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.
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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 am co-owner of M&K Counseling Associates Inc which is a psychotherapy group practice in DC and VA. The goal of our service delivery is to improve functioning and mental well-being for adults, children, couples, and families in the DMV area. Individualized services are available to meet most client needs including services for: depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, mental disorders, alcohol and...
You may be seeking therapy because you find yourself repeating the same unhelpful patterns – in your relationships, at work or school, or in how you feel and think about yourself – but you don’t seem able to change them. Or you may see and worry about the emotional or behavioral patterns that your child or teenager is developing, and not know how to help them. I work to help adults, teenagers, ...
Welcome. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. My view of therapy is that you are your own best expert. As Carl Rogers said, “As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves”. My role is to help empower you to overcome the obstacles that have been impeding you from making the...
Hi! Thanks for visiting my page. I have discovered a common obstacle among clients is how they are highly self-critical with themselves and subsequently experience distress in their world. This process manifests into or intensifies symptoms (i.e. depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-worth, and/or relationship issues, etc). Using a relational approach, I work to help clients build self-awarenes...
For the first time in our lifetime, we are experiencing a global pandemic with all sorts of implications for changes in our lives. How much change is not yet known. As a psychologist, I cannot anticipate what will happen, nor is it my job to give advise about the virus itself. During this uncertain time, however, I can help with the sadness, fear, and anxiety that surrounds the uncertainty. Liv...
Spanish and English therapist . I have 2 certifications. Free your problems to live your life fully. There is not problems or a issue that is too difficult, you just have to try and start. Call me at 786-290-7855 ....
I offer client focused counseling for late adolescence, teens, adults and mature adults 65 and over. I specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, Life change, relationships and family. With specific experience and expertise with individuals of all ages seeking a change in life. Things like finding your passion and life path, navigating through life, depression, emotional stress, anxiety...
Are you or your teenager struggling with anxiety and/or depression? I specialize in helping tween (10) to adult males with tough situations such as depression, anxiety, overwhelming stress, and school related issues. It can be difficult discussing big, negative emotions and feelings. Through the counseling process, clients can become aware of what is occurring in their lives and understand the...
***Accepting New Clients *** I know that sometimes life presents challenges that can be difficult to manage, but with the use of different therapeutic approaches, and the knowledge of human relationships and behavior, I can offer the professional support you need. We can overcome these obstacles together! I have experience in assisting families who are going through divorce or separation, paren...
*NOT ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS AT THIS TIME* I know parenting is tough. Especially when your child's behavior is making you feel completely burnt out and inadequate when you've tried everything and nothing seems to be working. The anxiety you feel when the phone rings, praying it isn't your child's school or daycare again. It doesn't have to be this way. I can help you create a world where you won...
I see life as a story, and we hold the pens to our next steps. Some chapters of our stories are wonderful, some are more difficult, and all of them combined make us who we are. I believe that everyone has much to tell, and I'd love to hear your story. I am passionate about helping people live the lives they desire, holding space for mystery and wonder as each person’s path unfolds, and integrat...
I offer a compassionate and understanding approach to therapy and believe a strong therapeutic relationship is key to moving forward with change and progress. A client needs to feel safe and supported so they can tell their story, untangle their emotions and find a new direction to move forward. This approach is effective to help a client with whatever their issues may be. It is based on positi...
**I am currently not accepting new clients** You look around and ask yourself “Is this really my life right now?” Some days are okay, some are uncomfortable, and others are intolerable. In the tough moments, the things you've tried before don't seem to work. Maybe someone you cared about died. Maybe that inner critic voice is louder or more persistent than it has been before. Maybe your child’s...
According to Berne Brown, “we can’t be brave in the big world without at least one small space to work through our fears and falls.” I would like to provide you with that space to work through current issues, future goals or past trauma. I take a warm, non-judgemental, culturally humble, and compassionate stance with my clients, providing them with a safe space, the opportunity for...
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Do you have a sense that you have no control in your life, your thoughts, your feelings, causing you NOT to be an active participant in your own life? Do these feeling cause you to feel that you are drifting through life, becoming depressed and anxious? My goal is to offer a safe, supportive space, to walk with you on your journey, explore aspects of the 'self' that you...
