Self Esteem Counselling in Edinburgh
Maybe you want to explore past events, are experiencing low self-esteem, feel stuck or confused and want to make sense of how you feel.
I firmly believe you are the expert in your own life. I view my role as offering a supportive, nurturing environment where you feel able to begin to explore your emotions and experiences and find a way forward —whatever that may mean for you. I offer a non-judgemental, inclusive space that accepts you as you are and welcomes whatever you wish to explore.
Maybe you want to explore past events, are experiencing low self-esteem, feel stuck or confused and want to make sense of how you feel.
I firmly believe you are the expert in your own life. I view my role as offering a supportive, nurturing environment where you feel able to begin to explore your emotions and experiences and find a way forward —whatever that may mean for you. I offer a non-judgemental, inclusive space that accepts you as you are and welcomes whatever you wish to explore.
As a trauma informed integrative psychotherapist trained in person-centred and psychodynamic therapy, I work with people who experience the effects of childhood trauma, low self-worth, anxiety, estrangement, familial relationship issues, shame and attachment issues.
My approach is rooted in being non-judgemental and kind, allowing you to safely express your thoughts and process both past and present experiences. In using an integrative approach, I strive to provide a 'soft place to land' for those looking to explore how their lived experience has impacted who they are today.
As a trauma informed integrative psychotherapist trained in person-centred and psychodynamic therapy, I work with people who experience the effects of childhood trauma, low self-worth, anxiety, estrangement, familial relationship issues, shame and attachment issues.
My approach is rooted in being non-judgemental and kind, allowing you to safely express your thoughts and process both past and present experiences. In using an integrative approach, I strive to provide a 'soft place to land' for those looking to explore how their lived experience has impacted who they are today.
Struggling with low confidence or self-esteem?
MBACP Accredited psychotherapist with 24 years professional experience and a wealth of personal experience. My approach is multi disciplinary, including Solution Focused, CBT, Mindfulness, Compassion Focused, Chairwork and Non-Violent Communication. Over the years I have helped hundreds of people overcome their difficulties and move on to better places.
Struggling with low confidence or self-esteem?
MBACP Accredited psychotherapist with 24 years professional experience and a wealth of personal experience. My approach is multi disciplinary, including Solution Focused, CBT, Mindfulness, Compassion Focused, Chairwork and Non-Violent Communication. Over the years I have helped hundreds of people overcome their difficulties and move on to better places.
You may be struggling with low self esteem or acceptance.
I have 14 years experience with additional qualifications in supervision, and relationship work. I have helped individuals and couples of all genders and sexual orientations and worked with many clients struggling with the impact of neurodiversity on relationships . I also help clients going through the pain of divorce to navigate this and move on.
You may be struggling with low self esteem or acceptance.
I have 14 years experience with additional qualifications in supervision, and relationship work. I have helped individuals and couples of all genders and sexual orientations and worked with many clients struggling with the impact of neurodiversity on relationships . I also help clients going through the pain of divorce to navigate this and move on.
Many of the people I work with are navigating challenges such as anxiety, low self-esteem, past trauma, relationship issues, or a general sense of feeling stuck or lost.
I also draw on evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, CFT and Schema-Informed Therapy to tailor the support to your individual needs and goals. I am passionate about creating a space where you feel truly heard, respected and accepted. My practice is inclusive and LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity-affirming.
Many of the people I work with are navigating challenges such as anxiety, low self-esteem, past trauma, relationship issues, or a general sense of feeling stuck or lost.
I also draw on evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, CFT and Schema-Informed Therapy to tailor the support to your individual needs and goals. I am passionate about creating a space where you feel truly heard, respected and accepted. My practice is inclusive and LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity-affirming.
Maybe you’re struggling with anxiety, stress, or low self-esteem, or navigating a big change that’s left you feeling lost.
I provide a warm, supportive space where we’ll use approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to help you find clarity, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for change. Together, we’ll create a path that aligns with your needs and goals, empowering you to move forward with confidence.
Maybe you’re struggling with anxiety, stress, or low self-esteem, or navigating a big change that’s left you feeling lost.
I provide a warm, supportive space where we’ll use approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to help you find clarity, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for change. Together, we’ll create a path that aligns with your needs and goals, empowering you to move forward with confidence.
Many of my clients are exploring ADHD for the first time, adjusting to a diagnosis, or struggling with anxiety, OCD, low self-esteem or the impact of difficult life experiences.
I specialise in supporting adults with ADHD, including pre and post-diagnostic support, alongside anxiety, OCD, trauma and low self-esteem. As a Counselling Psychologist, I combine evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT and CFT with a warm, collaborative style. Psychology is grounded in science, but therapy is about people.
Many of my clients are exploring ADHD for the first time, adjusting to a diagnosis, or struggling with anxiety, OCD, low self-esteem or the impact of difficult life experiences.
I specialise in supporting adults with ADHD, including pre and post-diagnostic support, alongside anxiety, OCD, trauma and low self-esteem. As a Counselling Psychologist, I combine evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT and CFT with a warm, collaborative style. Psychology is grounded in science, but therapy is about people.
I specialise in working with ADHD and associated anxiety, depression and low self esteem.
Are you living with ADHD (or suspect that you are) and feeling on-edge, anxious or overwhelmed? Feeling like you’re drowning in decision paralysis daily, not able to live as authentically as you would like? Do you know that some things needs to change but not sure where to start, or not feeling confident to do so?
ADHD Coaching can help! As a highly experienced CBT therapist and coach with personal lived experience of late diagnosed ADHD, I am passionate about working with clients to recognise and process their experience of living with ADHD, to educate and overcome life challenges and to celebrate individuality and strengths.
I specialise in working with ADHD and associated anxiety, depression and low self esteem.
Are you living with ADHD (or suspect that you are) and feeling on-edge, anxious or overwhelmed? Feeling like you’re drowning in decision paralysis daily, not able to live as authentically as you would like? Do you know that some things needs to change but not sure where to start, or not feeling confident to do so?
ADHD Coaching can help! As a highly experienced CBT therapist and coach with personal lived experience of late diagnosed ADHD, I am passionate about working with clients to recognise and process their experience of living with ADHD, to educate and overcome life challenges and to celebrate individuality and strengths.
Do you feel stuck in survival mode, scrolling, procrastinating, only moving when the deadline forces you? You've tried harder. Made lists. Nothing sticks. You're exhausted.
Whether you have an ADHD diagnosis or simply suspect your brain works differently, you're in the right place.
As a therapist with lived ADHD experience, I combine Occupational Therapy and CBT-informed strategies to bring clarity, practical tools and lasting change.
We close the gap between who you are and who you want to be: a woman who leads her own life with intention, self-compassion and boundaries that hold.
Do you feel stuck in survival mode, scrolling, procrastinating, only moving when the deadline forces you? You've tried harder. Made lists. Nothing sticks. You're exhausted.
Whether you have an ADHD diagnosis or simply suspect your brain works differently, you're in the right place.
As a therapist with lived ADHD experience, I combine Occupational Therapy and CBT-informed strategies to bring clarity, practical tools and lasting change.
We close the gap between who you are and who you want to be: a woman who leads her own life with intention, self-compassion and boundaries that hold.
I support clients who seek counselling for a range of reasons, including but not limited to, domestic abuse, trauma, low self-esteem, anxiety and burnout.
I am a BACP registered, person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist. I have significant experience working with domestic abuse, trauma and low self-esteem. I am an LGBTQIA+ and neuro-affirming counsellor and I am committed to providing a space where you can feel understood and accepted.
I support clients who seek counselling for a range of reasons, including but not limited to, domestic abuse, trauma, low self-esteem, anxiety and burnout.
I am a BACP registered, person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist. I have significant experience working with domestic abuse, trauma and low self-esteem. I am an LGBTQIA+ and neuro-affirming counsellor and I am committed to providing a space where you can feel understood and accepted.
I’m a person-centred counsellor who is dedicated to offering support in a calm, compassionate, straightforward way.
Whatever you bring to therapy, I aim to be a warm, consistent presence, who will listen carefully with a genuine curiosity and help you to clarify your present situation and options available to you.
I’m a person-centred counsellor who is dedicated to offering support in a calm, compassionate, straightforward way.
Whatever you bring to therapy, I aim to be a warm, consistent presence, who will listen carefully with a genuine curiosity and help you to clarify your present situation and options available to you.
Welcome to my profile. Understanding our difficulties intellectually is not enough to help us move forward. Internal conflict may arise when emotional experiences remain unresolved or difficult to access or express. Together, we can create a safe space for what you feel, including what remains difficult to notice or express. As you become more conscious of your emotional experience, feelings can flow within you more freely, clearer meaning emerges, and more adaptive emotional responses and greater coherence between what we feel and understand can develop. This can open the way for lasting change.
Welcome to my profile. Understanding our difficulties intellectually is not enough to help us move forward. Internal conflict may arise when emotional experiences remain unresolved or difficult to access or express. Together, we can create a safe space for what you feel, including what remains difficult to notice or express. As you become more conscious of your emotional experience, feelings can flow within you more freely, clearer meaning emerges, and more adaptive emotional responses and greater coherence between what we feel and understand can develop. This can open the way for lasting change.
Starting therapy can seem daunting and scary at first. But it's the first step you have taken to embark on this journey. Feeling isolated and not able to make sense of the world around you? Questioning all that you have grown up with? Racing thoughts constantly clouding your mind? Feeling detached, anxious or upset? Not sure how to process what you are experiencing? All this seems pretty overwhelming but more common than you think. Through acceptance and kindness why not allow yourself to be able to make sense of all this through therapy. Let each session speak for itself and discover different parts of yourself.
Starting therapy can seem daunting and scary at first. But it's the first step you have taken to embark on this journey. Feeling isolated and not able to make sense of the world around you? Questioning all that you have grown up with? Racing thoughts constantly clouding your mind? Feeling detached, anxious or upset? Not sure how to process what you are experiencing? All this seems pretty overwhelming but more common than you think. Through acceptance and kindness why not allow yourself to be able to make sense of all this through therapy. Let each session speak for itself and discover different parts of yourself.
Drawing from CBT, Person-Centred, and Psychodynamic approaches, I offer tools for coping with anxiety, low self-esteem, navigating relationships, and managing life transitions.
Hello and welcome! I’m a pluralistic and integrative counsellor offering trauma-informed online therapy in English and Greek. Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, self-doubt, or major life changes? Perhaps you are navigating relationship difficulties, relocation, separation, or feeling stuck in patterns that are affecting your wellbeing. I offer a warm, non-judgmental space to explore your experiences, find clarity, develop coping skills, and create meaningful change. My aim is to help you feel grounded, empowered, and more connected to yourself and others.
Drawing from CBT, Person-Centred, and Psychodynamic approaches, I offer tools for coping with anxiety, low self-esteem, navigating relationships, and managing life transitions.
Hello and welcome! I’m a pluralistic and integrative counsellor offering trauma-informed online therapy in English and Greek. Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, self-doubt, or major life changes? Perhaps you are navigating relationship difficulties, relocation, separation, or feeling stuck in patterns that are affecting your wellbeing. I offer a warm, non-judgmental space to explore your experiences, find clarity, develop coping skills, and create meaningful change. My aim is to help you feel grounded, empowered, and more connected to yourself and others.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in loops of overthinking, or worn down from trying to cope on your own, therapy can offer a place to pause and breathe. Many people I work with say things like, “My mind never switches off,” or “I’m exhausted from holding everything together.” You might feel trapped in your thoughts, constantly on edge, or quietly battling self-doubt while getting on with daily life. Often there’s a sense of, “I don’t know how I got here — I just know I can’t keep going like this.”
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in loops of overthinking, or worn down from trying to cope on your own, therapy can offer a place to pause and breathe. Many people I work with say things like, “My mind never switches off,” or “I’m exhausted from holding everything together.” You might feel trapped in your thoughts, constantly on edge, or quietly battling self-doubt while getting on with daily life. Often there’s a sense of, “I don’t know how I got here — I just know I can’t keep going like this.”
You might feel stuck, unhappy or in distress. You might have experienced something difficult, or you are not even sure what is wrong. Maybe you feel your problem is too small to bring it to therapy. I offer a safe space where together we can work to make sense of your experience.
I'm an integrative practitioner, which allows me to tailor the process depending on individual needs. I draw on a range of approaches such as transactional analysis, psychodynamic and person-centred models to provide the support you require in exploring issues and difficulties you are struggling with.
You might feel stuck, unhappy or in distress. You might have experienced something difficult, or you are not even sure what is wrong. Maybe you feel your problem is too small to bring it to therapy. I offer a safe space where together we can work to make sense of your experience.
I'm an integrative practitioner, which allows me to tailor the process depending on individual needs. I draw on a range of approaches such as transactional analysis, psychodynamic and person-centred models to provide the support you require in exploring issues and difficulties you are struggling with.
I offer therapy for issues such as anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness as well as personal growth in general. I provide a safe, confidential space for adults seeking support.
As an Edinburgh counsellor with 20 years of experience, I tailor each session to your needs, helping you overcome blocks and make meaningful changes. Sessions are in-person and confidential, giving you focus and privacy. Nothing you say will be judged as being too unimportant. Overcoming shame is the route to empowerment.
I offer therapy for issues such as anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness as well as personal growth in general. I provide a safe, confidential space for adults seeking support.
As an Edinburgh counsellor with 20 years of experience, I tailor each session to your needs, helping you overcome blocks and make meaningful changes. Sessions are in-person and confidential, giving you focus and privacy. Nothing you say will be judged as being too unimportant. Overcoming shame is the route to empowerment.
Sometimes life throws challenges in front of us which we may struggle to cope with. This could be a sudden and unexpected change like a loss or bereavement. It could be something that we have always struggled with that is making it challenging to move forward with life. Situations such as these can be stressful, and sometimes we can't shake off the anxiety and depression or we may even experience anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure in usually pleasurable activities). It might also be a past trauma or abuse that is causing the challenges in the present life, revealing itself as panic for example.
Sometimes life throws challenges in front of us which we may struggle to cope with. This could be a sudden and unexpected change like a loss or bereavement. It could be something that we have always struggled with that is making it challenging to move forward with life. Situations such as these can be stressful, and sometimes we can't shake off the anxiety and depression or we may even experience anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure in usually pleasurable activities). It might also be a past trauma or abuse that is causing the challenges in the present life, revealing itself as panic for example.
“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.” The refreshing twist is: “That’s the world’s greatest lie.” I share this belief with Paulo Coelho. Choosing therapy is a meaningful act of self‑care, and I’m here to support you throughout the process.
“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.” The refreshing twist is: “That’s the world’s greatest lie.” I share this belief with Paulo Coelho. Choosing therapy is a meaningful act of self‑care, and I’m here to support you throughout the process.
Maybe something doesn't feel right. Maybe you wonder why you think and behave in certain ways, repeating patterns that you know aren't good for you. Maybe you'd like to understand yourself or the relationships in your life better. Perhaps you need to express difficult feelings or talk about something difficult without fear of judgement or consequence. Whatever the reason, explore what's going on for you in a confidential and tranquil space to process events, face challenges, find acceptance, or instigate change.
Maybe something doesn't feel right. Maybe you wonder why you think and behave in certain ways, repeating patterns that you know aren't good for you. Maybe you'd like to understand yourself or the relationships in your life better. Perhaps you need to express difficult feelings or talk about something difficult without fear of judgement or consequence. Whatever the reason, explore what's going on for you in a confidential and tranquil space to process events, face challenges, find acceptance, or instigate change.
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Self Esteem Counsellors
When should a person seek therapy for low self-esteem?
When self-esteem problems begin to disrupt the healthy daily functioning of an individual, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If a person finds that they are not engaging with friends for fear of being judged, not completing work assignments because they don’t think they’re capable, or not finding romantic love because they don’t feel they’re worthy of it, a therapist may be able to help.
What are the signs of low self-esteem?
Low self-esteem is a common issue that can affect a person's mental and emotional well-being. Some common signs of low self-esteem include negative self-talk, perfectionism, social anxiety, difficulty making decisions, an inability to set boundaries, people-pleasing, and others. A lack of belief in oneself or one’s abilities and a feeling of not being worthy or deserving underlie most of these characteristics.
What causes low self-esteem?
Feelings of low self-worth can begin in childhood or adulthood. Being raised by a highly critical parent or growing up feeling constant disapproval can stay with a person well into adulthood. Specific issues in adulthood may also be a cause of low self-esteem. An unhappy relationship, a dysfunctional work or school experience can impact a person’s feelings of self-worth.
How can therapy improve self-esteem?
Therapists can help identify negative thought patterns that keep the client stuck in a loop of destructive self-talk and develop coping skills to change the voice in their head. A therapist can help with goal-setting, so that clients are better able to stay on task and build confidence from successfully completing work they’re proud of. Coaching a client on how to better communicate can improve relationships. These skills can result in someone with low self-esteem feeling empowered and living with less fear.