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 decision to seek therapy is usually at a difficult time in ones life. It isn't always easy, but can be life changing. As a therapist my main goal is establish a healthy therapeutic relationship with my clients. In my practice I work primarily with addictions (gambling/alcohol) and the effects on the individual and the family. I also work with individuals dealing depression, anxiety, women's...
You're probably feeling stuck. You might be feeling unhappy, depressed, anxious, disconnected, and self-critical. You may have been through a trauma, recently or years ago. You are ready to make a change - any change - but you aren’t sure where to start or how. At this point, you might even be lost trying to find a therapist. You have probably looked at what feels like a million profiles and...
A vision to create a place where those seeking emotional wellness would receive high-quality care in a respectful and nurturing environment led to a Center where the incredible resiliency of each individual is recognized and valued. It is my goal to assist individuals, couples and families in achieving balance and well being. Be assured that whatever life transition brought you to this place, I...
Everyone has a story. I want to help each person live the story they prefer. I have a sincere desire to help people so they feel heard and understood. As a therapist, it is my goal to offer a multi-dimensional therapeutic approach that focuses on each client's strengths and personal goals to obtain a healthy balance in their life. I have experience working with a variety of issues and specializ...
More than 20 years of experience as a professional counselor. Specializing in issues with Marriage, Men and Troubled Youth. Identified as a Licensure Supervisor in the State of Florida as well as a Continuing Education provider since 1993 for professionals seeking mandatory licensing classes. I am focusing my practice on helping the hurting heal and become fulfilled in their lives. It is my fir...
Do you wonder how to get more done each day? Do you struggle to find time for family, work and yourself? Are tensions between family members getting in the way of an effective household? After a decade of experience working with kids, teenagers, adults and families struggling to adapt to the challenges of a complex life I want to help you too. Balance can be the key to moving you or your family...
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Does the life you want to live feel out of your reach? Are you stuck in relationship issues, parent pain, anxiety or depression? Doing real life in a broken world can be overwhelming. No matter where you are in life, I would love the opportunity to help you to find hope, healing and freedom. I am devoted to being a relational therapist by walking in an authentic, empathetic, safe and accepting...
Finding a therapist is an extremely personal choice and developing the right rapport with your therapist is vital to the therapeutic process. I work from a Client Centered Approach; creating a compassionate environment that is safe and free of judgement.I am available to answer any questions you may have assist you in your process in making the right choice in therapists. Addiction Recovery. I...
Many of the people I work with find their way to me because they feel lost, broken or hopeless. In my San Francisco psychotherapy practice I tend to work well with people who have exhausted all of their go-to strategies and are in search of something deeper that will lead to the long lasting change they desire. Likely you have worked hard at developing an external image that may have gotten you...
I have built a specialized practice integrating my clinical skills and credentials with my broad life experiences in corporate communication and product management in a Fortune 500 Corporation, commercial design, teaching, and owning a small business. I focus on young professionals who are facing relationship, social, academic, mental health, and professional issues, to increase self-awareness ...
All the lonely people, where do they all come from? Is this you? You can be in a relationship or single, yet still feel lonely. Are you not living the life you want? Do you rush around and not pay attention to yourself or do you retreat into yourself sadly and quietly? If you want to change, it is not easy; but it can be a lot easier with a well-trained, highly experienced and compassionate...
In my years of practice I have felt that something was needed that could not be touched despite excellent talk therapy: the answer is combine it with Neurofeedback. It is a brain exercise system that helps you change by creating a more functional and stable brain state, reducing anxiety and depression, PTSD, migraines, artistic blocks, and ADHD. It enhances focus, clarity, memory, and improves...
As far as most people know you have a great life, but deep down you know something is missing. You feel anxious, guilty, overwhelmed, resentful and exhausted. Despite your achievements, your life is not fulfilling. You don't feel "good enough." You feel empty. Your life has become an overscheduled calendar and endless to do list. This isn't the life you dreamed of but you're not sure where to...
I provide integrative psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults. I incorporate empirically validated methods, including EMDR, CBT, DBT, and the Gottman method for couples and families. Your concerns are my focus as we work together to develop solutions. I offer parenting support, divorce support, and grief support for families. I am also uniquely experienced in working with families an...
