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
Whitney completed her Master's of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University. Whitney enjoys working with teens, adults, and couples. She has extensive experience working with trauma-related victims such as sex-trafficking, sexual assault/sexual abuse and domestic violence as well as working with individuals with depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, grief and loss, behavioral issues, ident...
Life should be about happiness! With the chaos in today's world, it's easy to lose sight of what is important to us or how to take care of ourselves. When we actually take a moment in time to explore, evaluate, and get clear on what we can do to take control of our own lives and happiness - we can begin living our lives for ourselves. Those changes can make an incredible impact on changing your...
Tahoe Youth and Family Services provides counseling and support programs to promote healthy development of families, children and individuals. We envision resilient communities that achieve healthy outcomes through affordable behavioral services. We are an inclusive supportive ally to anyone in crisis. Download an intake packet at tahoeyouth.org or call our office to pick up an intake packet....
I have a preference for utilizing many of the counseling techniques within cognitive behavioral therapy because I believe that although individuals will undoubtedly experience hardship and difficulty within their lives, I feel that problems with emotions and behaviors are many times a result of how one thinks and feels about a situation. Because I believe that counseling is not a...
I can assist the person/family in finding ways to address personal impairments that impact growth and vitality. I provide a structural and evidence base practice approach dealing with anxiety, depression, and family/couple issues. I’m looking forward to meeting you. Thanks...
Hurting? Feeling Alone? Stressed out? Uncertain about the future? Is the weight of day to day life feeling unbearable right now? Daily ongoing stress can have a negative impact on your health and well-being. It may be difficult to believe that life can be good again when we are facing so many unknowns. Let me hold it with you. . . traumatic events, losing people and connections, parenting...
Greetings and thank you for stopping by. During these uncertain times, I am accepting new clients and happy to offer online counseling services using confidential HIPAA-compliant software for adolescents and adults. What I value most is a deep knowledge of the self, and how to eradicate past core belief systems that no longer serve us as we evolve into our true nature. If you find yourself...
Over 15 years experience using Research/Evidenced-based methods to guide clients to meet their goals. At this day in age, accessibility is valuable and I am able to now offer sessions by phone....
Living one’s best life now is at the heart of my clinical practice, publishing and research. Whether you struggle with relationships, anxiety, depression, loss, career change, or reconnecting with your purpose in life, I hope to help you cope, unblock barriers and deepen your understanding of yourself. My experience has taught me that your symptoms can become a road map to guide you back toward...
It’s lonely to feel like no one sees you or understands all of you. You put on a great mask and make everyone think you’re “okay”. You are exhausted by living a double life, not yet ready to live “out” as your authentic self. Your internalized shame, the anxiety, and the sadness of hiding gnaws away at you. You’re not alone. I see you. I proudly serve the following communities: transgender and...
If you're like me, you started adulthood with an idealistic vision of relationships inspired by images from '90s rom coms and Kay commercials. But now your naïveté is so ten years ago and you're struggling in your real life relationship. It's hard to communicate effectively, compromise, or get through challenges and big life changes without shutting down or escalating. And it's tough to be your...
I provide support and practical feedback to help you effectively address the challenges you are facing in your life. With compassion and understanding, I work with you to help you build on your strengths and attain the personal growth you are committed to accomplishing. Much of my job is to ask you questions you may not have asked yourself, to help you think about yourself and your problems in ...
You and your spouse are fighting all the time now. It feels like forever since you been truly happy together. You miss the couple you were when you first started. Now you worry that you're staying together because it's easier. You wonder when your best friend became this stranger to you? When you reach out for your partner these days, it feels like you're hitting a blank wall. You miss the soft...
