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
Whether you are new to therapy or a seasoned veteran, I am here to help you along your path to becoming the best version of yourself. The most successful clients are those with the willingness to change and those who actively participate in the therapy process. We will work together to uncover your unique strengths and and how we can use them to help combat your difficult emotions and thoughts....
As an addiction treatment counselor and a marriage and family therapist I enjoy working with clients who struggle with life changes, maladaptive coping mechanisms, and relationship and sexuality issues. You are the expert on your problems. As a therapist I am there to witness, guide, point out clues that you may have missed, and cheer-lead the progress as therapeutic gains are made. I am...
Hello, and welcome to my practice! Finding the right therapist should be about connection, involving an immediate sense of comfort and security. Taking this step towards self care and growth involves courage and vulnerability. My name is Kayla Stansberry, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and I would like to act as a supportive guide on your journey. I believe in creating an empathetic,...
I know what it’s like to suffer the painful changes that come from the grief surrounding significant loss, or deal with old wounds that prevent you from experiencing happiness in the present moment. It can be an emotional rollercoaster. I want to help you make sense of what you’re going through, and assist you with finding meaning in life. I am an interactive, narrative therapist whose goal is ...
I specializes in MFT and ABA. While working with clients, I supports their work by identifying behavior patterns, identifying healthy replacement behaviors, and support my client’s understanding of emotional and cognitive states. Through the understanding of the self, my clients learn how their behaviors impact their environments. And more importantly how they can make changes to enhance their...
Life changes. Some life changes can be anticipated or predicted; some occur spontaneously, without notice or warning. Regardless of how they occur, all require adaptation and adjustment to what is different or new. We seldom have much difficulty with small changes—those that don’t disrupt a familiar lifestyle or a solid sense of self. Other life changes can be more challenging, sometimes making...
NOTE: I AM NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. My passion is helping children and adults heal from past trauma and its lasting effects. I most often work with clients experiencing PTSD, depression, relationship issues, and/or anxiety related to their past traumatic experiences. Many children with traumatic pasts have challenging behaviors, and their caregivers find themselves overwhelmed and...
I believe in individual, family and community. Counseling is to teach people new cognitive and emotional skills, helping to overcome trauma, guiding toward better relationships and transform you into better versions of yourselves. I believe in basic human dignity and worth, understanding, empathy, attention, acceptance and encouragement. I believe in having the therapeutic alliance to allow peo...
Life can be challenging at times. During the therapeutic process, I look at how our environment, life experience, and current relationships have an impact on the decisions we make. I work with adults, young adults, families and adolescents who experience anxiety, depression, addiction, low self-worth, career transitions and relationship issues. I strongly believe in empowering, educating,...
Have you or a loved one been struggling with addiction? Do you often isolate or avoid others because you don’t want them to know, and are left feeling helpless, and exhausted? Addiction is a challenge that is not easy to overcome, and is nearly impossible to deal with alone. By reading this, you are taking the first step in committing to a healthier, more fulfilling life. If you are impacted by...
The majority of difficulties we experience in our life probably have something to do with relationships. Either the relationship with ourselves, our family, our friends, our jobs, our environment, etc. We have a tendency, many times without knowing, to remake the type of relationships we experienced early in our lives. Therapy helps in shining some light into these type of patterns. We can play...
Through awareness and support I believe we are all able to heal and grow to live the lives we love and thrive in. I am Licensed Master of Social Work, pleased to offer online therapy throughout the state of Arizona for those who are either unable to commute to our offices in Tempe or who prefer the flexibility and convenience that online therapy has to offer. The majority of my professional...
** Currently full.** Psychotherapy has been at the heart of my life. I know both personally and professionally that it can make all the difference - if we are willing to open to and lean into the work. It gives us the chance to bring our self and our experience into compassionate awareness within the safety of a supportive relationship. It allows us to identify what’s working well for us and...
At Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC, we’re committed to providing you and your loved ones with exceptional care in a compassionate and friendly atmosphere. Located at the National Harbor, Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC provides a peaceful, safe, and welcoming environment to provide client's the best individualized care. We make an effort to make sure you alwa...
