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 it sometimes feel like you are not living the life you thought that you would? Or that you could be more content with your situation? Or perhaps you are having trouble making decisions about what to do next? If so, therapy can help you clarify what is important to you and what is causing you to feel stuck. I am happy to work together with you to better understand your past while also findi...
Working from a Solution-Focused approach I find that helping clients find alternative ways of handling all they struggles of everyday life. I enjoy working with children to help them find different ways of handling the stresses of being a kid. I work with children who have been placed in foster care because of substance abuse as well as physical violence within the family. I also work with...
There are times when you may feel the push and pull of everyday life. These issues may be personal and professional and you are unable to fully show up to deal with these challenges. People choose therapy for a variety of reasons. Whether it is trauma, anxiety, anger, relationships or weight loss. It’s overwhelming at best and have created barriers to living your best life. Therapy can help you...
My goals in therapy are to collaborate with my clients to help them reach their full potential and to improve their quality world. I look at my clients holistically and do not define them by the symptoms that led them to therapy. When working with clients, I utilize an integrated approach of evidence-based practices in psychology. I am one of a very few therapists in the Columbus area that is...
Ms. Wong provides individual counseling for children, adolescents and adults across the lifespan. Her work draws upon crisis intervention, trauma informed care, mindfulness, and meditation. Ms. Wong utilizes evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), behavioral therapy and mindfulness, to help individuals achieve improved emotional and behavioral functioning. Ms....
With nearly 15 years of experience in the mental health field, ranging from residential/enhanced services for children/adolescents to intensive substance abuse counseling and basic outpatient services with adults, I have found it incredibly rewarding to support anyone- be it individuals, families, or couples- in their journey towards recovery and wellness and I enjoy working with all ages (3 to...
Accepting new client with Mainecare and self pay. “You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S Lewis. I work with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, mood and stress disorders. I also work with people affected by trauma using trauma informed practices to understand how we process these experiences. We all possess the ability to...
Chances are, you've been dealing with some intense circumstances, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. Having a nonjudgmental guide help sort through current and past pain can help make that process more manageable. As that guide, I am excited to help you turn down the volume of life's busyness, tune in to your inner self, and uncover unmet emotional needs. As you enter the safe haven of...
I have had the privilege of supporting adults, adolescents and children in a variety of settings and using multiple treatment modalities. I employ traditional psychotherapy, EMDR, as well as, behavioral techniques including CBT and DBT to support clients in meeting their desired outcome goals. I utilize individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and play therapy to alleviate symptoms ...
We all possess the tools needed for personal healing. Therapy can help you to develop the awareness needed to utilize these tools and put them into practice in daily life. Seeking therapy is brave and I consider the therapeutic relationship a truly meaningful privilege. We will walk through the process of personal discovery learning how to identify old patterns and self soothe through healthy...
Le’Keisha is eclectic and uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused, Reality Based, and Psycho-education. A holistic approach is utilized by exploring with and educating clients about how mind and body are interconnected. Le’Keisha believes that when a person has hope and can learn to challenge and replace irrational thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes, peop...
Through Transformational Counseling, I will help you process challenges and discover and unlock the root of these challenges or feelings of being stuck, which creates understanding, perspective shifts, and behavioral and emotional changes. This is a highly effective form of therapy, where we discuss, process, and come to a place of insight, shifting your perspective in areas of your life that y...
Feeling stuck? Wishing for change? Fear of the future? We go through struggles that test our ability to find joy and experience pleasure. It is often our relationships with friends, family and especially our partners that take the brunt of these taxing times. It is common that our intimate relationships get tagged as the reason for our hurt and pain or are the most negatively impacted. Blame ca...
I work with young children and their families to resolve the issues that kids struggle with both at home and at school. Because children can make sustainable change through play, play therapy has proven to be an effective intervention and also more inviting to kids than squirming around in a chair answering an adult's questions. With over 30 years of experience and training in childhood trauma,...
Are you recently divorced and find yourself asking- now what?? Divorce can be a very challenging and painful process, but also presents an opportunity to take an in depth look at your life, your choices, and your desires. Take advantage of this life transition by getting to know yourself better so that you can stop repeating negative and destructive patterns and learn how build and maintain...
