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 specialize in psychotherapy from a strengths-based perspective for trauma, depression, adjustment problems, anxiety disorders (including OCD), psychotic disorders, young adults struggling with identity and transitions, aging issues, grief, and coping with physical health diagnoses. I have experience in treating adults ages 18 throughout the life span and believe that people in all stages of l...
Whether you are looking for support to resolve a challenging problem that you have identified but just can't seem to resolve, experiencing interpersonal or family conflict or feel a lack of fulfillment in your life, I can help you to move forward. My academic and clinical training, maturity, more than two decades of experience and rich, as well as varied interpersonal experiences, allow me to...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Addiction Specialist with over 25 years of experience in the field. Through a cognitive behavioral treatment approach I provide my patients with a safe, trusting and comfortable environment that allows them the space to reflect, process and strategize ways to enhance their lives to live to their fullest potential. I currently serve on the faculty of th...
I help my clients with individual and couple therapy, biofeedback, and group therapy to find a way to understand themselves and their circumstances from a new perspective, one that can include access to healing, hope, and wellness. I recognize that individuals seeking improvement in their mental health often carry with them fears of unworthiness, imagined brokenness, and perceived failures of...
As a frontline worker, you just went through a war. Whether a nurse, doctor, or other medical professional, what you’ve been through with Covid-19 is unlike anything you’ve experienced before. You wonder if you’ll ever get the thoughts and images out of your head. You feel guilty for not being able to do more. Sometimes details feel hazy, other times all too real. You feel drained, on edge,...
My primary focus is on relevant life issues with core content areas including: pre-marital, marriage, family (parenting/child rearing), life balance, self-care: spirit, mind, body health/wellness, spiritual growth and maturity, and addictions/chemical dependency. I have a specific passion for working with couples, families, women and young adults. I lead small groups and retreats, in addition t...
You are taking a big step right now. Making the decision to enter into a brand new relationship in the hope that that person will help you to alleviate your pain and discomfort is huge. For that reason I have found that an interpersonal approach is best suited to the work I do with my clients. Together we assess needs, goals, and objectives and come to an agreement about time and duration. This...
Life can be difficult to deal with and quite truly, be overwhelming at times. Whether you are dealing with the loss of a loved one or work has you worn down, I will walk through your life stresses with you by being a support system. My goal for you is to reach a place of confidence in yourself to be able to work through whatever life brings your way. I work with adults, adolescents, families an...
I'm a Psychiatric Clinical Social Worker who has a vast knowledge working with child/adolescent, and families. For the past 14 years I have worked with a clinical interdisciplinary treatment team in a Psychiatric Hospital focusing on a multimodal treatment approach to a myriad of mental health issues. I have worked successfully with adults, adolescents and children who have psychiatric issues o...
Are you working to get two steps ahead but find yourself three steps behind? Are you frustrated with daily responsibilities that few understand, and even fewer acknowledge? Perhaps you, your girlfriend, wife or partner noticed that you're more irritable, less talkative and checked out. Maybe you have made mistakes that you are not proud of but want to get through to the other side, being a bett...
Are you going through a transition that, even if positive, challenges your old styles of coping; or have you realized that your life just doesn't seem to be working anymore? Your dissatisfaction is a sign of your inner wisdom seeking to emerge. You have it within you to find your way to a fulfilling life. You can learn how to listen deeply to, and follow, that wisdom. There are many ways that c...
Are you struggling to function in the present or feeling paralyzed by events of the past? Are you experiencing the effects of debilitating grief and loss? Are you feeling stifled from reaching your full potential and connecting to how you are being led moment by moment? Whether your blocks are the result of PTSD, abuse, chronic pain or illness, or painful losses, there is hope for the future. I...
I provide psychotherapy services to adults, couples, adolescents and families. I seek to create a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship to foster a process of self-awareness, insight, hope, healing and transformation. My expertise includes the use of mindfulness and eclectic psychotherapy to address mental illness, substance abuse, addictions, fluctuations in mood, feelings of dissatisfact...
My name is Dr. Kathy Nicholls and I am a Florida licensed psychologist with over fifteen years experience in the mental health field. I specialize in both clinical and forensic psychology, providing an array of psychological services including individual therapy, group therapy, couples counseling, and psychological evaluations. I also provide divorce mediation services. My experience includes...
This trying time has prompted me to offer video counseling, covered by most insurances, and at a reasonable rate for private pay clients using a secure, HIPAA compliant platform. I have more than 17 years of experience working with individual adults and couples to address a variety of behavioral and relationship issues, and challenging life experiences. I use a number of therapeutic modalities...
