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Building Healthy Coping Skills
What it is
Coping skills are the practical ways you respond to difficult feelings, situations, or demands.
Example
For example, when stress spikes, a brief grounding exercise may help you steady yourself before making a decision.
A place to start
What we can explore
We can identify what already helps and where your current tools fall short. Then we can try a small set of strategies and adjust them until they fit your life and goals.
- Identify what already helps
- Try strategies for difficult moments
- Adapt skills to your daily life
How therapy may help
Approaches & interventions
These are examples of tools we may use. Your care is shaped by your goals and needs.
Therapy modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
Interventions we may use
- Practice grounding
- Create a coping menu
- Review what works in real situations
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