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
Have you been feeling overworked, under loved, or under appreciated? Do you have excessive worry? Do you doubt yourself? Do you find that every time you try to talk things out with someone you care about you just can't find the right words to say? Trust me, you are not alone. Everyone needs a safe place where they can process a problem or work through a difficult life transition. Whether you ar...
Serving as a minister and earning a PhD in Counseling Psychology equipped me to care for people in crises. Working with vulnerable children and their families or caregivers, also proved to be a valuable foundation for clinical care. In a medical academic setting, training residents in the use of spirituality and psychology as they cared for their patients, deepened my own understanding of just ...
As a Licensed Professional Counselor working with Waybridge Counseling, my goal is to provide children, adolescents, and families with a safe, welcoming environment through individual and family therapy. I work with clients who are struggling with mental health issues, emotional regulation, behavioral disturbances, trauma, anxiety, depression, and communication concerns between parents and...
Would you like help creating your ideal life? Are you having trouble making your way or have you found yourself stuck? Together, lets visualize and create your ideal life. I believe you are the expert in your own existence, and I aim to help you establish the existence that suits you best. By working together we can separate you from your problem story as we refocus on your strengths, values, a...
To preserve everyone’s safety during COVID-19, all sessions are currently conducted via Zoom/telehealth. I offer comprehensive testing and assessment services via telehealth for learning, attention, executive functioning, mood, and anxiety concerns for children, adolescents, college students, and adults. I also offer weekly telehealth therapy sessions. My approach to teletherapy is an empatheti...
Hello and thank you for stopping by. If you found this page, it was not by accident. Perhaps you have tried lots of things, but none of them have worked. Maybe you have said within yourself, if I could just find someone who understood ME, someone I can really CONNECT with, then I could get help. Well, welcome. We are here to connect with you in a way that is meaningful and true. We believe in...
Finding the right therapist can be daunting, and for some, it can be the most difficult step. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation so that you can assess if we are the right fit. I work with teens and adults presenting with concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/ loss, chronic health concerns, relationship issues, and life transitions. In our work together we will explore yo...
Do you ever wonder why you think or do the things you do? We can help you understand yourself with our unique approach. Our focus is on the individual temperament as the basis for helping individuals or couples. We will help you define your strengths and weaknesses and develop a specific plan of growth to help you overcome an issue for achieve a goal. My wife and I are Pastoral Counselors and...
There comes a time in many of our lives where we can no longer hold in the struggles of life anymore and we finally hit our breaking point. I am here to help guide you through that moment in time and come out stronger on the other side. Whether you are dealing with trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, addiction or low self-esteem you are not alone and there is still hope. I am...
It's all about relationships, starting with your relationship to yourself, your family of origin, your partner, children, friends. And then there's the relationship to your problems: things like depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-partum and parenting stress, body-image problems. How do you work with the set of challenges that life hands you? I work with clients to understand themselves and their o...
I AM CURRENTLY FULL AND UNABLE TO SCHEDULE NEW CLIENTS. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I work specifically with individuals struggling with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, and Body Image issues. My experience with this spans multiple levels of care and both individual and group therapy. As people we are dynamic and our struggles can be complex, so in counseling we look at the whole...
Counseling can be a responsive process, providing support and facilitating insight as the client explores and moves through past and present challenges. It can also be a preventive process, allowing clients to clarify and build on internal strengths that promote wellness and resiliency. My treatment approach is both cognitive-behavioral (focused on the connections between thoughts, feelings, an...
Have you been feeling stuck, down, frustrated, or just plain overwhelmed with life stressors? Well I welcome you to begin a new journey with me. I believe that working with me will not only be a comforting experience but also a joyful one. We will share laughter, tears, and every emotion in between. I am here to walk with you every step of the way and to assist you in a genuinely empathetic way...
Life is a journey with many changes. Adapting to those changes can be difficult but you do not have to go through the journey alone. Let me help. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who have been practicing for over 20 years. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. I provide individual, relationship, and family therapy. My goal is to make therapy...
Wanda Is only providing Tele-therapy at this time. Clinical Supervisor Wanda Montemayor is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S-AT), a Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC, ATCS) , a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor ( RPT-S) with a specialty in EMDR and animal-assisted therapy. In addition to her traditional counseling and therapy (talk therapy) methods, she integrates art therapy ...
