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'm not where I want or need to be. Where do I even begin? I seem to be the only one that struggles. Why can't I fit in? Maybe I just need to try harder or maybe I'll just numb out to it all. If you are in this place, I get it as I've been there. I thought I could find my own peace through making others happy or simply choosing to ignore the anxiety, sadness and despair around me. Fortunately,...
It is my intent to meet people where they are and join them in their life journey. Everyone is unique, and you bring both gifts and areas of vulnerability with you. I believe that growth and positive change are more likely to occur when we partner in pursuing your goals. Together we will find ways to examine your strengths and determine possible pathways to greater life satisfaction. My areas o...
Everyone goes through challenging moments that sometimes are too overwhelming to be faced alone. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with couples, adults, children, adolescents, and families. If you are feeling anxious, depressed, stuck, or dissatisfied with your relationship, I would like to help you improve your connection with your loved ones and to feel more empowered to...
I love that there is always room for discovery in life. I see therapy as an avenue for self-exploration, creating movement, healing and growth. Life challenges and hardship can stall movement. This often leads to feeling anxious, afraid, angry, shameful, depressed and stuck. Therapy can be an effective tool in creating healthy resolution to issues that create suffering, deepening your awareness...
I believe that therapy is a gift you give yourself. In my practice I use solution-focused therapy that is both collaborative and goal oriented. I will help you to identify concrete goals of your choice and the measurable steps you can take to achieve these goals. I will focus on helping you utilize your strengths, which will allow us to help bring to light your past successes and work to repeat...
Congratulations on having the courage to change and to ask for help. Life can be a stressful process for all of us. Sometimes we feel alone and afraid and wish we had someone to talk to outside of our immediate family and friends. Perhaps we've tried the same behaviors over and over and wonder why we don't have different results. It can be very helpful to talk to someone who can look at our...
Finding grace and serenity and balance in life is no easy task - even with the foundation of a supportive, liberating childhood; miraculously healthy personal boundaries; and true friends, colleagues, mentors, and lovers. Self-sabotage, self-doubt, seemingly mistaken paths: we're all vulnerable. We find ourselves yearning for an elusive guidebook - to rewrite our lifestory or escape from someti...
At Be Centered Counseling and Consulting, PLLC it is my goal to assist you in discovering who you are and lead you into the life you expect. While no one can predict life circumstances and difficulties, I believe through gaining a greater understanding of self and improving perception, it is possible to breathe new meaning into your life. I have experience working in various clinical settings w...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board Approved Clinical Supervisor and Licensed Addiction Counselor. I specialize in providing assistance for co-occurring diagnosis, addictions, depression and anxiety. I utilize various modalities in treatment including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Supportive Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and...
I am a licensed clinical psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience and have worked with a diverse population of clients. I believe everyone needs assistance in dealing with unexpected life events, improving our insight and learning to become less self critical. In today's society there are so many added pressures to be dealt with on a daily basis that this additional stress often...
At times the hurt, anger, anxiety or confusion brought on by life's challenges leaves us stuck or acting ineffectively, unable to determine our best next steps. During these times it can useful to have a guide, someone to help us identify our options, discover opportunities, provide tools for overcoming obstacles, and offer support as we heal and grow. This is my role as a therapist. I am...
People do not fit in perfect little boxes, nor should treatment be tailored to a "one size fits all " approach. Everyone is different and unique. I believe it is important to find creative and healthy ways to help children, teens, adults, couples and their families to solve problems and move forward in their lives. Creative Expressions Counseling offers counseling services for children, teens,...
The aim is to re-structure your philosophy so that you can function to your fullest potential. There are so many core messages we hold which no longer serve us. Take this time to focus on and leave behind tension, stress and trauma. Find this a safe place to acknowledge loss and cope with change in your life. Connect with others who survive similar problems in new ways. Take the skills you lear...
Are you facing change? The change may be from: external forces-like a job change or starting school, internal forces-like the experience of anxiety or depression, or both-as in the case of chronic illness. I am specially trained in the treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression and trauma. I utilize dialectical behavior therapy, solution-focused brief therapy...
Our lives can surprise us -- in both exciting and discouraging ways. I am privileged to work with clients who are seeking to cope, understand, develop, change, and grow more whole. I seek to work creatively from a person-centered perspective that honors each person's uniqueness, integrating psychodynamic with cognitive and reality-based therapy to best meet each client's needs. The tools of EMD...
