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
Therapy for therapists ****FULLY BOOKED ****CLINICAL SUPERVISION******* Clients that typically seek me out are folks who struggle with closeness and how they experience others, and how they think others experience them. Knowing that they want to change, have tried to change, but things still feel stuck. This discomfort exists within friendships or relationships, at work, or with family. I work...
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