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 am a Licensed Psychologist specializing in Child and Adolescent practice and have over 35 years experience working with youth, parents, and schools. My treatment focus is in areas related to internalizing disorders (Anxiety, Panic, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Depression, Emotionality), externalizing disorders (ADHD, Oppositional Defiant & Conduct Disorders); as well as general development...
Anxiety affects our relationships, our productivity, and has a profound effect on our physical wellbeing. I work with clients to build resiliency in all of these areas. Whether your anxiety centers around family issues, work or school pressures, relationship stress, illness, or spiritual crisis - we can work together to develop strength and coping skills, with the overall goal of living a...
In beginning therapy with me, you will find that you’re able to exhale the stress, pain, and tension that you’ve been holding inside and carrying with you each day. Together, we will find you relief. I create a safe and judgment-free space so that you can process your experiences openly and honestly, while feeling held in a therapeutic relationship. I have found that this type of environment is...
Parenting a young child is challenging, but it is so much more difficult when your child is oppositional, defiant, and/or aggressive. Many parents blame themselves, feel isolated, and are unsure of what to do. You can be the solution, though! Through a unique approach, I coach parents and guardians in developing the necessary tools for promoting a healthy relationship with their children based ...
You may be feeling stuck, knotted up; undone by anger or anxiety; haunted by memories, thoughts, or patterns you simply cannot shake. Our work together can help. Attending to your unique dreams, desires, and fears—and to a history that may feel known but not quite owned—the journey of psychoanalysis can transform the very narrative of your life. Bringing more fully into speech those parts of...
In our current world, you are likely facing greater challenges with fewer resources and more limited capacity. As a highly trained professional, I will help you to increase both so that you will not only "survive" but "thrive" during this time of uncertainty. You will learn tools to control your emotions so that you "respond" instead of react. You will not be paralyzed by anxiety and fear; inst...
We are all looking to live a happy and fulfilled life! But, often, challenges come our way that prevent us from getting there. Life challenges have a way of forcing us to steer away from being happy. We start to look inward and question who we truly are. But when life challenges invite us to look inward, we can either face it or try to escape from it. However, there are many paths that we can t...
I work primarily with adults and married couples. I have recently been trained in EMDR therapy to help those who have experienced trauma. I have worked extensively with couples in crisis. I also have expertise in working with people coming out of abusive relationships. I have helped clients in developing a sense of identity, boundaries, self-care, and holistic well-being. I have helped people w...
My approach as a psychotherapist is to meet my clients where they are, honoring their unique life experiences, offering strategies and responses that address their specific needs. I understand psychotherapy as a collaborative process. I practice listening deeply, with curiosity and respect, to support my clients’ innate capacity for self-awareness, growth, and well-being. Effective therapy...
Life's ups and downs are sometimes overwhelming and can impact one's mental and physical state. In a safe space, I gently challenge clients to work on becoming more self-aware, so they can break unhealthy patterns which affect how we see ourselves and others. I believe in the mind, body and spirit connection and that the human spirit has the ability to overcome life's many challenges. In curren...
There are many individuals struggling silently with various issues that affect their day to day functioning across all spectrums of life as it pertains work, family dynamics, and relationships. No one should have to face these challenges alone. I have made a personal commitment to providing a safe haven for individuals who seek to foster positive changes by giving them tools to enhance their li...
In over 25 years of working with individuals and couples, I have developed a very successful growth process. It begins by my understanding the problems that brought you into therapy, and then, together, developing treatment goals that take into account those problems, your strengths and fears, and that considers the progress you have already made. Then we engage as appropriate, always staying...
Recovery is a journey, not a destination. Addiction is not the problem, but a true symptom of the problem. Is the problem from childhood? To find this out we must work on these issues. I have been a substance abuse counselor for 27 years and have been an interventionist for 22 years. I specialize in using hypnotherapy to help with addictions. I have had great success with weight loss and helpin...
Movement and healing are possible! Sometimes we get stuck. I love working with individuals and couples that desire to experience freedom from the impact of old wounds and unsatisfying relationship patterns. I provide short and long term therapy for people who are desiring to process trauma or disturbing life events, such as accidents, sudden loss of loved ones, and past physical, sexual, or...
When your life needs direction, connection, and/or balance, whether it's your past, present, or future that brings your desire for change, you hold the power to heal. I believe that with honest self-exploration you can identify the roots of your discomfort and the path forward. I believe in the innate goodness of each person and their power to create the solutions to their challenges. I will...
