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
Life is a series of hurdles we must cross before we can proceed to the finish line. I help clients to find the most effective and efficient way to make their way over the unique hurdles of their lives. Clients who are looking for more than getting by will learn the tools to take their lives to the next level. Sport is a metaphor for life and all of the lessons that we learn from sport can advan...
I seek to inspire and challenge individuals to discover their authentic selves and lead a more meaningful life. I work with individuals who are interested in personal and spiritual growth, looking to enhance their lives and are ready to make life-altering changes. I am eclectic in my approach and utilize existential, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral interventions in combination with...
I offer psychotherapy to adults, couples, children, adolescents and families in San Francisco. My approach is collaborative, warm, interactive and lends itself easily to both short-term goal-oriented work and long-term psychotherapy. The decision to start therapy is a courageous first step towards understanding, healing, and change. My goal is to help my clients find meaning, give language to...
We have an innate need to be in relationship. It is the very foundation of what it is to be human. We need to experience love, reciprocity and fulfillment. A healthy relationship considers the needs of others, focuses on patience and kindness, maintains honesty and trustworthiness and is nurturing. I'm a therapist who works at helping my clients restore love and trust within their identity and...
After 40 years in the service of others, I recognize that maintaining resilience and vitality are essential to continued professional and personal effectiveness. My counseling practice focuses on those who work in the caring professions - especially the fields of counseling, education, emergency services, healthcare [nurses, nurse-practitioners, physicians], ministry as well as police and fire...
For the past 40 years, I worked in Australia and America as a therapist and educator. I was Director of the Family Therapy Program in Sydney and later worked with the Family Institute at Northwestern University. I help individuals overcome anxiety and depression & help couples improve communication, resolve conflict, and increase love & intimacy. Since I am also a writer, I frame individuals as...
“We have the same fight over and over. It has been 20 years, and we can’t even get past this one issue – not to mention all our other problems. Is there any hope for us?” The truth is, yes, there is always hope. It doesn’t matter if you have been having problems for a week or decades, couples counseling can help you resolve conflicts and disagreements that have seemed impossible. Getting the...
I believe in therapy that affirms, empowers, and supports people to recognize patterns, navigate changes, bolster personal growth and self-worth, and figure things out. Therapist and client collaboration are of utmost importance to me, guided by clinical theory and evidence-based therapeutic techniques that work for you. I am trained in family systems therapy, CBT, play therapy, & solution-focu...
At any point in our lives, change can begin and life can improve! Taking control or knowing what you want may seem too difficult. When we are ready, having a teammate can help us make the most of it. Therapy doesn't have to be overwhelming and scary. The goal is to partner with someone trained in providing support and guidance on your journey. Whether struggling with depression, anxiety, anger ...
My practice specializes in working with adults who are moving through transition; who need support and information to assist them in doing so in a successful, satisfying manner. My clinical focus is on trauma, relationships/couples, the change process across the life span, and divorce. My clinical and consulting focus is relationship and divorce coaching, healing trauma and developmental issues...
I love watching people heal from their emotional wounds and I love treating trauma. Whether we have anxiety, depression, or post traumatic stress, we all experience various levels of trauma. I enjoy getting to know people on a deeper, meaningful level, and then peeling back the surface layers of what is seen and exploring the unseen to get to the root of problems. Therapy, done well, is vulnera...
TELEMED SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS DURING THIS TIME. Life can be complicated and the path isn't always clear. I want to be part of your solution. My practice is grounded in compassionate, solution-focused treatments that are frequently effective for struggles such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, life transitions, loss, attention-deficit disorder, and relationship issue...
Therapy is a safe space to explore changes you'd like to make in yourself and in your relationships. Depression, anxiety and anger are normal parts of the human experience and we all suffer to some degree, but when our usual coping skills fail us and we can't shake these feelings it's time to get support. Change is difficult, even when we want it. Getting guidance, support and accountability ca...
Do you feel stuck in your relationship? Disconnected? I believe the potential for happiness and fulfillment in both one's relationship with themselves and others is universal. Sometimes it is a matter of seeking support in developing the tools to unlock this potential. Through Emotionally Focused Therapy I have been able to help couples/individuals move beyond negative patterns that often leave...
Do you yearn for a happier, more fulfilled life? Are you struggling with loss, life transition, trauma, relentless depression or anxiety, or do you find that your relationship, once close and happy, is feeling more and more distant and unsatisfying? I understand how difficult it can be to start the journey of therapy. If you are willing to take this brave step, I am here to listen deeply to you...
