Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MFTC, NMT, CHHC
The relationship that is guaranteed to last a lifetime is the one a person has with themselves. I encourage individuals to build self-acceptance and authenticity with one's self. When an individual has a positive connection to self, so many other relationships and components of life are able to flourish. Sadly, many people's thoughts are filled with harmful and negative ideals about themselves that limit one's happiness.
Low self-esteem is a behavioral and thought pattern in which an individual lacks self-confidence and a healthy sense of self-regard.
While low self-esteem itself is not a medical diagnosis, it is often serious enough that it negatively impacts the life and well-being of the person with low self-esteem. It is likewise often accompanied by mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and can occur as a result of these conditions or on its own.
People with low self-esteem often report feeling awkward, incompetent, or worthless.
Their sense of self is typically fragile, and they are often hypervigilant to any signs of rejection or dislike from others. People with low self-esteem often seek the approval of others in order to feel good, and may, in some cases, form unhealthy, codependent relationships.
Low self-esteem can have a number of serious health consequences.
People with low self-esteem may not take proper care of themselves, forgoing adequate grooming and personal hygiene, and they may indulge in unhealthy habits such as binge eating and substance abuse in order to cope with their negative thoughts and feelings. Because they often lack confidence or feel guilt when asserting themselves, people with low self-esteem may greatly underestimate their capabilities and fail to live up to their fullest potential in their professional, social, and romantic lives.
Self-esteem is often the core of difficulties with such symptoms as anxiety and depression. Our providers are well versed in this area and strive to address the impact self esteem is having on overall functioning.
Suffering from low self esteem can be extremely limiting and painful. Let me help you identify the origin of this negative self perception and improve this through thought, feeling and action.
Marriage and Family Therapist, D.Min., LMFT, AAMFT-S, CT, CFS, CEAP
Self-esteem is a common issue in different phases of counseling, and in many different issues that counselors address. I see that one's sense of self is always integrally involved in how people relate, function, and select values. The Self, from my perspective, is in one way or another at the heart of therapy.
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, MA, DBH, LMFT, BC-TMH, ADS
One of the most interesting aspects of self-esteem is that it wavers. At times, we stand firm and confident; other times, we may struggle. I can help you develop a daily practice to support a strong sense of self and self-love.
Counselor/Therapist, MA LPC, Certified Equine Assisted Therapist, Art Therapist, CSAT/CPTT
The horse can fulfill some basic needs, e.g. emotional closeness and safety, the opportunity for nurturance through caring for and grooming of a horse. The horse is unambiguous in its behaviour and reacts on the feelings presented through body language, thereby giving a direct response on the emotional state of the person possible leading to a feeling of intimacy which is part of an experience of social support. Connectedness with the horse might therefore be important for perceived social support. Social support is not necessarily an available support, to include what the individual perceives as available. The perceived experience of an interaction with the horse is important to the individuals emotional self talk.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Mountain View Counseling, LLC
There are many factors that affect people's self-esteem and your self-esteem affects many factors in your life, either negatively or positively. Learn how to grow your positive sense of self in order to attract more positive factors into your life in general. Learn how to have a sense of self that is not reliant on other people's views of you.