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
Many times throughout our lives, we can become confused and overwhelmed by the twists and turns life brings our way. My primary focus in my practice is working with children and teens struggling with family, peer, or school struggles. I am also trained to work with children and families struggling with divorce and custody issues. I encourage clients to collaborate together when identifying goal...
I work with individuals who are struggling in the academic, workplace or home setting due to problems with ADHD, a learning disability, or depression and anxiety. If you are having a difficult time managing various aspects of your life, I would like to help you find your way to greater success and contentment. My evaluations help clarify areas of concern and can highlight cognitive and personal...
Thank you for considering Indy Counseling Professionals for your counseling needs! We currently have a wait list of 2-3 months for our licensed therapists. Please check with us if you're interested in working with one of our interns, doing NeuroFeedback or HeartMath. We also maintain a list of Indianapolis professionals on our website that have open appointments. Indy Counseling specialized in...
I will work with you to increase insight into your struggles, actively identify and work toward goals, and build resilience against stress. While I enjoy practicing with a wide variety of issues and types of people, I specialize in relationships (straight and gay), young adults, LGBT concerns, couples, anxiety and depression, and life transitions and losses. Building insight involves examining...
My schedule is currently full; Counseling Interns Laura Duffner and Challis Bower are now in my office and are available for in-person or video sessions; see my website (ischcounseling.com) for more information. For individuals, I specialize in using EMDR to help adults heal from childhood trauma and abuse. I integrate attachment-based, somatic, ego state, mindfulness, and strategic techniques...
I am a licensed, clinical psychologist with extensive experience in individual psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotion regulation, stress management, and behavior change. I strive to be a positive, motivating force for my clients and I approach treatment from an evidence-based, solution-focused perspective. I work primarily with adolescents and young adults but I welcome patients o...
CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS Let me assist you on your therapeutic and healing journey. I can help with finding your pathway to freedom in expression and helping to resolve patterns that keep us from living the life we deserve and desire. I am a person centered therapist that pulls from many different approaches to meet you where you need to be met. I do believe that the relationship we...
Learn in a nurturing therapeutic environment and discover tools for self-development and pragmatic skills to enhance daily functioning. While the old age adage asks "glass half full or half empty?" my personal mantra is "why not change the size of the container so your glass is always full!" Perhaps you are experiencing a time when you are unable to move beyond your current level of awareness...
Are you feeling anxious or depressed because of compulsive or addictive behaviors? Have you tried changing your behavior yourself but can't? I am a licensed clinical social worker who is certified in treating individuals, couples and families who are struggling with anxiety, depression, pornography and sex addiction and trauma using research-based proven methods. I can help you change unwanted...
Mediate For Life Divorce Mediation Center, utilizes a Co-Mediator paradigm. We provide the natural alternative to the trauma and financial devastation of litigation. We offer mediation services for couples seeking help understanding where they are on the marriage journey. Divorce is not always the final outcome. If necessary mediators guide the couple to their own agreement. It is our goal to...
I work to help people find greater meaning, clarity and purpose - especially at important crossroads of change. Past conceptions of self can be altered through divorce, relocation, loss, illness, and new opportunities for growth can be embraced. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma can lower motivation and activate old ways that no longer serve the hopes of today. I facilitate the process of...
Struggling with anxiety or depression? Dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Recovering from a traumatic experience (PTSD)? Stuck in an unhealthy routine? With 15+ years of experience, I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a supportive environment, encouraging change at a pace that feels right for you. I am highly skilled with CBT and have extensive training with Exposure ...
My ideal client is a person with a growth mindset and wants to work on their internal narrative. I want to witness to facilitate transformation. I am trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Attachment focused- EMDR. Eye Movement, Desensitization, Reprocessing. Attachment focused- EMDR is an effective relational modality to reprocess old negative memories/trauma and come to embody a...
Are the Covid 19 restrictions stressing you out? Are you feeling stressed-out, overwhelmed, frazzled, irritable, and anxious? Is it getting harder to get out of bed each day? Are you facing some life challenges that seem to be just too too much? Are you feeling like you're at a dead end, procrastinating, no motivation, and moving through life is like moving through molasses? Are you down on...
Life can be difficult. It can throw us for a loop. We can suddenly find ourselves feeling alone, bewildered. Life's transitions and changes can easily overwhelm us and it feels as though it is more than we can handle. But I can help you. I am here to encourage you, to support you. With an objective, non-judgmental ear and an open mind, I can give you another perspective. Sometimes, all it takes...
