Do you struggle to believe that you matter, that you deserve to be happy? Are you reluctant to assert yourself and make decisions, do you struggle to move on from mistakes and blame yourself for negative things that happen? Having low self-esteem can affect you in every part of your life but it doesn't have to be like that forever. I can help you work out why your self-esteem is low and then we can work on strategies with tools to make it better.
Counsellor/Therapist, BSc and FdSc Person Centred Counselling. MBACP
How we value ourselves can affect our self esteem.
If we feel negative and critical about ourselves and our abilities then we will experience low self esteem.
Low self esteem can affect how we fit in the world, how we feel with family, friends and relationships and how this impacts on us. It could spring from our childhood or adult experiences, school and friendship influences or our partners. We can sometimes feel inadequate or be made to feel inadequate by those around us and even by social media and current socio-environmental expectations.
Working with a counsellor enables you to explore where some of these influences have stemmed from. Acknowledging, accepting and moving through these feelings and looking at changing the negative inner voice, can help build your confidence and self esteem.
Psychologist, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (HCPC registered), PhD, MSc, MSc, MSc, MA (Econ), BA (Econ) Hons
All of us are a unique combination of things we do well, and things we do not do well. People with low self-esteem have a flawed understanding of themselves. My objective in psychological counselling is to help my clients engage in a realistic appraisal of their strengths and weaknesses, and truly celebrate themselves. Many of us have endured experiences sometimes at the hands of family and/or at the hands of peers that have damaged our ability to achieve an objective understanding of what we do well. I believe the goal of counselling is to correct this.
Self esteem and inner critics can be disabling in life. I am passionate about supporting and empowering you to deeply believe in who you are whilst building the strongest relationship with self.