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
Throughout my career, I have worked with diverse individuals, young adults, and families coping with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, and substance abuse. I have a deep passion for children and families affected by trauma; I enjoy working with these individuals to celebrate strengths, repair attachment bonds, and to improve overall wellbeing. I now utilize play therapy to assist child...
Sometimes life isn't fair and feels like someone changed the rules midway or the rules are somehow different for others besides you. Talking with friends helps some but they mostly agree that it isn't fair and that's not much help. Whether it's trouble in your relationships or past hurts, there is help and hope for peace. I specialize in EMDR and marriage counseling using the Gottman Method. Bo...
My therapeutic style can best be described as warm, straight forward, and humorous. I have a strong belief that my clients are the experts of their own lives and experiences. I view that my job as a therapist is to assist my clients in finding their own meaning, purpose, and direction in life. To do this, I challenge my clients to live their lives authentically and according to their own moral...
What happens to intelligence, talent, passion and potential without direction or guidance? Typically not much.... What happens when these same qualities are cultivated and partnered with caring guidance and development? People can achieve their potential! They can have richer, more satisfying lives. I actively work to encourage, motivate, and challenge individuals and families to explore...
Are you feeling not good enough, guilty, confused, sensitive, anxious, or depressed? If you are going through a major life transition and can use a therapist who empowers you, gets you energized about life, helps you find your emotional balance and helps you see your transition from a different point of view then let’s get started! In therapy, I can help you to focus on your goals, teach you ho...
You're here because there's something in your life you want to change. YOU FEEL STUCK and ready to get out of survival mode. You want to break free from the anxiety and overwhelm! You're tired of addressing everyone else's needs. Tired of feeling the self-doubt. To everyone else, it looks like you've got it together, but deep down you lack the self-confidence you project. You know you need to p...
Jennifer Graves
Durham
North Carolina
Jennifer Graves
Durham
North Carolina
I believe we all need and deserve to feel understood and appreciated in our complexity throughout our lives. Many of us have experiences that have a lasting impact on our relationships with ourselves and our sense of belonging with others. We have emotions, beliefs, and behaviors that seem to get in the way of reaching our potential in work and relationships. If you are struggling with parentin...
As a therapist, Regina recognizes the inherent worth of each individual and seeks to understand every client as the unique person they are; with distinct experiences and personal qualities that have helped to shape their lives. With particular expertise in working with adolescents, she is also well-versed in working with people across the life span and understands the impact of different life...
Are you "Troubled in Paradise?" Do you think, "If life came with a manual, I've lost mine..." You are not alone! Life brings many changes, choices and challenges -- sometimes we respond well, and sometimes we find ourselves confused, depressed, angry, anxious or overwhelmed. Perhaps you've found that your usual coping methods aren't working as well as they did in the past, but you don't know wh...
Brigid Quinn Donahue
Los Angeles
California
Brigid Quinn Donahue
Los Angeles
California
I think everybody has a story worth telling. Unfortunately, sometimes what has happened in our past can strongly affect our present moods and behaviors. I have a trauma-focused orientation to the therapy that I practice. I am proficient in treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Depression and PTSD. I also specialize in the treatment of elderly people and people with chronic illnesses. I enjoy working...
***OFFERING TELEHEALTH SERVICES! Please note that our waitlist for children (12 and under) is currently closed due to long wait times.*** Family Counseling Associates is proud to provide the highest level of outpatient counseling services. Whether you would benefit from individual therapy, couples or family therapy or therapy for your child, we are here to help. Family Counseling Associates is ...
With over 11 years experience in counseling, I am an expert in creative solutions for an array of client needs. Specific issues include marital conflict, spiritual oppression, divorce adjustment, family dynamics, depression, anxiety, trauma, boundaries, codependency, etc. As a marriage and family counselor my approach is whole-person centered looking not just at the problem, but how the problem...
Shannalee Otanez
Salt Lake City
Utah
Shannalee Otanez
Salt Lake City
Utah
Families and young people often come to Shannalee with difficulties with family and peer conflict, issues with school, and interpersonal challenges. The young people that come to Shannalee are experiencing anxiety and depression often stemming from trauma which can impact their ability to do well in school and enjoy otherwise pleasurable activities. They may also struggle with self-harm and...
I wear Vans. I listen to alternative music. I love a good meme. I'm a single dad to a teen. And, I have a passion for working with adolescents who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, self-harming (cutting), depression or anxiety. The most important factor in effective therapy for your child is the connection with his or her therapist. My approach is simple. I will build a collaborative...