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
I believe everyone is capable of growth and wellness. My goal is to offer others a safe place to come and work on their most personal and inner selves. My theoretical approach is client-centered, focusing on the counseling relationship and self-exploration. I view every client as someone pursuing healing, and I want to give them the space to bring in what is weighing on them so we can process...
Dr. M's ideal client has experienced many hardships, particularly in childhood. However, they are interesting in assessing their life, their strengths and working together towards healthy goals to manage depression, anxiety, and any stress that might impede achieving a stable healthy life. Anchored on the client's worldview/spirituality/guiding principles, we navigate towards a client's ideal...
As a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional I can help you navigate and manage overwhelming feelings of worry, fear, and anxiety to restore calm by providing you with both the understanding and skills to help you regulate the intensity of these emotions. Empowering through self-love and confidence in a serene office and beach setting. I am a Corpus Christi native and Island resident...
Whether your concerns are rooted in the past or present, together we can explore ways to increase your sense of well-being. If you are experiencing stress, a sense of overwhelm or find yourself looking to make changes in your life, I can support you on your journey of healing and growth. My clients come from a variety of backgrounds and commonly share a desire for change and growth in their liv...
Challenged by worrying thoughts? Wishing you could control your reactions to life better? Maybe old patterns are repeating and you’re feeling discouraged. You might be thinking: “I thought I took care of this before" or "why aren’t I feeling more confident and secure by now?” If any of this sounds familiar, one thing you know for sure is that something has to change. Making the decision to reac...
My ideal client has an interest in working collaboratively towards personal goals to help achieve mental health wellness. Each client will have unique experiences and their own personal values that they wish to keep. My goal as a clinician is to work together to achieve one's goals while keeping their values and experiences in mind. I have been trained in a wide variety of therapeutic modalitie...
I believe in the importance of providing a therapeutic environment that is safe, supportive and non-judgmental. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want. I work to be genuine, accepting and empathic because my...
With nearly a decade of experience providing advocacy and counseling to individuals and families, I have worked extensively with adults and adolescents coping with depression, anxiety, and trauma. I take pride in my ability to create an empowering and supportive environment in which clients may heal and thrive. I believe in the tenacity of the human spirit and approach therapy from a...
My name is Michelle VanNoord and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience in working with children, adolescents and adults. As children grow and change, they often think and respond differently than adults would. I meet kids where they are at to help them through their struggles in a way that makes sense to them. I help parents understand the limits of the developing brain and how...
Intelligent. Holistic. CBT is the foundation of my practice. Intelligent because it is evidence based and universal. Holistic because it incorporates the western medical model and the eastern spiritual model of health. I deeply respect and consider your entire, unique landscape. Using CBT you begin to understand your own mind, and how to use this gentle, step-by-step way out of suffering. You n...
My name is Megan Loving and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of TN and VA. I have nearly a decade of mental health experience across Northeast TN and Southwest VA. As a counselor, my personal philosophy is to be a supportive facilitator that guides you on your journey through whatever issues you have previously or are currently facing in life. I'm highly motivated and patient...
When we were born, no one ever gave us an “Operating Manual” for our life. We learned, experienced and adapted using the things we knew in order to do the best that we could. When something goes wrong, it is not helpful to have others tell us what we did wrong, what we should have done or to “just stop it”. As a medical psychotherapist, I help guide others through life challenges by providing t...
While I understand how difficult it can be to take the first step and reach out for help, I encourage you to come and work together to better understand and resolve challenges affecting your emotional well-being. My goal is to create a safe and warm environment for individuals, couples and families to explore their full potential and create any necessary changes in their lives. Counseling can...
I have experience working with adults, adolescents and children (ages six and up) and provide individual, family, couples and group psychotherapy. As the child of immigrants, I appreciate the challenges of negotiating between different cultures. Some members of immigrant communities are afraid of seeking help for mental illness. They fear being labeled negatively, shunned and stigmatized....
Starting the journey of gaining insight into your life and/or healing through counseling is a very important step in your process. Together, through the work done in therapy, we are able to unmask negativity, the lies hidden in your past determined to frame your future. As you begin to examine your life, counseling will help you uproot feelings of anxiety, attachment issues, depression,...
