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
I provide individual, family, group counseling, and social skills groups. My specialty areas are individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities. I believe counseling can give an individual/family the necessary, support, insight, motivation, strength, and skills to adapt and change for the better. Besides being a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I am also a Licensed Behavior Analyst...
Working with individual adults and couples in an integrative, supportive and collaborative way, I help clients gain appreciation for their strengths and an enhanced sense of self. Using a warm, interactive style based on mutual respect, the client and I identify and modify patterns that may be blocks to achieving the cllient's greatest potential. We consider early life experiences that may be...
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT 89396) and a Registered Play Therapist. I specialize in Play Therapy, Individual, Family and Couples Therapy and have experience working with addiction in both adults and adolescents. I am in private practice in Westlake Village. I am also studying Animal Assisted Therapy and use my Newfoundland dog, Bentley, as my co-therapist in-training. I...
Therapy is a joint effort of two people to make significant changes in a person's life. I am coming in to session as an expert on change and you are the expert on yourself and the ideal life you want to live. Together we will work to find out what changes you would like to make in your life, and most importantly, how to get you there. I have worked with clients on a number of issues. Issues I h...
Through creating a safe space, I give clients the room to explore their own inner worlds, as well as provide guidance to healthy coping & life skills. I work with clients suffering from current or past traumas, anxiety, depression, life transitions & identity exploration. I have extensive experience working with children and adolescence - both in a school and private practice setting. I have an...
Finding a counselor that has the expertise you are looking for, that has session times that fit your schedule, and most of all is someone that you can relate to, can feel more like a game of chance than a logical process. I am here to help, and I would like to help you find options within distressing situations. Finding positive ways of thinking about the choices you are making and finding humo...
Since completing my master's degree and post-grad training at UM in 2009, I've worked in crisis intervention, inpatient and community-based settings. In these contexts, as well as in my own life, I've found that all of us complicated, unique humans share some basic common goals. In the words of the poet Hafiz, we all want "to love more, and be happy." I've also found that with some bravery,...
Life can be overwhelming at times. If you, your child, or your family have found yourself feeling lost, please reach out to me so I can talk to you about how I can help. I believe hope anchors the soul and I strive to help individuals transform the darkness in their lives by emphasizing the hopeful side of their situation. I thrive on bringing warmth, compassion and creativity into my practice ...
NOW PROVIDING ONLINE COUNSELING FOR TX RESIDENTS! Infidelity? Trauma? Desire personal growth? Letting go of hurtful or destructive ways of thinking - even when we know they aren't working - can be difficult and hurtful. With support however, even the most challenging issues can be explored and addressed to help create a clearer path to the life/relationship you choose. Every person comes to...
I am a credentialed eating disorder specialist. I treat the spectrum of Eating Disorders including Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorders non-specific as well as Body Image Disturbance (Dissatisfaction and Distortion). Each person is unique with their specific diagnosis, situation and issues. My Graduate training in Dance/Movement Therapy gave me a good base for b...
I am a warm, compassionate psychotherapist. Although I have a generalist practice, many of my patients are working through long standing emotional and family issues. We will start with your concerns and help you find your inner peace. I have experience helping adults, adolescents and families struggling with anxiety, depression and recovery. I can help adults and adolescents develop necessary...
Everyone is in need of a SAFE place. The SAFE place is where you can be yourself without the fear of rejection. It is a place wherein you can express your thoughts and feelings while knowing and feeling that you are being heard. The SAFE place is a judgment-free zone and a place for a therapeutic relationship between you and your counselor. Life brings many stressors, anxiety, problems and hurt...
*I am offering online telehealth sessions at this time. Your life hasn't turned out the way you planned. Anxiety or depression are making you feel stuck...like you don't recognize yourself anymore. Maybe you are considering a divorce, you've gotten sick, you've lost your job, or you've had a loved one die. Situations like these and others can leave you feeling angry, heartbroken, and confused....
In practice for 40 years I have a friendly, laid back approach that encourages clients to share openly about their concerns. In the first few sessions I find it of utmost value to cover some key concerns. Stabilization (anxiety/depression, intensity, when started?) -Coping skills (How is the person dealing with emotional, mental and physical stress?) -Family background (What important issues...
I take a fresh and innovative approach to working with adults. By combining therapeutic insight with brain and body resources, I help to maximize a person's innate capacity to heal. I specialize in treating all types of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression and an array of issues that impact mood, functioning and self worth. I take a person-centered approach in working with each individual. Peopl...
