Self-esteem can be broken by several causes and can lead to further self-doubt or low mood. Whether you have been struggling for years or recent events have led you to newly have these feelings of low self-esteem, I will work with you on strategies for coping to ensure the best support for you during these difficult times. I will help support you as we work through the thoughts and feelings you are having. Focusing on therapeutic relationship and building trust allows me to help support you while using a solution-focused lens.
Self esteem impacts how you feel about your self and your abilities. What we believe about ourselves informs how we make sense of the world around us and how we behave. Healthy self esteem is important for rewarding relationships. I use a combination of therapeutic interventions to help you improve your understanding of and compassion for yourself.
Our overall wellbeing is affected by our level of self-esteem...to what degree we value ourselves as worthy of respect, are self-confident, are able to use our voice to set our boundaries and ask for our needs to be met. Negative thoughts we carry about ourselves at our core can cause our self-esteem to be low. The goal of therapy is to understand these core beliefs we hold about ourselves and reframe them or alter them in line with the present so that we can engage with life in a healthy way that brings us peace and happiness.
How you perceive, accept and trust yourself is all that makes the difference. If you are struggling with low self-esteem, be aware you are not alone. Majority of people around you are experiencing low self-esteem. They are probably just masking it at this time. You have perhaps recognized that you deserve better. I am already proud of you.
Let us work together to bring you to the highest level of your self-esteem.
Registered Psychotherapist, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology 1994
Self esteem refers to our sense of self; being aware of what our values are, and living accordingly. It includes acting with integrity and authenticity and taking responsibility for our lives despite what may have happened to us; if we have had difficult experiences it means being aware of the self-critical mind and replacing it with self compassion; ie being kind to yourself. You can refer to Kristen Neff’s work on self compassion or Chris Germer’s; there is also 5 minutes self compassion breaks on you tube you can refer to when things get hard; be kind, cut yourself some slack and take some chances in life; that’s important.
4 Years Experience
