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 can sometimes feel like a long race with impossible hurdles to jump. These hurdles can look like so many things: disconnected communication, increased conflict, decreased intimacy/closeness, low energy, or even overwhelming stress that negatively impact you, your marriage, and your family. This is often a frustrating, scary, and hopeless place to find yourself. You may feel alone in it all...
( English | español ) Are you overwhelmed with situations that are currently presenting themselves within your life? Are you feeling anxious, depressed, misunderstood, or lost? Do you feel as if you are seeking the person you used to be or wish to achieve the potential you know you have? These feelings can be challenging, but positive change is possible through mindful self-exploration. In...
Welcome to Kristin Bonilla New Hope Counseling Services. I am thrilled to be a part of your journey to discovering the best version of yourself. I believe that recovery is possible and am here to assist you in achieving your goals and maximizing your potential. You deserve to be happy, joyous and free. I will provide you support in a non judgmental and compassionate manner. If you are having a...
My ideal client is any person wanting to work on themselves, regardless of what brought you here. Most of my clients have a goal of feeling in control of themselves and their lives. I specialize as a trauma therapist, specifically working with clients with domestic violence, sexual assault and trauma history. I also have a strong background working with law enforcement, military families, and...
I come to the practice of counseling after many years working in student services in a university setting. I find (as the research continues to show) that the most important element of effective counseling is the connection between client and counselor—we will work collaboratively. I draw on client-centered, existential, mindfulness, solution-focused, trauma-informed, and EMDR approaches. I am ...
Navigating through this life can become difficult and because we are human, we are vulnerable and face challenges. As a licensed therapist, I have successfully aided clients in managing difficulties utilizing evidenced-based practices, implementing a holistic approach, while analyzing the big picture. My experience working in various levels of care and with different populations has afforded me...
Hello! Thanks for taking a look at my counseling practice. I consider it an incredible honor to support people through challenging times. As a deep student of human behavior and relationships, I bring my rich life experience into every session, offering intuitive support with a touch of humor when needed. In the course of my life, I’ve raised four children, loved deeply and experienced incredib...
I believe change occurs in the context of our relationships, with our own self and with others. Oftentimes, when people seek out therapy, they are feeling lost, discarded, and may be filled with self-doubt and negative thoughts and feelings about themselves in the world. I work with clients to forge new ways of relating to ourselves and others to engage more fully in the world. We do this by...
I encourage my clients to heal the wounds of their past in order to gain self-awareness, clarity, and control of their thoughts and feelings. Feeling discomfort and facing our fears can be challenging; however, once we make the decision to work through our fears, we will find that relief and empowerment are at the end of the tunnel. I can help you learn how to challenge irrational thoughts that...
I help people who feel isolated and overwhelmed by past trauma or current circumstances learn to find ease and resilience. The pain of our current state of social isolation exacerbates existing trauma, PTSD and chronic stress; robbing people of their sense of safety, disrupting sleep and creating chronic physical and emotional pain. My clients report that our work together improves their abilit...
*Accepting appointments in office and online* Developing a trusting relationship with your therapist is essential. I am here to support individuals of all ages to grow and explore unhelpful patterns in order to help find the best version of yourself. I use a gentle and supportive approach to guide you into developing healthy relationships. I use trauma-informed approaches and am trained in EMDR...
Are you feeling anxious, stressed, or just need someone to talk to? You've come to the right place. Throughout our lifetime, we are faced with many challenges, barriers, and successes that can all have their own level of overwhelmingness and joy. Whatever you are going through, let's work through it together. Being born and raised in Hawai'i and completing school in the States I am no stranger ...
These days, it can feel like life is moving too fast for us to keep up. This is made all the more challenging when we struggle with such things as unhealthy relationships, intense negative feelings, poor self-image, or trauma. You may worry that getting help means enduring an uncomfortable process that may not result in any notable change. I believe that therapy does not have to be painful to b...
Where there is hope, there is healing. I provide a warm, safe, caring, non-judgemental space for you to express and process upsets and pain while gaining insight and hope. This is a safe place where you do not have to suppress any part of yourself - all your thoughts, feelings and beliefs are valued and understood. If you're looking for support and guidance through a challenging situation or re...
MySpectrum is an outpatient therapy practice located at 707 North Courthouse Road in North Chesterfield, Virginia. We offer outpatient counseling and coaching to any person, on any spectrum. We focus on the Autism Spectrum, Mental Health Spectrum, Substance Use Spectrum, and the Whole Life Spectrum. Our philosophy is that any person, regardless of situation, should have access to skilled...
