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
There is a difference between mental health and mental illness. I work from a holistic a perspective to help improve mental health and/or work through symptoms of mental illness, in a relationship that respects your perspective and needs. I work from evidence based approaches, listening, coaching, and helping you process life issues. I bring a perspective to therapy relationships that is honest...
We all have moments in our life when we need support. Whether we're facing something unexpected, trying to manage feelings we don't understand, or just hoping to forget something that happened years ago, we're all carrying some sort of burden with us wherever we go. But you don't have to carrying it alone. A trained therapist can provide help and assistance, making it possible to lighten your l...
You are kind to others, but you are often hard on yourself. You speak gently to others, but you often speak harshly to yourself. You see the value in others, but you often don’t recognize your own value. But you can change how you see, talk to and treat yourself! You can learn to (re)discover your inherent value, set appropriate boundaries, and pursue your dreams. Your relationships will be mor...
Beginning counseling can be an overwhelming experience. Seeking help is an act of courage. With this in mind, I work hard to create a safe, comfortable, and judgment-free environment for my clients. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process where we can work together to gain insight into both your struggles and strengths. Using compassion, understanding, and clinical experience I aim to...
I specialize in individual therapy with adults with PTSD/trauma, bipolar, depression, and anxiety, although I have experience with many diagnoses and issues. I enjoy helping people learn to cope well with problems, understand themselves better, and become their best selves, while forming a healing relationship. I practice therapy with a strengths-based and client-centered approach, meaning that...
Do you struggle to fully accept yourself as you are? Have you been living with HIV for a long time and feel unheard or isolated? Are you concerned that your drinking, sex, use of substances or other habits have gotten out of control? Maybe you and your partner are having trouble with communication or trust issues. We all want to be heard, understood and accepted. I would like to help you gain m...
Sean has a comfort working with patients of different cultures, races, and ethnicities. He is a LGBTQ+ affirming provider and hopes to offer a welcoming space for all clients. Sean has worked with patients suffering from a variety of psychiatric illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, agoraphobia, OCD, thought disorders, personality disorders, and substance use disorders....
I have been working in the mental health field for over 20 years. I have worked with and have helped clients who suffer with depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, OCD, panic disorders, grief, self esteem issues, anorexia, bulimia and obesity. I specialize in mood disorders and eating disorders from anorexia to obesity. My approach with clients is from a strengths-based perspective. I utilize...
Breaking free from unhealthy patterns in our lives can be difficult. Emotions may feel out-of-control at times and self-defeating thoughts may run amok in our minds. We might feel trapped in isolation, unhealthy relationship cycles or struggle to move beyond past hurts, traumatic experiences or our own mistakes. There is hope. It is possible to heal from the past, gain control of our emotions, ...
What is the number one thing holding you back from being where you want to be in life? Sometimes that’s an easy question to answer but has a solution that is hard to find. Stress, anxiety, communication struggles, difficult family dynamics, loss and trauma are just some of the reasons that people have identified as why they feel stuck in their life, but many don’t know what to do next. This is...
Life can knock you down and leave you feeling overwhelmed and not sure which way is up. I view therapy as a collaboration between you and I, working together to achieve the goals you would like to accomplish, rediscover your strengths, and develop better, healthier ways of coping and interacting with others. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of what we already know within us to make it thro...
Now accepting new clients! Through counseling, I help new parents who are struggling to adjust. We work together to find solutions, learn new skills, and build your village. Many of my clients come in feeling overwhelmed, isolated, disconnected from their partner, and exhausted. The families that I work with have a parent with a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, including bipolar, psychosis,...
My goal is to help men and women develop a healthy relationship with themselves, their bodies, and food. So many of us are suffering because we are unconsciously holding on to limiting beliefs and maladaptive coping behaviors that have helped us to survive in the past, but are no longer serving us in the present. We fear our own shadow and conceal parts of us that we have been taught not to lik...
Some of the most meaningful struggles in life can leave one feeling lost, stuck, hopeless, and frustrated. Mental health and relationship challenges can take a significant toll on your happiness and daily well-being. Dr. Jeffrey focuses on healing relationships in all aspects of life through individual, couple, and family therapy. Your relationship with yourself, with a mental health condition,...
Do you struggle with feelings of depression or anxiety? Do you and your partner have conflict, struggle with communication, or lack emotional connection/intimacy together? Are there challenges with your adolescent? I offer individual, couples, and family therapy. I bring experience working with parenting challenges, family conflict, and couple issues such as communication and sexuality. I treat...
