background enables me the ability to relate to and help adults, children, couples, families, and groups. My clients achieve results to overcome addictions, stress and anxiety, anger and emotional problems, depression and grief, and heal from present and past...
