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
Anxiety, life transitions, and obsessive thinking should not be barriers to living a happy and fulfilling life. Are you struggling to understand why you feel overwhelmed with unhealthy thoughts and emotions? By getting to the root of what is driving these actions, I can help you process in order to uncover unhealthy patterns and teach you skills to manage your behaviors so you can achieve growt...
My specialties center around helping professional men and women, athletes (current/former HS,College,Pro) and teenage boys. Each individual is different but if you are my client you will be validated, cared for and feel like a semi rockstar at times. My previous experience as a professional football player taught me people will grow if they have someone in their corner who cares, understands, a...
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in a private practice setting. I want to provide support and guidance in a safe place for clients to heal and grow while setting goals and working towards those goals. I work from a Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to help you better understand the way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are intertwined. I want to help...
Are you looking for a place where you can feel safe enough to say everything you want? Having a hard time changing how you feel or stopping certain behaviors? I offer a safe space for people to address such issues as anxiety, depression, life transitions, conflict, personal growth and more. Some of my distinctions are: 1) Specialization in Anxiety Treatment, 2) "Label-free" therapy that does no...
Are you or a loved one experiencing anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, or a confused sense of self? Are these emotions or behaviors being magnified by a life transition, or traumatic event? These challenges can feel overwhelming, and you don't have to face them alone. Whether you are a child who struggles to manage big emotions or an adult who needs guidance through a significant change, I...
I have spent the last 15 years working as a school psychologist, adjunct professor, and contractor. I have served students from preschool to high school aged and worked in the full range of settings from public schools, charter schools, to non-public schools. I am a proud graduate of the University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento. In 2010, I obtained my License ...
As a psychologist, I partner with clients to help them heal from raw emotional pain, recognize their inner strengths, and build resiliency in the face of life’s biggest challenges. My style is one that is warm and nurturing while also direct and honest. If you’re feeling stuck, not good enough, lonely, overwhelmed, devastated, or ashamed, you are not alone. I have dedicated my career to learnin...
Although what you are experiencing may feel beyond your ability to cope, you are not alone. Most individuals find comfort knowing that others have been where they are. Many issues faced are in response to some type of loss. Loss takes many forms: loss of self or personal identity, loss of faculties or mobility, the physical loss of a loved one, relationship loss or the lost dream of a perfect...
It can be difficult to make the strong and often necessary choice to begin therapy. By taking the time to look through these profiles, you are starting the process of feeling at home and connected to yourself again-or for the first time. You may be experiencing a difficult transition, having relationship challenges with your significant other, children or peers. Perhaps you are not feeling like...
We all experience varying levels of challenges and difficulties. When these challenges begin to affect our lives it is important to spend time to resolve them. I can help guide you towards a balanced and satisfying life. I have extensive experience in working with individuals with trauma, anxiety, depression, and severe persistent mental illness. Together we can come up with an individualized...
I am passionate about working with individuals across the lifespan. Everyone is unique, and I approach therapy in a way that fosters that individuality to create growth. My style is strength-focused, warm, attentive, and thoughtful. I believe in therapy that emphasizes trust, safety, acceptance, understanding, and empathy. I strive to create a safe space and develop a collaborative and integrat...
I specialize in working with clients who experience complex trauma and dissociation, I enjoy helping people move their trauma by helping them find relief from pain that they've experienced. I also work with clients who experience anxiety, depression, addiction, racial/socio-cultural trauma, legal stress, incarceration, suicide ideation, self-harm, life transitions, and relationship concerns. I...
I aim to assist others in embarking upon a journey of self-discovery. My role is to support others on their paths toward better self-awareness of mind and body. Together we can rewrite the narrative of the past, take hold of the present, and look forward to the future. Above all, I want clients to be moving forward in life feeling more balanced, more resilient, and able to love themselves...
I specialize in working individually with children, adolescents, and adults with conduct and mood disorders related but not limited to: anxiety, anger, depression, communication, assertiveness, behavior modification, self-esteem, social skills, stress, self-injurious behavior, trauma, suicidal ideation, and grief/loss. I engage in working with families and couples focusing on marital/relationsh...
We all experience seasons in life that require guidance and support. As you are managing these transitions, feelings of discomfort and anxiety naturally arise. This magnifies stress and contributes to a sense of disconnection from yourself and those you love. If this is your story, please know that you are not alone. Together, we can find a sense of peace, even within your most painful...
