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
Elena Terminiello is an expert perinatal therapist in Maryland and Washington, DC. Over the past several years, Elena has supported many smart, accomplished, and high-achieving women transition into the overwhelming and confusing world of motherhood. When becoming a mom does not turn into the dreams you had for yourself, then disappointment, guilt, and embarrassment can take over and impact the...
***Not Accepting New Clients at this Time*** These are very difficult times we are experiencing. Stressors from family relationships, career, social circles, and other oppressive, traumatic life events can be overwhelming to deal with. But, despite these stressors, you are still here and you are still strong. It takes courage to seek the help you need and to prioritize your own well being. You ...
Your life can be what you imagine it to be; happy, peaceful, productive, creative, and secure. Your current reality is based on the choices you have made in the past. Your can change your future by making good decisions and taking positive action now. I specialize in working with clients seeking help with divorce recovery, co-parenting, survivors of narcissistic abuse, anxiety, depression, and...
Some time getting through the day is just too much. Trying to negotiate life's challenges while maybe feeling decreased tolerance and irritability to what feels like everything? Maybe you're struggling with feelings of shame or guilt. Maybe you're burdened with anxiety, depression, exposure to trauma, grief/loss, chronic/complex medical concerns, and/or just having a difficult time making some...
Struggling to hold it together? Overwhelmed with your life? Uncertain about which path to choose? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. All of us, myself included, struggle to maintain our balance and peace in the middle of life's chaos. Therapy should not add to the pressure you feel. That's why I focus on a strengths-based approach, where we collaborate to help you design a better life and tap into your core...
Are you experiencing trauma stress during the Covid-19 self quarantine? If you have anxiety, depression or relationship hardships I can help. Are you in a caretaking relationship that is turning into co-dependency? Whether you want to increase your resiliency, reduce symptoms or navigate loss in relationships, you can move forward. If you are living in a family with a mental or physical illness...
Life currently feels scary and uncertain for many of us. Our sense of normalcy and safety have been threatened, which may enhance feelings of anxiety, sadness, and powerlessness. Realize that what you're experiencing now is likely a response to the collective trauma we're living through. Anxiety, depression and many other mood disorders are a byproduct of trauma. I offer both EMDR (Eye Movement...
Have you been asking yourself if work/life balance is a myth? Navigating a successful career while trying to maintain personal relationships can be challenging. Maybe you are successful at work but feel defeated at home? Or feel unfulfilled at work and started to question if you have even chosen the right career. Maybe you are dealing with a difficult colleague. Or you are considering a career...
Confronting life’s problems is a painful process which most folks want to avoid. Unfortunately, avoiding the problems just results in more pain. I believe that learning to radically accept life as it happens helps us to manage and embrace the temporary distress that comes from life’s disappointments. When we learn to tolerate distress, we improve the quality of our lives. Improving our lives me...
You’re ambitious, driven, and until now you’ve been able to keep stress at bay by tackling your goals and checking off your to-do lists—but here lately you’ve felt stuck. You’re unsure of what to do and feel paralyzed by uncertainty. This is a whole new level of overwhelm, making it that much harder to manage. Something stops you from sharing your pain with those closest to you, leaving you to...
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and a Transforming Touch® Therapist. I specialize and am passionate about working with clients who struggle with developmental trauma, medical trauma, attachment and relationship wounds, PTSD, depression, anxiety, social anxiety, chronic pain, disordered eating, addictive behaviors, and feelings o...
Hi! I’m Kate. If you’re here, you’re already brave. It takes tremendous bravery and courage to seek professional help, to sit with and process some feelings of hurt. I believe it to be an incredible privilege to work as a counselor. To be trusted with some of the most vulnerable places in an individual’s life is an honor and I will uphold your story with integrity. I believe in the concept of...
Life can often be overwhelming causing excess stress and hardships. It’s easy for us to let it go so far that we don’t know what steps to take or where to turn. We don’t want to burden others with our problems but really need the support. Do you sometimes feel as though things aren’t going to get better? Maybe you’ve lost confidence, feel distant or alone but put on a smile for those around you...
*TELEHEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE* Helping people find their purpose and passion in life is important. Allowing conversations to discuss struggles within life related to trauma, relationships, and barriers with being able to completely live a life that represents the authentic "You". Assisting in identifying ways that people can fill in those gaps that life has given voids of within the realm of...
Imagine a life free of the burdens that are weighing you down today - a life that feels meaningful, engaging and enjoyable again. As a therapist, I work collaboratively to help professional women liberate themselves from unhelpful patterns, painful past experiences, and negative stories that are holding them back. I can help with a variety of experiences like stress, anxiety, depression, burnou...
