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
I have been in the counseling field for over 25 years, and I love my job! There's nothing more rewarding than helping people find their true potential to lead a life that is worth celebrating. Life often brings us difficult experiences and challenges. Through a nonjudgmental and solution-focused therapy process, I will help you to better understand and resolve these issues and find hope! Togeth...
Everyone can benefit from therapy and yet it takes great courage to engage in the process. I understand how vulnerable you may be feeling, struggling with life's conflicts, your emotions and seeking better. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process. I create a safe, supportive, caring environment, in which we work together for you to fulfill your greatest potential. As a seasoned,...
As a Mental Health professional I was always sensitive to individuals' needs and oriented to help them overcome difficulties in their lives. I understand asking for help is a difficult step. Building and maintaining a positive therapeutic relationship based on trust and confidence is essential in interaction with my clients. During my 10+ years of experience I have been using many approaches to...
Are you looking for more fulfillment in life, more happiness, and more tools for self-discovery, relationship-building, and problem-solving? Through our collaboration, we will identify and set specific goals and then work together to make meaningful changes. Through a spiritual psychology approach, we will partner together to help you maintain physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health &...
State Board Licensed to provide services via phone or video conference when needed. Where do I go from here you might ask? You've endured a traumatic experience, maybe even more than once. You just had another blowout with your troublesome child or your family is in a spiraling crisis. You're in a volatile custody battle. Perhaps you don't recognize who you are anymore. You are paralyzed with f...
Taking the initial steps to begin psychotherapy can be intimidating but the process of therapy has the potential to transform your life. Survival skills that may have helped us in the past may have become an obstacle to thriving in the present. This may contribute to feeling stuck in painful relationships, unrewarding jobs and struggling with depression and anxiety. I treat a wide range of...
I provide a collaborative process of psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families. In a safe atmosphere we work together to uncover the innate strength we all have to live a fulfilled life. This method includes conversation, inquiry and mindfulness based practices that enable self discovery. By freeing one's self from habitual ways of thinking and reacting, maturity and wisdom become...
I enjoy working with those who suffer from eating disorders, anxiety, personality disorders, depression, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder. I work with adolescents ages 10 and older and adults. The theoretical orientations that I use are Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy. I use an eclectic approach to...
I provide confidential counseling services to both couples and adult individuals in their effort to break down the barriers that keep them from the life they want. I have a heart for the military community whose unique struggles often include long separations, reintegration, blended family issues, and other concerns. In working with parents, I enjoy helping them strengthen their communication a...
Help - Hope - Change...When life's challenges present themselves, it is valuable to explore and examine solutions in a caring and supportive atmosphere. In our complex world, many problems confront us - isolation, family issues, life changes, substance abuse, illness (cancer), grief. I have dealt professionally with the issues mentioned above as well as many other areas. By working together we ...
I have a warm and open relational style that communicates value and worth to my clients. My goal is to elicit your own strengths to make the change that you want. Too much guidance takes away your own autonomy, and too little keeps you confused, but finding the balance is one of the keys to good therapy. My clients appreciate my client centered and accepting style and most of my referrals come...
If you, someone you care about, or your own children feel they may need mental health treatment, please act now and do not hesitate to contact me. I have worked with a wide range of children, teens, and adults with varying life stressors and can work with you to overcome obstacles and barriers so that your life can get back on track and you can be yourself again. You have the power! Over the...
I have extensive experience working with a wide variety of issues with children, adolescents, and adults, which include anxiety/panic, depression, anger, mood disorders, suicidal ideation, sleep disorders, self-harm, grief, chronic pain, trauma, and PTSD. The foundation of my work recognizes that the mind, body and spirit are equally important in healing the person. Because there is a constant...
Entering psychotherapy is an important and courageous decision. I view therapy primarily as an opportunity for a human encounter, and believe that through the therapeutic work you can grow, heal and develop healthier and more adaptive ways to deal with ongoing and new challenges. Our work will be based on your unique needs and the difficulties you are facing. I have an empathic, collaborative a...
Life rarely goes according to plan. We all face times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed, lost, and helpless. During those times it's comforting to know that you are not alone. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, anger, or stress at home or work, knowing you have somewhere to turn for help and support can make facing any challenge easier. I provide a welcoming...
