Self Esteem therapists in Seattle, WA
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Self Esteem
Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
Self-esteem is complicated, and we should talk to see if my training is the right approach for you. But when people feel unsafe or anxious within their own bodies, it can be pretty easy to start looking at yourself with wariness, judgment, or shame.
Somatic Experiencing in this case seeks to help you feel safer in your body, to handle any old feelings of danger so you can feel more vital and alive. Dare I say, we can even take small steps towards enjoying the feeling of life.
Once there is enjoyment, and awareness of that enjoyment, self-esteem starts looking much less fixed.
11 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Roxanne Luna
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Low self-esteem can affect confidence, relationships, and quality of life. I help clients challenge negative self-beliefs, recognize their strengths, and develop a healthier sense of self-worth.
1 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Dr. Megie Shean
Psychologist, PsyD
Childhood experiences, previous relationships, and trauma can impact how we see ourselves in the world. I can support you to increase your awareness of yourself and build more adaptive responses.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Jed Jacobson
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Self-esteem struggles can make even simple moments feel uncertain. In therapy, we uncover where these patterns come from and build a more compassionate relationship with yourself. You’re capable of far more than the inner critic suggests, and I’m here to help you reconnect with that truth.
5 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Dr. Michael Drane
Therapist, LMHC
We will use a developmental approach to explore your self concept, values, and history. This work will help you feel more empowered in yourself.
10 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
If you struggle with low self-esteem, I'll help you rewrite negative beliefs, heal past wounds, and build confidence from the inside out. In our work together, you’ll learn how to see yourself with compassion and step into your strengths.
10 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Tiffany Cason
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Healthy self-esteem plays an important role in emotional wellness. Together, we'll identify negative thought patterns, build confidence, and develop practical strategies that help you recognize your strengths and create lasting self-worth.
1 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Salome Valencia-Bohne
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LSWAIC
Self esteem often stems from childhood. we will use a combination of behavioral interventions (CBT, DBT, ACT) as well as narrative therapy to identify your sense of self. We will also look at your values to make sure you are living in line with them.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Seattle, WA 98105
Online in Seattle, WA
Self Esteem
DL, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CCTP
I specialize in self-esteem therapy for adults struggling with low self-confidence, chronic self-doubt, perfectionism, and negative self-talk. Many high-functioning individuals experience persistent feelings of inadequacy despite external success. In therapy, I help clients develop self-worth that is not tied to productivity, achievement, or external validation. This work supports increased emotional resilience, healthier relationships, and a more secure sense of self. The goal is lasting self-trust and confidence rooted in self-understanding rather than performance.
17 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Vanessa Hooper
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, PMH-C
Low self-esteem usually has a history, often rooted in early relationships and attachment
experiences. We will work to understand that history and build a steadier, more grounded
sense of your own worth.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Hannah Muetzelfeld
Psychologist, PhD
I help clients strengthen self-esteem by fostering self-compassion and reconnecting with what truly matters to them. Together we can work to quiet the inner critic, build a kinder relationship with yourself, and identify core values that guide meaningful action. This approach can help you find a more resilient sense of self rooted in purpose and self-acceptance rather than perfection.
12 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Self-esteem challenges often show up not just as low confidence, but as an ongoing inner narrative of self-doubt, harsh self-criticism, or a feeling of not being “enough” no matter how much you accomplish or give to others. Many clients struggle with over-functioning externally while feeling internally uncertain, unworthy, or disconnected from a stable sense of self.
In therapy, we explore where these beliefs come from and how they have been reinforced over time through relationships, early experiences, and internalized expectations. From a psychodynamic and trauma-informed lens, low self-esteem is understood not as a fixed trait, but as a learned relational pattern that can shift over time.
Using Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, we gently turn toward the body-based experience of self-doubt — the tightening, sinking, or critical internal voice — and begin to relate to it with curiosity rather than identification. This creates space for new internal experiences to emerge.
As clients develop greater self-awareness and emotional safety within themselves, self-esteem begins to shift from something externally based to something more stable, embodied, and internally anchored.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Liza Hadden
Counselor/Therapist, MS
Struggling with low self-esteem or self-worth is really debilitating. Together we identify what's coming up for you and how to address it moving forward. I have additional training in adult ADHD and the unique challenges it poses relating to self-esteem and motivation. Additionally, I have advanced training in women's health (specifically PMS, PMDD, perimenopause, menopause, perinatal & postpartum) and nutritional mental health. I am passionate about supporting women at all stages of life, in addition to partnerships and families.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Ciera Coyan
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Some of the most significant work we can do in therapy is work on our relationship to ourselves. I work with clients who, for whatever reason, have a difficult, negative, or critical relationship with themselves. I focus on helping clients access understanding, compassion, and acceptance for themselves. From there, we can work on changing clients behaviors to align with their values and goals for themselves. Parts work is an incredible tool for self-esteem work and is my favorite technique.
5 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Kate Mageau (she/her)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, ADHD-CCSP, NCC, CIMHP, C-DBT
Getting an ADHD or Autism Assessment, or Gender Affirming Letter can really help with self-esteem! Through my assessment and letter writing processes I am affirming, warm, and educating. Finding the right career or starting the right business for you can also help with self-esteem!
4 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Finley Anderson
Therapist, LMFT
If you’ve spent years feeling not quite enough, second-guessing yourself, or struggling to believe that you deserve good things, that’s not a personality trait. It’s a wound — and wounds can heal.
Together we’ll explore where those beliefs came from, what they’ve cost you, and what it might feel like to finally relate to yourself with the same kindness you’d offer someone you love.
3 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Sumer Statler Aeed
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Of all the relationships we shall share throughout our lives our relationship with out true selves is the foundation and root from which all the others grow. My passion is to help you find a strong loving honest relationship with your true self and all it's parts that allows you to build, connect and thrive in all of your external relationships. This is an inside out, bottom up process of integration that introduces you to all that you are and all that you were meant to be, making peace with shadow parts as well as allowing powerful parts of you that never got to come forward. It is a messy, wonderful, and life changing journey to find our way back to ourselves.
27 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Elza Boycheva
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC
Do you struggle with feeling either that you're 'not good enough' or that you're 'too much'? You may be constantly overthinking situations or overanalyzing what others might think. You might feel that your emotions or your needs are 'too much' and you may try to suppress them. You may worry that others don't truly want to be with you or that they merely tolerate being around you out of politeness or obligation. You may frequently compare yourself to others and feel that others are somehow ahead in life or more successful than you. Or, you may have extremely high or perfectionistic standards of yourself and of what you do. You may have low self-esteem in one specific area or life (like relationships, work, parenting, etc) or your low self-esteem may be generalized across all areas of your life.
17 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Carolyne Mburu-Gerena
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Low self-esteem can affect relationships, career confidence, and overall wellbeing. Individuals may struggle with negative self-talk, self-doubt, or difficulty recognizing their strengths. Treatment focuses on building confidence, improving self-awareness, and developing healthier thought patterns that support a more positive sense of self.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Self Esteem
Andrew D. Sapp
Psychologist, PhD
Self-Esteem starts with being a friend to ourselves. It requires stopping negative self-talk and replacing it with positive thoughts. Irrational and limiting beliefs can also be a blockage against developing self-esteem. Self Esteem also takes action and real world success. As we have more positive self-talk, and start believing in ourselves we will start being more motivated because we believe we can succeed and that our effort makes a difference. Then we start practicing more at whatever matters to us. We start to have more success in those areas and others start to notice and appreciate our skills. Feeling like you are good at something, have some positive relationships, and celebrating the little positive steps along the way gets the momentum of self esteem building going. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be incredibly helpful to this process.
20 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Seattle's tech economy — driven by Amazon, Microsoft, and a dense startup ecosystem — has made burnout, imposter syndrome, and the social costs of rapid wealth inequality prominent themes in local therapy. The "Seattle Freeze" — a widely noted phenomenon of difficulty forming close friendships — means therapists here frequently address loneliness, social anxiety, and the challenge of building genuine community in an outwardly welcoming but emotionally reserved city. Seattle's progressive culture sustains strong demand for LGBTQ+-affirming therapists, neurodiversity specialists, and practitioners working with race, identity, and social justice themes. UW Medicine and Swedish Medical Center provide institutional mental health resources alongside one of the most therapist-dense cities in the Pacific Northwest.
Self Esteem therapists in Seattle, WA Statistics
Self Esteem therapists in Seattle, WA average 15 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (70%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (41%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (37%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 51% |
Online Only |
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| 48% |
In Person and Online |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 70% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 41% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 37% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 35% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 33% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 31% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 28% | Integrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 72% | Young Adult |
| 47% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | Women |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 40% | Men |
| 26% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Christian |