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
You're finding yourself constantly nervous and stressed out about being good enough and measuring up to those around you. You're getting into frequent arguments with those you care about, causing you to feel exhausted and overwhelmed. When you share your viewpoint, you often feel stepped on and like your opinion doesn't matter, shining light on your insignificance once again. You also feel that...
Does your child have difficulty completing schoolwork? Maybe the work gets done but doesn't get turned in? Perhaps your child makes good grades but it takes a lot of behind the scenes work by you. Do you worry how your child will manage in college without you? If I just described your child, you might consider ADHD Coaching, Educational Therapy, or testing. ADHD Coaching helps students to follo...
I have over 20 years of experience working with people who are navigating life transitions. I know that when you’re in the middle of it, it can feel all-consuming. My job is to help you see the bigger picture: to rise above your current circumstances and see your life for all of its fullness and purpose. But I’m not just trained to help you. I can help because I’ve lived through some of the sam...
That tightness in your chest, laying awake in your bed at night thinking about all the things your “should have” done, pacing the room, the worry if “am I good enough,” worrying if you forgot something, constantly thinking people are thinking negative things about you—these are not healthy thoughts and they most likely did not happen overnight. The goal for all my clients is to help alleviate...
**PLEASE NOTE, I AM NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. Change can be really tough. Chances are, you’re probably repeating similar patterns over and over. We all do this. It can really help us at times—if something goes well, let’s keep doing it, right? But then what do we do when it doesn’t go well? What do we do when it seems like each time we’re doing the same thing and getting the same...
My ideal client is anyone who is struggling with a loss of hope and who cannot find meaning in his or her life. They may be struggling with depression, trauma, grief, addiction, relationship problems, or developmental issues that can affect individuals at any time across the lifespan. I also work with parents struggling with raising their children, and couples who struggle with communication...
Eagle’s Eye View provides a different perspective on life challenges. I have been a therapist for over 15 years, and strongly believe that there isn’t a one size fits all methodology when it comes to therapy. Just as there is a uniqueness to each life experience, there needs to be a uniqueness and flexibility with each therapeutic experience. Most people already have a general idea of what they...
Life is challenging. Give yourSelf a space to Speak. Being a woman in today's day and age with increased demands and expanding roles, can lead to feeling overwhelmed and depleted. Feeling as if you are alone and that few to none know what's REALLY going on inside can make the journey that much harder and limit us from available resources and tools. My sessions are designed for Women struggling...
For several years Tom directed an Intensive Outpatient Program that provided detox, psychiatric treatment for opioid patients. In 2013 he became actively involved in outpatient mental health treatment as a therapist providing individual, group and couples therapy for Veterans and families dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD and chronic pain along with substance use disorders and gambling. He...
Men and Women of all ages come to see me in therapy to explore healthy ways to cope with Anger, Irritability, Difficulty with concentration and focus, and for support through their 12 step recovery. If you have found it difficult to cope with uncomfortable feelings, struggle with negative self-talk, experience low self-esteem, or are struggling with isolation, anger, panic attacks, and or...
Resurface itself is a family of licensed, certified, and highly skilled individuals with decades of experience treating addiction and mental illness. Our mission is to deliver alternative solutions to people battling addiction and mental illness—people who have lost their sense of hope or meaning. With innovative approaches and proven clinical techniques we inspire even the most complex...
In this fast-paced, technology driven world it can sometimes feel like we're the only one standing still. Feeling lost, left behind or alone can be incredibly painful. I work with clients to help them to find the important connections in their lives and to heal from emotional injuries and traumas while embracing their unique strengths and life experiences. As an EMDR trained therapist I often s...
I provide in-person and online, video or phone sessions with clients e.g. SpruceHealth, Zoom, Skype, Facetime, or an online teletherapy service. My ideal client would be families, single parents and their children, children who have been sexually abused, Pre-Marital and dating couples, Siblings, Communication and co-parenting, basically anyone struggling with another person in their system. I a...
