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
Are you so frustrated that it keeps you from moving forward? Are you anxious for something to happen in your life, something positive? Does your thinking wander, anxiously waiting for the phone call, text message, email, letter, or positive message from someone? Is anxiety setting in, and you have nowhere to go? You are facing the enemy of fear, stress, or anxiety. Will it help you to call on a...
Therapy should provide a person with a means to explore the barriers they may face when trying to move forward in life. The therapist does not have all the answers, yet finds a way for the client to uncover what the answers may be for herself/himself. There is not just one way of being mentally well, finding the way that fits intellectually and emotionally is the key to engaging in therapy in a...
Ongoing experiences of uncertainty and unrest have collectively tested our boundaries, limits, and our resiliency. As we continue to face the unique challenges brought forth in our daily lives, we must find ways to adapt and consolidate our innate strengths for the sake of ourselves, our families, and the pursuit of a healthy and happy life. The need for self-care is at an all time high. Despit...
Hello! You deserve to live a life you are proud of and can feel good about. As a psychotherapist, I work with clients of diverse backgrounds and varying interests. I strive to provide an honest and compassionate space that encourages individuality. I work with clients suffering from a wide range of mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, eating disorders, relationship...
( English | español ) Are you anxious, overwhelmed, or feeling down? Having difficulty focusing on the here and now because of past traumas? Do you engage in negative self-talk that keeps you stuck and prevents you from living your life fully? I am an empathic therapist who helps you gain greater awareness of both your emotional and somatic responses to stressors to help you grow and achieve...
Life can be challenging. Sometimes our circumstances or choices can lead our intended journey off course and it can be helpful to be reconnected to the idea of hope. As your therapist, I see myself as someone who can walk alongside you as we navigate your life’s journey. Whether you are trying to heal from trauma, disappointment or looking to implement positive changes into your life, therapy i...
( English | 中文 ) In a sea of therapists, WHY ME? Let’s see. If getting unstuck, improving functions, restoring confidence, finding meaning in life, and treating yourself kindly is what you need - then, YES, ME. You may feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, or fearful. These emotions exist for very good reasons. Perhaps you find yourself in a foreign territory: a new environment, a new...
"Please be advised I do not take insurance for couples therapy" Inside another day of the same vicious cycle, feeling “not good enough.” The anxiety is mounting and you feel like you're suffocating slowly. Depression is weighing you down to the point where you don't want to leave your bed, fearing yet another day. Being in your own skin is intolerable and you're barely able to keep your head ab...
I believe in empowering clients by creating a safe environment in which they can heal and grow. With over twenty years of experience, I have had the privilege of assisting many clients and families coping with a wide variety of life's challenges. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and have witnessed tremendous healing from painful life events via this technique...
Maybe you are feeling anxious and find it hard at times to deal with life's stressors? Maybe you are having a hard time coping with the high standards you have set for yourself? I understand what its like to be overwhelmed and feel stuck. I know how hard life can be and especially how hard it can be to ask for help. I want to help you on your path to a better you. A new you that is ready, willi...
*Not taking new clients at this time (Updated 7/21/2020). I have a degree in Marriage and Family therapy. The title of my field is misleading; I work with all sorts of individuals and I offer the opportunity for those clients to bring other people into sessions with them if/when it feels helpful. These people can be romantic partners, family members, or anyone else that is relevant to a client’...
Are you feeling “stressed out” and overwhelmed, or concerned that your relationship may be on “life support”? Are you struggling to overcome a history of physical, emotional, or sexual trauma? Have alcohol and/or drugs become a means of coping with anxiety, depression, grief, or the stressors of daily life? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you have made the right choice by...
Many of us find ourselves in jobs, relationships, or cities that don’t feel like home. Or we may come to a point in life where it is, naturally and appropriately, time to move on. Yet we don’t know how. It may be a career change, a cross-country move, or a question as to whether you might leave your relationship. Facing uncertainty can call-up feelings of anxiety, dread, and fear. It can cause ...
FULL. Are you looking for a compassionate and effective therapist who can help you work through your struggles and conflicting emotions? Do you long to be seen, heard and understood, so that you can make sense of your past hurts and start living authentically in the present? Would you like to work with a therapist who values diversity and embraces your unique social/historical/cultural backgrou...
Kelli O'Rourke-Wall is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who enjoys providing a safe, confidential, non-judgmental environment for children, adolescents, couples, and families to explore and process the issues that are impairing their ability to live full, rich, and joy-filled lives. Therapy helps everyone to learn and grow and develop new ways of being and relating to themselves and other...
