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
“When you change your mind, you change your life.” This is a beautiful quote that I heard many years ago, and it stuck with me. My name is Casey Ann Johnston, and I recently graduated from Mount Mercy University with a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy. I look forward to working with all populations and cultures. My passion is helping others reach their goals by utilizing congruent...
I have found a passion working with individuals and partners who are struggling sexually or romantically. This could be a desire to work out major relational conflicts, solve sexual problems that are interfering with connection, and/or general relational maintenance. I believe working toward relational and sexual satisfaction starts with uncovering your truth. Together, we will search for the...
My approach is kind, direct and compassionate. You as a client, are my number one priority. We all are different so that means we all need different things to help us grow! My focus is to meet you where you are, assess your strengths and uniqueness, then work together to find a way to utilize and integrate those into accomplishing your goals. I like to gently push my clients toward openness,...
*NEXT DAY AVAILABILITY THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC* Therapy for overstimulated overachievers. When everything in life feels like another task on the to-do list we forget to take care of ourselves. You want your life to improve, but you just can’t shake the idea of having more obligations. I get it. I’ve been there. I know how it feels to wonder if anyone else experiences the world like you, or if y...
There are times in life when you feel stuck, sad, angry, or indifferent. In these times, it is helpful to have a non-bias party be a mirror on your journey to becoming the best version of you that you can be. There are also times when clients have identified that familial traditions have held them captive or even hindered their growth. Processing those things will help you to identify the best...
No-one likes to feel that life is out of balance or spinning out of control. It is a sign of strength and determination to seek help. No matter what challenges you are facing, there is help and there is hope. Black Hills Fireside Counseling LLC provides a comfortable and inviting environment in which you can safely share the issues you are facing, helping you towards a good resolution. For 15+...
Alison has been the Chief Clinical Officer responsible for operations of community-based programs (Intensive In-home, Mental Health Skill-Building, and Crisis Stabilization) at our sister company, River City Comprehensive Counseling, since 2010. She has experience providing individual and group outpatient therapy in the mental health and substance use fields with older adolescents and adult...
At the moment, I’m full and not accepting new clients. Struggling alone is painful and tends to exacerbate rather than alleviate distressing emotions and other symptoms. It’s unfortunate there is so much conditioning in many environments to hide difficult problems and suffer in silence. Seeking support and breaking that silence takes courage. If you are struggling with a personal issue and...
Welcome to my profile page! I look forward to meeting you and your family. I have 14 years of social work experience in child welfare working with children, birth parents, foster parents and adoptive parents. I have also worked in a hospital setting with children and adults with depression, anxiety, and struggling with suicide. I enjoy supporting families as they move through the challenges of ...
*Accepting New Clients* Are you seeking purpose and wholeness? Feeling detached and lost? Do you want to work on your relationship with yourself? Your relationships with others? Are you preparing yourself mentally and emotionally for the relationship you want? Are you redefining who you want to be? During our time together, the focus will be to meet you where you are and create room for you to...
Couples: Does it feel like you're living with a roommate instead of your lover? Are you arguing so much that you wonder if it's worth the effort anymore? Has cold silence replaced your once warm connection? I can help you understand your relationship cycles so you can reconnect. I use Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) developed by Dr. Sue Johnson (author of Hold Me Tight) to help couples truly...
I am a licensed graduate professional counselor and a nationally certified school counselor with over 20 years of professional experience. I provide counseling for adults, children, adolescents, and families. Over the course of my career, I have worked in private practice and school settings providing individual, group and family therapy. I also offer educational consulting services for familie...
Trailhead Treatment Center treats those who are struggling with sexually compulsive and addictive behaviors including compulsive porn use, infidelity, sexual aversions, and other problematic behaviors. The acting out behaviors are only the tip of the iceberg. Our assessments assess your levels of depression, anxiety, stress, life satisfaction, areas of emphasis, levels of acting out and...
As we move from acute to the chronic stress that navigating 8+ months of a global pandemic has brought us...on top of any of our underlying challenges... I'm sure that you are finding yourself turning to some old behaviors that you once decided weren't helpful for you. That might be too much media, alcohol, food, relationships, etc... It's important now, more than ever, that we continue our...
**Not accepting new Clients** My goal is to provide excellent client focused counseling to older teens and adults. My graduate training at the University of Dayton equipped me with a passion and the tools to serve our local population. I believe that every client is unique and that my approach aims to meet people where they are and help guide them to where they want to be. I hope that you will...
