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
You are ready to make the shift. You have been searching for the right fit, someone who you can trust to walk that journey with you. When it comes to finding a therapist, you want someone that will meet you where you are and help you make the changes you’ve been craving. I imagine you're looking to get unstuck, obtain greater clarity, find healing, improve your relationships with self/others, a...
Do you find yourself overthinking conversations? Do your moods constantly shift without any reason for it? Are your relationships suffering? Clients call me because they are frustrated about the way they are currently feeling. Things may get better for awhile, but it always seems that the same patterns emerge and life becomes overwhelming. It does not have to be this way. Coming to therapy is a...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. I bring a nonjudgemental, collaborative philosophy to my work; trusting that you are the expert on yourself and I am here to help you discover your strengths. My goal is to empower you and assist you on your journey to reach the highest and truest vision of yourself. I integrate various...
The main characteristic that helps my clients benefit most is the willingness to look honestly and deeply inside themselves and examine their own hearts and stories. This requires authenticity, honesty, and strength as this is often uncomfortable. My clients that benefit most are those that are willing to lean into this discomfort to recognize the areas of unhealth in their hearts, minds, and...
Anxiety, loneliness, and depression are often unwelcome guests who over stay their welcome. My objective is to help people heal from these issues and their past as opposed to being held captive by it. Trauma, abuse, grief, addiction and unresolved memories seem to be the main culprit behind us getting "stuck". Through EMDR and a therapeutic relationship we can move together toward healing and...
I have a passion for hearing peoples stories and helping them find their place in this world. I believe we all have a desire to be happy and to feel whole. We all desire to feel wanted and loved and in order to do so we need to first love ourselves and I believe therapy can help you achieve that desire. The mind is the control center of behavior and emotion and if we can work through negative...
I am passionate about helping people grow and change. I have received training from some of the nation's foremost experts in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), though experience has taught me the importance of integrating other treatment models as well. I enjoy doing therapy and have a wealth of experience treating a variety of presenting problems. I particularly enjoy working with veterans,...
Not your traditional therapy... With nearly 20 years of counseling experience, I use state-of-the-art, evidence-based mental health treatments, such as EMDR and CBT, to help clients make changes to become happier and healthier. Evidenced based therapies, combined with genuine compassion and care, allow clients to get better quicker and with fewer therapy sessions. I have training in multiple...
Parents and children have been having disagreements since the beginning of time. Sometimes these disagreements escalate causing serious stress and trauma for both sides. It can be hard to understand what a child is going through, especially when you feel you’ve done everything you possibly can to make things better. The loss of control coupled with feelings ranging from hopelessness to anger ca...
Do you ever feel like you have to hide parts of who you are from the rest of the world? Are you stuck in patterns that feel hard to break? I’m here to help you work through these issues. Many people I work with come in for anxiety, difficulties in relationships, boundaries, perfectionism, creative blocks, low self-esteem. You don't have to handle these struggles alone. Being in therapy can help...
Are the choices of others negatively affecting you? Are you losing your temper and isolating? Have you lost hope in the future or finding a solution? If you have said yes to any of those questions, you don't have to go through it alone. As your therapist, I make every effort to try and help you discover more effective ways of thinking, behaving, and coping with what has brought you to therapy....
My goal in providing counseling/therapy services is to assist you in reaching your ideal version of yourself. I am honored to assist you on your personal life journey. I believe that everyone holds the potential within themselves to reach their ideal, and I love helping unlock the potential through skills and knowledge. JK Rowling said “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all ...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist who works with adolescents, their parents, and families. The adolescent stage involves leaving childhood and transitioning into adulthood. For the adolescent and all who orbit their world, it’s a time full of potential and possibility. It can also be challenging to navigate all of these changes, and natural to need support. It is valuab...
Are you hurting? Have life's challenges left you feeling overwhelmed or hopeless? Are you the parent of a struggling teen? You can find hope and healing through counseling. Whether you are looking to improve your relationship, heal from grief, or help your child get back on the right track...you've come to the right place! I believe that balance is the key to a wholehearted self and a fulfillin...
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of experience working in the mental health field. I believe that we all have the power to become our best self. My goal is to provide you a with a supportive, non-judgmental, and compassionate environment to foster healing and awareness. I believe therapy is a collaborative process in which we work towards your goals together. I am here t...
