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.
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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
One of the deepest forms of suffering we create for ourselves is believing, “Something is wrong with me.” Chronic self-judgment, depression, anxiety, and shame can make it challenging to live with balance and purpose. Suffering is often worsened by isolation and disconnection from our emotional pain. Feelings of inadequacy make it difficult to be at home in our own body, heart, and mind, and ke...
Whitney is the Director of Associates in Professional Counseling’s High Conflict Mediation Institute division which helps families struggling through divorce. She is a certified Mediator, trained at Northwestern University and a certified Parent Coordinator for the courts. As a Parent Coordinator, Whitney assists parents in creating a healthy co-parenting relationship by reducing conflict and...
Are you Anxious, Depressed? Are you a First Responder? Are you struggling with cancer or know someone who is? You may be fed up with your inability to share your day with loved ones in an effort to shield them. Are you wanting to change the way you deal with stress (dark humor, isolation, over eating etc.) and/or are you feeling irritable, overwhelmed, confused and questioning “why now”? You mi...
I have over 10 years of experience working with adults and teens with substance abuse, perinatal depression and anxiety, behavioral issues, trauma, family relationships, self esteem, body image, and self harming behaviors. My work experiences include individual and family therapy, residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and supervision. I utilize person centered therapy,...
There are many reasons you may choose to begin the journey of therapy - none being too great or too small. Through mindfulness-based psychotherapy we will explore any past, present, or future matters that are relevant to you, allowing for greater insight and self-awareness. I will work collaboratively with you taking a holistic approach incorporating mind, body, and spirit - as you are a whole ...
My practice focuses on solutions and teaching techniques for clients to help themselves. I work with teens, adults and seniors. I enjoy coaching parents. I have had experience in issues of bullying. I have done significant work in grief. I have been married for more than thirty years and together we have raised four children. My own life has helped me to counsel from a framework of wisdom gaine...
I believe that life is about a journey. The more skills we develop the greater our ability to navigate through life's challenges. "If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed." I strongly believe that effective therapy is a two way street. It takes a cooperative effort by both the person receiving therapy and the therapist. And it takes a commitment to make...
**I am currently on hold with accepting new clients.**Life is beautiful but at the same time can be overwhelming. Part of my work as a therapist is to help you mindfully embrace all the beauty (whether within yourself or within your relationships) while being able to identify ways to shift perspective and adapt to new ways of approaching situations. Change can happen each and every conversation...
My intention is to create a safe, respectful, compassionate place for people to share their struggles, discover their strengths and resources, and move toward positive change. My focus is to collaboratively work with individual adults to help them resolve issues related to trauma, depression, anxiety, stress disorders, relationship issues and life transitions. My work promotes personal...
**I am not currently accepting new clients** With a specialization in Women's Issues, I provide support around the struggles unique to women across their life stages. I work from a down to earth holistic approach, striving to help clients balance the emotional, physical, spiritual, and social aspects of their lives in order to aid in the healing process. It is my belief that recognizing the...
I am a Manhattan-based psychotherapist with more than twenty years of experience treating children, adolescents, adults and their families. I am trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, and cognitive behavioral treatment modalities and I use a flexible, eclectic and highly individualized approach to my work. With a relatable and "real" style, I assist patients in identifying areas ...
Overcome obstacles in your life that you have been struggling with. We will work together toward this, whether it be relationship difficulties, professional or financial concerns, or a personal challenge. There is no reason you need to settle for sub-par circumstances or situations in your life. I believe that "change comes from within" and that each of my clients already posses the abilities a...
I am a compassionate Solution Focused Therapist, who specializes in helping children, teens, individuals, and families cope with the aftermath of trauma. Whether there has been abuse, an assault, bullying, or the experience of witnessing a troubling event, I can help you or your child work through the transition and develop new coping strategies that can be successfully applied in the home,...
Life is a journey. Too often, though, we find ourselves adrift, feeling alone, scared, and without a map to navigate. I believe that therapy provides a trusting, compassionate, and facilitative relationship for moving through life's uncertain waters. My goal is to help you feel more in control of your life by gaining insights into patterns and relationships that may hold you back, and to develo...
I have a practical approach and do insight and emotionally based psychotherapy. I like a variety of issues and personalities. My work frequently includes self-esteem and relationship issues, transitions, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders, gender and sexual issues, multicultural issues, acute and chronic trauma issues, and loss. I deeply value the therapeutic relationship and see it as the...
