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.
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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
Together we can identify and achieve your goals for personal growth. You can find balance and direction needed to begin making positive changes in your life. Not sure where to start? I can help you get there! As a therapist, I take a person centered approach, meeting my client where they are ready to start. I believe in tailoring my therapeutic approach to each individual client's needs, your...
You are of great worth. Each person is of great worth. When any of us lose the recognition of our worth, despair and hopelessness can take over. Anyone facing these, or like challenges, may benefit from professional help. If you or a loved one seek improvement, you have resources right here. If you will share your world and your journey, the sense of great worth can be restored and sustained....
** Taking a brief pause in accepting new clients ** As a therapist, I emphasize resilience, healthy coping strategies, emotional processing, and problem-solving. People have described me as compassionate, realistic, patient and attentive. My specialty is neuropsychology, which addresses memory problems, distractibility, inattention, word-finding issues, and other essential cognitive skills....
Therapy can feel intimidating or even scary, especially if you've had a negative past experience or just aren't comfortable opening up. I create a safe and supportive environment for my clients to explore whatever issues they are struggling with at their own pace and in their own unique way. I bring empathy, deep respect, curiosity, and humor to my work. My therapeutic approach blends somatic...
We all yearn for connection. If you are struggling in life, connection or lack thereof might be a central issue. I can help you recognize patterns that are no longer serving you and guide you to find new habits, skills, and attitudes that support you on your unique journey to connection, wholeness and happiness. My hope is that you will leave our sessions feeling heard, strong and hopeful. I us...
Do you struggle with Self harm? Chronic suicidal urges? Symptoms related to unresolved trauma? Mood instability? For the last 14+ years I have been working with people with these struggles, helping them find coping skills and ways to heal through evidenced based practices. I am a genuine and compassionate therapist who believes that my role is to work with you and assist you in finding ways to...
Working with you in creating a life that you want would be both a privilege and honor for me. My approach to counseling is very holistic as I feel evaluating all aspects of your life will help you be aware and create the changes that you are seeking. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, life changes, career goals, anger issues, grief and loss. I also treat childhood issues such as ADHD...
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Daily life brings plenty of stresses, but most of us manage to function pretty well in spite of them. Sometimes, however, the stresses become more than we can handle, making us feel nervous, sad or angry. We might argue more with loved ones, have trouble sleeping or difficulty concentrating. Physical problems might show up like headaches or stomach complaints. If all this weren't enough, we mig...
I have been given the greatest opportunity to be welcomed into my clients' lives and assist them in creating their definition and plan for a well life. I focus on the working relationship between my clients' and I, where theory and practice only enhances the work done in session. My goal is not to be a client's therapist every week for the rest of their lives, but rather to have them create the...
Ashlee is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor as well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. She is a National Certified Counselor and received her Masters in Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University. She has been working with eating disorders since 2008. She developed and was the primary therapist for an outpatient eating disorder program at The Cabin Counseling & Resource Center in...
My hope in working with clients is to help them identify and get in touch with what is the best version of themselves. This includes developing a collaborative therapeutic environment where a client feels safe enough to bring forward all their issues and concerns. I believe a client is the primary expert in their life and my goal is to help them work through and make the best choices for...
We all have times in our lives when we need encouragement to move forward and reassurance to thrive. I am here to help. We need to feel heard and treated with compassion. We need that extra support to succeed. I can provide the support you need. I believe that together, you and I can navigate through the hard times and get through the pain, get you back to a place of feeling happy, healthy, who...
I specialize primarily in trauma and anxiety disorders. My passion for working in mental health began over ten years ago and includes volunteering, advocacy, and counseling survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. If you have experienced trauma in your life I can help you learn techniques to manage your symptoms, increase mindfulness, enhance self-care, and promote healing. I wan...
Strength Based Counseling. Maximize your skills and strengths. Develop coping skills for life's challenges. I specialize in EMDR and DBT for trauma, PTSD, Generalized Anxiety/Worry Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic, Health Anxiety, Social & Performance Anxiety Disorders, and Phobias. I provide grief counseling and support for those struggling with obsessions and addictions. IN HOME...
