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
Do you feel weighed down or overwhelmed by the stressors in your life? You're not sure where to start so you can feel like yourself again, but you know something has to change? Whether you're battling anxiety or depression, relationship issues, struggling during pregnancy and postpartum, or overwhelmed with the challenges of being a parent, I can help. In addition to traditional therapy session...
Are you overwhelmed, lonely, or adjusting to changes in your life? Sometimes our journeys require us to pause, seek support, and discover a greater understanding and awareness of ourselves, our families, and our community. We are presented with the challenge to make meaning out of our life situations and discover or create new options. I believe counseling allows us to better understand ourselv...
*** NOW ACCEPTING CLIENTS. WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE*** Feeling stuck on and off the relationship roller coaster again? You have the education, career, but you still feel empty. Maybe you have the house, husband and kids but still feel overwhelmed and alone. You want change. Today. I understand I been there. I want to help you navigate change to become a better you. There is a way out; pat...
I love collaborating with clients that are experiencing difficulties during these uncertain times. Using client-centered techniques and therapeutic communication helps to guide clients towards positive changes and lifestyle choices. The client is in charge of their therapy direction and I am simply guiding the process to foster life change. Collaborating with clients is very effective in foster...
My specialty is utilizing play therapy and family therapy to address opposition, impulsivity, and trauma in both children and adolescents. I create a safe space for children to explore their feelings and process challenges they may have. My ideal family would be engaged in the therapeutic process and help to generalize the skills learned in therapy into the home and school setting. I am trained...
Eric’s clients include: Adolescent and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, grief/loss as well as substance use disorders; Couples struggling with pre-marital anxiety, infidelity and effect communication; Traditional and blended families with children suffering from adjustment disorder, optional defiant, conduct disorder and behavioral disorders; Men struggling with anger, sexual wellnes...
Welcome! Are you looking for a way to break out of beliefs that keep you stuck and in pain? By working with your soul, you can move beyond what you have been taught or conditioned to believe and into who you truly are. Step into your own inherent freedom and joy by doing the inner work to shift your beliefs and stories. Together, we’ll lay the foundation for you to leap into your own available...
It is a courageous act to take the first step in pursuing therapy, and I feel honored to assist those beginning this process. My goal in working with people is to help cultivate the balance between finding grace in being present with life experiences, and the motivation to create meaningful changes in one’s life. If you are looking to begin the work of introspection and crafting the story of yo...
Learn to break through the obstacles holding you back or getting in the way of your relationship. Whether it's communication, depression, or inequity, I believe the world ought to hear your voice. You deserve to be happy, to live a fulfilled life. As an educator, presenter, and published poet I pull from a vast array of experiences to help my clients achieve a more positive outlook on life, and...
I approach therapy from a holistic perspective that honors all aspects of a person as an integrated whole, using body-based somatic psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques at the core of my practice. When we begin to slow down and explore our mind-body experience with curiosity and care, we can start to notice and transform old wounds and patterns that are interfering with our ability to live ...
I am a licensed mental health counselor and a credentialed substance abuse counselor. My approach involves exploring thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are presenting challenges in life. Within a safe, non-judgmental environment, I can help identify trouble spots and aid in working towards solutions. I have over 25 years experience working with a variety of populations spanning from young...
Therapy is an investment in your personal transformation, so I commend you on taking the first step to a healthier, happier YOU. You deserve a safe and effective environment to support your successful growth; one we’ll create together based on acceptance, compassion, safety, and trust. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, I’ve helped hundreds of individuals,...
I find that the variety and extent (over 35 years) of my professional experience has much to do with having developed individual strengths and a unique approach to psychotherapy. Each decade and it’s professional challenges and opportunities for learning has vaulted the work I do to new levels of growth and creativity. This ongoing experience has led to the development of a very individual...
( English | español ) One of the greatest things about life is the opportunity we have to truly discover ourselves whether it is alone or through close relationships. However, sometimes we get lost and we may feel alone, anxious, depressed, stressed, unimportant, alone or feel disconnected from the world. As much as we try to reach for life it can sometimes feel strange to feel or explain what ...
I have an extensive background working with individuals, couples, and families within the military, veteran, widow, and bereavement populations. I work to help each client become an optimally functioning and progressively maturing individual through identifying the specific presenting problem affecting their lives, helping them evaluate how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors may be impacti...
