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
As a therapist, I love to help people get unstuck. With non judgmental listening, training in a variety of therapies and a genuine passion of helping others, I can support you or your child to make the changes necessary to worry less, manage anger better, and be hopeful again! It is essential to feel comfortable with a therapist and my casual, funny disposition make this happen. Together with...
I work with adults, older adolescents, and couples, and facilitate groups. I treat depression, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, family of origin issues, OCD, trauma, and grief/loss. Life is difficult and often painful - much more so for some than for others. This pain brings people to therapy to engage in a process that is itself often painful; and yet they do so willingly and with hope. I ...
I believe each of us has a gift of self to unwrap and embrace along life's journey. But I also know firsthand how impossible that gift can seem when we experience trauma. Trauma can leave us permanently changed, turned inside out, and feeling set apart from goodness. We grieve the loss of dignity and doubt the existence of love. But healing can be found. I help children, teenagers, and adults m...
Do you worry too much? Feeling down, unmotivated and stuck? Whether you are suffering from acute symptoms or looking to boost your mental and emotional well-being, therapy can help you find the motivation and skills you need to get balanced and stay healthy. I'm an Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Gestalt Therapist with advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. My approach ...
An effective, compassionate therapist helps you connect to your own wisdom and harness the energy to thrive. Though life can be hard at times, extreme suffering need not persist. I will help you free yourself from stuck patterns or traumas that stop you from enjoying life and doing what matters most to you. It's common to have to rediscover, or even learn for the first time, how to live well....
Counseling can be an adventure in self-discovery, a place to clarify your thoughts and get a fresh perspective about your life. I will help you develop insight into yourself, your life, your relationships and, also, if desired, help you identify specific changes that will bring you a higher quality of life. The better you know yourself, the easier it is to know what you want in life. Finding yo...
Engaging in psychotherapy takes a great deal of courage on an individual's behalf. Congratulate yourself, you have taken the first step! Each person enters a therapeutic relationship with their own unique set of challenges and stories. As a therapist, I am available to assist my clients and their families cope with difficulties and challenges, whether they are day to day, long-standing or...
Seeking help for life's difficulties is not always easy. I want to make the process as comfortable for you as possible. I maintain a comfortable, judgement free environment. I work with tweens, teens and adults on a wide variety of issues including; low self esteem, depression, anxiety, self injury, parenting issues, mood disorders, stress management, oppositional behavior, suicidal thoughts, a...
The therapeutic process is about you!! We all have a story, and a past! It is imperative that you feel comfortable and safe for a clinician to earn your trust, to engage and assist you on your journey of interpersonal change. I recognize the significant role you play in developing your tailored treatment plan and how vulnerable you must feel asking for help. If you are uncertain what you need,...
Together we work to create a calm, safe, non-judgmental atmosphere that allows you the freedom to express yourself. It's not always easy to speak about problems or painful pasts or, at times, current situations, but careful empathetic listening and gentle inquiry make it possible to begin to explore feelings and behaviors and eventually to gain insights that facilitate changes. I have worked...
I practice a unique combination of counseling and hypnotherapy. My therapy is based on the notion that every person has a potential to live a fulfilling life. I practice an integrated way of resolving problems by addressing them on 3 levels: emotional (resolving old fears, traumas; breaking old patterns); logical (learning new behaviors, emotional skills); and personal (defining the goals,...
I help adults coping with mood concerns, including anxiety and depression. I also work with individuals experiencing challenging life transitions, including grief and loss, career stress, and interpersonal issues. In my experience, genuineness and a nonjudgmental environment serve as the foundation of healing and growth. I utilize evidence-based practices in therapy, while also remaining commit...
What are the qualities that people look for in a therapist? First, they want someone they can easily talk to and connect with. They want someone who makes them feel safe. Someone that can provide an understanding of their problems which can result in practical solutions. A therapist who is willing to listen to their needs and pay attention to their concerns without any judgments. Someone who ca...
Do you repeat patterns of behavior that are unproductive or self sabotaging? Are you sleepless at times and preoccupied with the same script in your head? Perhaps you need assistance overcoming problems with relationships whether professional, peer, family or romantic. It's important for you to have a good quality of life and feel a sense of well being at all ages. I can help you work through t...
Sometimes in an effort to manage painful experiences in life, we end up getting stuck in roles and patterns that do not serve us. Sometimes we don't know where to start, but we know we want something else. I will listen with curiosity and compassion and offer support in your journey to understand what serves you now. I can help with anxiety, depression, history of abuse, lack of motivation and...
