Self-esteem has to do with a person’s confidence, feelings of adequacy, and the overall way they think of themselves. If someone is unsure of themselves, they may feel unworthy, nervous, or sad. Self-esteem issues can also stem from other mental health concerns, such as anxiety, trauma, or depression.
Available Treatment Options
The bulk of counseling interventions for improving self-esteem include challenging negative thought patterns. Understanding the root of these thoughts can also be helpful in therapy. Therapists and counselors can help people process and resolve harmful childhood messages, challenge negative thoughts, and set goals for self-empowerment and self-love.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Self Esteem
Are you struggling to cope with trauma or loss? Anxiety, depression, excessive self-criticism and diminished self-esteem? Unable to resolve conflicts in your important relationships? Frustrated about school or work? Concerned about issues of gender and sexuality? Stuck in repetitive self-defeating choices and behaviors? Sometimes thoughts and feelings that are not yet fully in our awareness can...
Deanna is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Distance Certified Counselor who works with individual adult clients. As a wellness advocate and educator, Deanna utilizes integrated evidence based practices to support clients with exploring their lives in ways that aim to produce improved personal mental and emotional health. Deanna welcomes those who are working...
I support clients in regaining authentic ways of being and acting. In times of challenge it is natural to move into a state of contraction, where it becomes difficult to imagine how to respond. When we're held in a supportive and trusted environment by someone who knows the territory of the distress, we can regain the ability to be with our difficulties and move from our own sense of knowing an...
I work with my clients to make sense and meaning out of their life experiences. The search for meaning is a powerful tool for dealing with trauma, loss, pain, anxiety and depression. My goal as a therapist is to help my clients make meaning of the moments in life in order to live a reach and meaningful life. My approach to therapy is based on existential philosophy and humanistic values. I beli...
Maybe this is the year you're ready to address lingering issues hindering your personal growth and fulfillment. Seeking help is half the battle and I can guide you through the rest of the journey. I work with clients to provide a safe space to address a variety of issues ranging from trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, shame, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Together we can...
I am passionate about supporting people as they grow into their best selves, learn to be seen for who they are rather than what they look like, and strive to accept imperfections and pain with greater self-compassion. I treat eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, exercise addiction), anxiety, depression, traits of borderline personality, interpersonal trauma, and relationship probl...
I believe everyone has unique goals, is capable of change and developing themselves. Developed over years of experience in both private practice and non-profit institutions, I employ an eclectic mix of approaches including humanistic, cognitive behavioral and coaching. I encourage clients to consider their strengths, take an active role in psychotherapy and practice positive change in their liv...
I'm a licensed educational psychologist specializing in assessment and intervention of psychological disorders impacting learning and school performance (e.g. dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention issues like ADD/ADHD, neurodevelopment disorders such as autism, and social-emotional disorders). I specialize in psycho-educational assessment focusing on discovering why educational difficult...
As a licensed clinical psychologist, I build therapeutic relationships with my clients to facilitate positive growth. I have over 20 years of extensive experience working in inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health centers and local schools. I work with individuals of all ages to improve well-being and resolve personal challenges using evidenced based and client centered...
Welcome! Therapy is a place where you can learn to overcome the obstacles that prevent you from living the life you want. Challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, self-doubt, loss, and conflicted relationships can cause you to lose your way. Therapy is a way to find your path and learn to live with authenticity, fulfillment and happiness in your relationships, vocation, and self. My...
Hello, and welcome to Athena Counseling. We have three very skilled, experienced, licensed providers with 30+ years combined experience. My practice is client-centered, ethical, and professional. We offer individual counseling to adolescents and adults, as well as couples counseling. We provide a safe, accepting, nonjudgmental atmosphere for all clients. Whether you are struggling in your...
Considering therapy? What keeps you from your goals? What gets in the way of satisfying relationships in your personal life and career? We will work together to make a safe space so we can find out what really needs to change. Then we look for solutions you can actually live out in your daily life, the life you want. I welcome diversity of sexual orientation, sexual practice, and gender identit...
I believe in personalized therapy that reduces symptoms, enhances personal wellness and reflects state-of-the-art scientific research and treatment methods. Many people are not sure if therapy is right for them. These individuals are often drawn to my approach because I focus on personal empowerment, encourage questions about the process, and develop very unique and collaborative treatment plan...
I believe the relationship between the client and therapist is a pivotal factor in creating a helpful therapeutic experience. When you work with me, you will see that I aim to provide a safe, empathic, judgment- free environment for my clients and encourage them to draw on their strengths and resources. I strive to foster hope and empowerment in my clients so that they may develop the essential...
Psychotherapy involves entering into the stuck places of your life and listening for how you struggle to live freely and authentically. It involves discovering, caring for, and reshaping the parts of your mind that are related to the problems you experience. This may involve learning to recognize unhelpful responses to pain that have themselves evolved into addictive or compulsive behaviors,...
