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 compassionate and seasoned therapist who has worked with adults, couples and families in a variety of settings within the Charleston area. Credentials and experience are significant but research shows that the single most important factor in therapy is the relationship you have with your therapist. I value each person, couple and family as genuinely unique. I will work collaboratively wi...
A goal of counseling is to help the client grow, develop, and change in ways that they may not have been able to do on their own. My role as a counselor is to help the client through this process of change by offering my expertise and providing a safe, nurturing environment in which change may occur. I use a cognitive-behavioral perspective and offer an eclectic set of techniques in addressing ...
Are you struggling against a harsh inner critic, battling perfectionism, or trying to figure out why you never seem to feel like enough? Is your most important intimate relationship just not where you want it to be, despite your best efforts? Are you exhausted from trying to manage the stress of your life? If so, it would be my honor to support you on a path to growing self-kindness, deepening...
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. I have over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults that have experienced severe trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction and many other mental health conditions. I offer support for you to find coping skills to manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and other...
Most of my clients bring individual and marital issues. They seek on-going inner peace, the lowering of distress factors, happiness in their relationships, and/or a vision and hope. Some seek to integrate both personal development and spiritual development. Most seek to find happiness, success, and personal satisfaction. Whether anxious, depressed, or seeking career satisfaction, my clients wan...
I assume you're here because you're struggling in some way, and that whatever you've been doing in your life to deal with your pain simply isn't working any longer. My clients usually find me through some kind of loss - a divorce or relationship upset, illness, or other transitional experience, often accompanied by difficult feelings and behaviors. For more than 15 years I've been working with...
Life is full of storms. The ebbs and flows they bring can leave anyone feeling shipwrecked. My role as a counselor is a grounding one, to equip and enable you to see through the darkness, light. Together we pursue truth, beauty, and lasting freedom....
Putting the needs of others above your own? Preoccupation with protecting other people and fixing their problems? An intense need to be perfect and gain approval from others? These are all common patterns that can lead to feelings of depression, anxiety and lack of fulfillment. I have a unique understanding for those who are struggling with these issues. With deep empathy, I can help you...
My job, as I see it, is to help people get "unstuck". I can't "fix" you, you are not broken. I find out a client or a couple's strengths and help them build from where they are at. I share tools that you can take home and use in your daily life. Examples: ways to cope with anxiety or more effective ways of communicating with your loved ones. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I was...
How can we make deeper changes when we are trying to manage unusual pain, or just handle our ordinary suffering? When we feel safe and accepted as we are, we can challenge ourselves to grow, and to encounter others in an authentic way. I aim to create, with you, a safe place where we get to know your habitual patterns of behaving and relating, and explore less familiar sides of you that may off...
Tired of feeling misunderstood and second guessing yourself? Perhaps your inner critic doesn't know how to shut up some days and your inner rebel is dying to break out. Maybe this has even gotten you into trouble, likely by somehow over compensating in a moment where you felt weak or just didn't give a damn anymore. This can lead to a felt sense of being inauthentic, frustrated, or empty....
If you are here, I'm going to make a few assumptions: 1. You are looking for answers...and want someone who knows how to help. 2. You are willing to "do whatever it takes" to save your relationship. 3. You're thinking: Something is missing... I'm worried that I have "fallen" out of love. The kids are a reason to stay married but I need more than that... I'm beginning to think we are behaving mo...
Thank you for stopping by. I already know that you are brave and strong even if you don't feel like it right now, because you are here. You're just having a difficult time handling all of this stress by yourself. You understand that you need to feel better by taking this first step. I am excited to help you get through all of this so you can break through the barriers and get un-stuck. We will...
Welcome! I admire your courage in starting your journey in counseling. I know this process can be overwhelming. I hope I can help. I provide a non-judgemental environment to express your feelings and learn positive coping mechanisms to succeed and gain self-awareness providing self growth. I earned my Masters degree in Counseling from Southern Methodist University where I received specialty...
I am currently full, but am compiling a waiting list. Please contact me if you would like to be added. I use a person-centered approach to therapy. This means that I believe people are resourceful, capable of self-understanding, and are able to make the changes that they desire. By building a relationship based on respect, genuineness, and empathetic understanding I strive to create an environm...
