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
Does anxiety keep you from living the life you want? Do you often feel overwhelmed, confused, or on edge and don’t know how to calm yourself? It can feel frustrating when you’ve tried many things to get rid of your anxiety and you just can’t seem to shake it off. Often this can lead you to feeling stuck. If this is you, then you’ve come to the right place. Let me be your guide towards a balance...
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A Life You Love, LLC is a unique coaching company. I bring a wealth of experience and expertise from several disciplines. I believe in a "real-life" approach. Whether you are starting a new business, going through a divorce or struggling personally, I know first hand, that your everyday life, your professional life, your financial life, your family life, etc... are ALL impacted and affected. Yo...
* Now accepting new clients * It's time to EMPOWER YOU! I believe in an 'Empowering Approach'. We can be our own toughest critics. Even though you may not realize it, you have many skills and strengths within you that I build upon and use in reaching your goals. You deserve it and owe it to yourself to gain back control of your life and live to your fullest potential. Regardless of what brings ...
I became a counselor because I realized the need to normalize and increase awareness around mental health concerns. I also wanted to create a space where people can talk freely about things that are often “taboo.” I specialize in working with women’s issues including infertility or miscarriages, perinatal and postpartum, and also have extensive experience working with identity and career issues...
The vicissitudes of life are often difficult to navigate. The very thought of tomorrow can seemingly precipitate feelings of agony and emotional pain. Perception of the future can be overshadowed by fear and doubt. In these moments, moving forward seems impossible. Perhaps you are experiencing feelings of sadness, anxiousness, merely uncertain about the future of a relationship, or feel that yo...
**Will do in person therapy** In today's ever-changing, complex, stressful, and uncertain world many people are struggling and feeling disconnected, yet unsure what to do about it. Be it imposters syndrome, pandemic fatigue, depression, anxiety, stress, parenting, substance use, identity, work-life balance, or other such issues, life can be overwhelming. If you are looking for a change in your...
I am warm, supportive and create a comfortable environment to put clients at ease. I collaborate closely with clients to facilitate self-reflection and increased insight. I value each person’s unique life experience and tailor treatment accordingly. I am integrative in my approach to treatment to ensure that I provide with you with strategies that provide enhanced clarity and growth. In my work...
Our world can be pretty hectic, especially here in the Bay Area. We all experience stress from external and internal pressures and obstacles. Life can feel overwhelming which leads our body and mind to shut down and/or lash out in various ways. We feel stuck because we are drowning in intense emotions and stressful events and we don’t know how to get to the surface and catch a breath. As a resu...
I hope to create a space for you to feel comfortable expressing your thoughts and feelings about past experiences, present worries, or behaviors that are no longer working for you. We will discuss patterns keeping you stuck and cultivate an understanding of what led to those patterns. Working together we will create a plan to address changes you would like to make and move at a pace that feels...
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I seek to walk alongside you as you journey through a difficult season of your life. My goal is to help you discover the inner resources as well as provide tools and information that will help you better understand yourself and your situation. I also look to help you write a new story for your life, to look at your experiences in a new way and take ownership of your future. I work to help you...
My goal is to help people utilizing a Brief Therapy model focused on a specific concern or problem & the obstacles getting in the way of positive change. Clients will be supported towards identifying & attending to their own internal competencies,skills,internal & external resources as well as their own immediate support systems & available social networks. The therapeutic process is collaborat...
( English | español ) We all need help at times, and it could be difficult and scary when we do, but getting help could be the best thing we do for ourselves. Life's journey can take us to many places, but in order to walk on this journey we need to be alive. I look at therapy as part of this life’s journey. A moment in time when we walk together and look at life in a way that makes better sens...
