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
Our lived experiences are unique to us and set the path for how we envision ourselves and the world around us. My practice comes from a diverse perspective that allows for understanding to meet you where you see fit. I provide a safe space where you can feel comfortable, understood and valued as an individual. Within this space, we will explore your current difficulties and challenges. Whether...
Need someone to listen in a judgement free zone? Wish you could make changes or feel better but don't know where to start? You're not alone, counseling is a healthy, natural way to help & heal from trauma & troubling feelings that come with unexpected life events. For 14 years I have worked with those who experienced loss of a child, their ideal family, faced unexpected disappointments, traumat...
***Accepting new clients*** Locations in Indy & Anderson. I bill most insurances. First, I would like to take a moment to applaud you for taking this difficult first step in the change process towards a better, more positive you. Finding the right person to help you make these positive changes can be challenging. I am here to be your change facilitator, your partner for becoming the person you...
Therapy can be both an immensely enriching and a challenging process, while the process of finding a therapist- one who is a good fit for you- well, that is usually just challenging. How to begin, when there are just so many options? My suggestion for you: take a deep breath, take your time, and trust your instincts. It is the counseling relationship- rather than a specific theoretical orientat...
I have experience and enjoy working with children, teens and adults on a variety of issues. I am a part of Side by Side Wellness LLC, which strives to provide individuals at any stage of life the opportunity to achieve their goals through holistic support and services. Whether you need in depth support to face some of life's toughest challenges or just need someone to speak with about becoming ...
Pain management at its best addresses all aspects of pain and all dimensions of the individual in pain. Addressing associated stress, work and relationship challenges, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety or substance misuse issues is key to restoring health and well-being. Behavioral health services are an important element of a comprehensive pain management program. In addition I also treat...
I enjoy people and I enjoy helping people. People struggle, it is most often a fact of life. Nobody is immune. Sometimes mental illness affects progression of life and sometimes life causes mental health struggles. Either way, the struggle is real. We get drug down by life, we struggle to solve problems, anger gets in the way, anxiety, depression, problem solving. The constant battle between ou...
I believe that the positive and genuine relationship between client and therapist is the most effective and transnational way to begin a therapeutic relationship. I strive to welcome clients into a calming, safe, enjoyable and non-judgmental space where we can work on hard things together. Do you find yourself with the inability to control your emotions and experience the consequences? Do you f...
****NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****Most of us feel lost, overwhelmed, defeated, and ashamed when struggling with anxiety or depression. True North provides effective evidence-based treatment that equips you with the tools needed to overcome your pain so that you can finally have the freedom, peace, and relief that you deserve. Dr. Kailey Spina Horan is a licensed mental health counselor who...
Our identities have been sculpted and influenced by what societal narratives say our lives are "supposed to be". I believe that human struggle and periods of transition are a natural part of life that can oftentimes make us feel as if we are living a life that is out of our control. Through self-exploration, strength identification, coaching, and supportive guidance, therapy can help to transfo...
I view the client and therapist relationship as a mutually beneficial relationship in which we grow together for the benefit of you that facilitates growth towards your values, goals and healing. My goal is to assist you to find balance and wholeness within yourself and life and to promote wholeness and harmony to occur naturally on all levels. Therapies I use include Acceptance and Commitment...
Seeking therapy is an act of courage and hope. When we are feeling overwhelmed with our emotions or life's stresses, or stuck in patterns we don't know how to break, it can be difficult to imagine seeing and experiencing ourselves differently. You are capable of exploring and replacing old patterns of thinking and behavior that are not serving you. Are you interested in increasing your ability ...
Have you noticed your thoughts racing as you try to fall asleep? Maybe you’re worried that you said the wrong thing or that someone is upset with you? Or maybe you notice that your inner critic is louder lately. Maybe it’s telling you that you don’t deserve to be happy or have the life you desire. Or maybe it’s something else entirely. Maybe you’re not sure exactly what it is - you just know yo...
NEW LOCATION for in person or tele therapy on Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s, Thursday’s Friday’s, & Saturday’s (text or call). Everyone has an inner strength that needs mending and a second chance at life’s situations. In sessions, I will collaborate with you in exploring alternate ways of achieving your goals or how to manage a stressful life situation. Mi filosofia es fortaleser las capacidades de m...
It takes courage to examine one's life and face what might not be working. Whether you are struggling with issues of self doubt, overachieving tendencies, anxiety, navigating a life transition, relationship distress or creative issues, I am here to help you grow through what you are going through. I provide a safe space for individuals, couples & friends to explore thoughts and feelings with...
