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.
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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
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As a parent of a struggling child, you often think about what you can do to help your child feel and do better. It can be very frustrating when nothing you try seems to make a difference. It’s a big step to reach out to get counseling. With so many counselors to choose from it can be difficult to find the right fit for you and your child. You deserve to feel more at peace, happier, and content....
I am a therapist who specializes in infertility, IVF and assisted reproduction. I uniquely have both personal and professional experience with infertility. Anxiety, sadness, anger, bitterness, grief, difficulty making decisions, and feelings of loss of control and social isolation can be common feelings that many people experience when going through this. You do not have to go through this alon...
Life can be challenging for us all at some point. You are not alone! I have a genuine love for therapy and what it can do for each and every one of us who may find themselves a bit lost at times. I believe in building a genuine relationship through which the real work of therapy can be done in a space that is nonjudgmental and empathetic, while also challenging you to work hard with me to find...
"How you doin'?" Do you often say fine, and try to ignore how you feel? If so, I want to ask how are you REALLY doing? Many times we try to appear to be fine even when we aren't. Being honest with yourself about emotional distress, pain, struggle, fear or grief is essential to begin the healing process. Everyone reacts to difficulty differently. Stress in life can cause symptoms of anxiety,...
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern Are you struggling in Life? With Relationships? In pain? Thinking about change? Not sure your direction? Need someone to Listen? and not be judged! Do you want to work on your Self, Marriage and/or Family. Would you like more Positivity in your life? I'm here to listen to YOU without judgement. Find short-te...
In the comfort of your own home, I'm happy to help you or your teen get through this challenging time. I have training in a variety of interventions including CBT, DBT, and mindfulness and use a strength-based approach in order to assess what modality will work best for each individual client. I specialize in anxiety and depression, ADHD, trauma, and family/relationship dynamics. Therapy allows...
Painful life experiences have a way of confining us to periods of anxiety, depression, and fear. Where hope once stood as the foundation, loss and grief have come in enveloping your perspective. Yet, this is not where your story ends, this is just one page in the chapter of your life. Let’s turn the page together and begin writing a new story. A story based on living a life of purpose, hope, an...
Each stage of life presents challenges and opportunities. As you navigate your way, it makes a difference to have a coach in your corner to offer focus, structure, and support. Which areas of life resonate for you? Career, employment? Finding friends and creating community? Making a home? Speaking up? Time management? Independence and self-care? Overcoming distractions and regulating your...
Waves Behavioral Solutions, LLC is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) company that serves children with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families in the Pinellas County area. Services are provided in client homes, community, and in the child's school with approval. We specialize in early intervention services, toilet training, caregiver support and coaching, school services...
Fundamentally I believe in meeting a client where he, she, or they are at in the moment. Knowing where a client is followed by learning where they want go in personal development. Working with clients to help them along their journey to that goal. Sometimes goals change, or circumstances emerge that alter a path. Transitioning to new goals or paths, or after bump in the road or derailment getti...
Do you struggle with self-worth and having healthy relationships but find that you function well in other areas of life? Do past events bring up such painful memories that it’s hard to talk about even years later? Do you find that it’s hard to relate when others report on having a happy childhood? I am here to support you in getting your life back and creating the life you want for yourself. I...
I am a Mental Health Counselor with clinical training in a variety of diagnoses. In private practice, I work with adults, adolescents and families. I have a Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling and am currently pursuing a PhD in Mental Health Counseling. My approach to therapy is based on the belief that all individuals are doing their best at each moment in time and that they have th...
I am a Licensed Educational Psychologist who specializes in the assessment of psychological disorders that interfere with learning, including but not limited to autism, ADHD, learning disabilities and/or dyslexia, as well as social emotional learning challenges. I offer psychoeducational assessments, which unlock answers as to what is interfering with an individual’s learning potential. In...
