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
Welcome! I specialize in walking alongside elite athletes, individuals with eating disorders, performance anxiety, and life transitions. I have a passion for working with trauma survivors, and couples who have been impacted by trauma. After spending four years in Division I athletics, I’ve learned the unhealthy culture of motivating people on shame-based performance can lead to silent struggles...
Trauma doesn't always happen in big catastrophic events. You can experience small, repetitive events that create negative thoughts, feelings and fear within yourself. Healing from that trauma is with in reach. I work with teens and adults to help them along that journey. Using various modalities of therapy we can work together, to help you heal and move forward. I am a certified professional...
It takes a lot of courage to seek help when struggling with emotions & mood, or unmanageable thinking. I applaud you for doing so. It's a big deal. Especially now, many are feeling confused and overwhelmed, isolated, lonely, and lost. While being seen and heard in an objective, non-judgmental way is profoundly healing in itself, taking action is what will create palpable, lasting change in your...
All of us have strengths as well as struggles. As a therapist, it is one of my goals to help you learn to use your strengths to cope with difficulties in your life. Together, we will work to identify your goals and how to accomplish them. I will offer an environment where you are able to express yourself to the fullest without worry of being judged: a place where you are both respected and hear...
“You cannot swim for new horizons, until you have courage to lose sight of the shore” - William Faulkner. Life can offer many challenges, there is nothing to be said that these need to be experienced without support. My name is Marcus Smith and I am a New York State Licensed Mental Health counselor. I offer therapy for those ready for change. My mission is to offer an environment to outline the...
Experiencing the pain & despair of depression, often feeling confused and misunderstood and anxious about life. Having difficulty coping with stress and feelings you don't understand and being unsure about who you can trust and afraid to seek counselling, and will it help anyway! I understand these feelings, the pain you are going through, and I want to help you obtain the joy that you deserve ...
I have a breadth and depth of clinical experience primarily doing psychotherapy in private practice, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings, family counseling and substance abuse treatment. My clients come to work on issues such as bipolar / depression, anxiety and panic, identity, low self-esteem, dating and relationship issues, traumatization, and aging and health issues. All are welco...
Therapy is the space where identity, the core of human need, and complex emotions intersect. I am here to help you navigate the spaces that appear difficult, ambiguous, and even joyful. Stress, depression, anxiety, grief, and coping with day-to-day challenges and adjustments in your life are my specialties; and if you’d like, we can discuss the impact of your Christian faith in our therapeutic...
I am a trauma-informed and somatically-oriented therapist. I can sit with you, listen to you, and walk with you in the hardest places. And with the wisdom I’ve garnered from years of experience, I can guide you towards a life that has meaning. Body, heart, mind, and soul all matter in my work. Blending the best elements from somatic psychology, mindfulness, intergenerational and trauma work, I...
There are times in our life when difficulties lead to thoughts and feelings inside of us that we are uncomfortable with. Ignoring those feelings doesn’t exactly make them go away often leaving us frustrated and feeling stuck. So what can you do? Well, I can tell you that counseling is a helpful way to find relief and healing for those struggling with mental and emotional suffering, relationship...
Life can be stressful and with changes always happening an individual may feel confused or sad. A parent may feel that they have no where else to go to help with their child's behaviors. If you are needing tools to help yourself heal, and grow I am the provider for you. My scope of practice is cognitive behavioral in nature, but I understand that not all behavior techniques work for everyone. I...
[Providing telehealth options due to COVID-19, RemotEMDR] Life is full of twists, turns, dips, and bridges. We all need support through the challenging moments or for someone to just hold the space while we breath. Perhaps you feel as if you've lost the path completely and need help discovering the new normal. I aspire to help reveal hope from where it's hiding and aid in discovering strength a...
Life is tough and we all need a little help sometimes. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker I am here to help you untangle the knots that are making your life feel unmanageable. Whatever is holding you back, stressing you out, making you afraid or breaking your heart, I believe we can work it out together. As a therapist I can offer you a judgement free environment in which you can speak honest...
Facing loneliness, trauma recovery, anxiety, and taking actions that put your health at risk can be overwhelming when you don't understand why you keep repeating the same patterns of behavior, over and over. It's even more frustrating when you try to do things to feel better, but don't understand why you're failing to make progress. I'm passionate about helping people understand their actions, ...
I collaborate with participants to plan creative solutions and positive coping behaviors in order to address a wide variety of experiences, including: anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships, self-esteem and self-worth, stress, symptoms related to post-traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, being in relationship with a trauma survivor, substance use/ abuse, self-care, and addressing...
