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
**WEEKNIGHT EVENINGS & SAT. MORNING AVAILABILITY** Are you having a hard time adjusting to new life circumstances? Are you overwhelmed by racing thoughts that keep you up at night and worrying that doesn't seem to end? Are you having difficulties connecting with loved ones? If so, you are not alone. I help many people with these issues. Through telling me your inner struggles and emotional pain...
Are you a parent struggling to understand, talk to, or help your teen with mental illness? Are you a teen or young adult who feels lost, lonely, unmotivated, or afraid? I would love to help you find confidence, direction, peace, and the ability to LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST. With 13 years of experience, I have found a strong passion for working with adolescents and young adults. I enjoy help...
Are you having difficulty connecting to others, self-acceptance, relationships, or struggling with sadness and anxiety? You're tired of feeling defeated by the stressors of every day, and miss the passion for life and love that you once had. Between work and home you're experiencing such high levels of stress and anxiety that you can barely take it. You're feeling trapped in these feelings of...
Are you overwhelmed, anxious, sad or feel like you're not sure how to navigate a new territory of your life? Do you need help in setting healthy boundaries or coping with stress, anxiety? Or perhaps a past trauma is beginning to surface? I truly believe our darkest wounds lose power and we begin to heal when we shed light on them. My goal is to provide support and insight to help you identify y...
We all go through difficult times and can feel overwhelmed. I believe therapy is a powerful tool to help you through those difficult times and create lasting changes. The connection you feel with your therapist in one of the most important indicators to successful outcomes. With this in mind I strive to provide a safe, honest, and supportive environment allowing you to explore some of the most...
I work with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and varying needs. Often, I support people to manage stress, sadness, and frustrations during life transitions. This may include assistance navigating stressors in relationships, within the family, at work, and at school. I enjoy helping families, and working with women who are pregnant or post partum. I help people to sort through thei...
Do you want to feel more satisfied with some aspects of your life? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or difficulty with relationships? Whatever your reason for pursing therapy, you have taken a positive first step. Through a collaborative partnership, I help individuals improve their self-awareness and gain clarity into behaviors to help change old patterns and develop new, more success...
Andrew is a New Jersey State Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who graduated from Monmouth University with a master’s degree in mental health counseling. Andrew has experience working with adults and adolescents facing the challenges of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorders, and substance use issues. Andrew believes that ...
Are you struggling? Feeling stuck? Perhaps you're grieving a loss, feeling hopeless, or overwhelmed with all that’s happening in your life and the world. Maybe you're in a major life transition and frozen by anxiety or paralyzed by shame. You don't have to face all you're wrestling with alone! I'll strive to meet you right where you are and offer attuned presence. The primary goal of our work...
"You don't have to be fearless. Doing it afraid is just as brave" (Morgan Harper Nichols). Sometimes reaching out for help and facing the hard things can be scary. I love to create a safe place to help clients realize that they can be scared and brave at the same time. I love to empower clients and help them to realize that they can do hard things, make changes, and find hope for the future. My...
* I am currently only offering telehealth services.* I believe that success in therapy is based on the relationship shared between a therapist and their client. I approach counseling with the fundamental belief that we are all whole individuals - each of us unique; equally deserving of love, understanding, and compassion; and capable of making positive changes to achieve wellness. My goal is to...
It can be a difficult decision to begin therapy. Just taking the first step to begin to find a therapist can feel overwhelming. As you are reading this, you have already taken that important first step. Successful therapy is dependent upon building trust and fostering a collaborative relationship. I have over 15 years of experience helping individuals work through difficult transitions in their...
I have worked as a clinical psychologist for over 40 years, specializing in psychodynamic and interpersonal insight therapy, primarily with young, mature, and older adults. Philosophically, I believe anyone can overcome obstacles to living a good life with the assistance of an experienced psychotherapist in the context of a supportive and empathic therapeutic relationship. I enjoy working with...
I am a clinician that have dedicated years serving in the community and with victims of sexual and domestic abuse, mental health disorders, family and marriage breakdown. I specialize in one-one, group, business, entertainment, substance, and incarcerated population. Through cognitive therapy and evidence based treatment and education, I will provide a full scope of counseling/psychotherapy...
Trauma informs how we relate in the world and can be complex, confusing, and painful with multiple layers. Coping or trying to cope with trauma is challenging, interfering with what most consider "normal life activities." Its hard to explain to others who do not understand and who have never experienced something that "rocked" their world in a disturbing, sometimes literally life threatening wa...
