Self Esteem Therapists in Whittier, Minneapolis, MN
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with extensive experience working with couples, families, adolescents and individuals. I have expertise working with family conflict, DUI related issues, sexuality, sexual behavior problems, addictions, and crisis intervention. Other areas of interest and experience include family conflict, divorce, depression, anxiety, developmental disabilities and parenting issues.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with extensive experience working with couples, families, adolescents and individuals. I have expertise working with family conflict, DUI related issues, sexuality, sexual behavior problems, addictions, and crisis intervention. Other areas of interest and experience include family conflict, divorce, depression, anxiety, developmental disabilities and parenting issues.
I work with individuals and couples who seek therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, adjusting to life changes, and improving self-esteem.
I offer a strength-based and person-centered approach. I utilize several modalities of care, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused and narrative therapies, psychodynamic therapy with a focus on attachment theory, internal family systems (IFS), emotion-focused, relational, and mindfulness-based interventions.
I work with individuals and couples who seek therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, adjusting to life changes, and improving self-esteem.
I offer a strength-based and person-centered approach. I utilize several modalities of care, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused and narrative therapies, psychodynamic therapy with a focus on attachment theory, internal family systems (IFS), emotion-focused, relational, and mindfulness-based interventions.
Therapy is a creative, collaborative relationship. As a therapist passionate about process, I am here to collaborate with you to cultivate the life you want to live. I am not here to fix you; you are not broken. We will work together to find new ways for you to be in relationship with the problems and the joys in your life. If you are ready to step into a curious, process-oriented journey, then I am here to offer a safe, supportive space to do just that. Let’s get curious about how to create more room for pleasure, joy, and connection as well as for the uncomfortable, tender parts of your life.
Therapy is a creative, collaborative relationship. As a therapist passionate about process, I am here to collaborate with you to cultivate the life you want to live. I am not here to fix you; you are not broken. We will work together to find new ways for you to be in relationship with the problems and the joys in your life. If you are ready to step into a curious, process-oriented journey, then I am here to offer a safe, supportive space to do just that. Let’s get curious about how to create more room for pleasure, joy, and connection as well as for the uncomfortable, tender parts of your life.
Kelly J. Miklas - KJ Psychotherapy & Intensives.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC
Whittier, Minneapolis, MN 55404
I'm skilled at helping others take inventory of their lives, manage present-day symptoms/concerns/patterns, and process wounds from the past, through an approachable and collaborative process. I strive to be authentic, non-judgmental, non-coercive, and down-to-earth in sessions, but can also gently challenge you when needed. I tailor my approach to each individual, considering their unique background, strengths, personal goals, and areas of growth. I am committed to challenging systems of oppression and strive to respect your autonomy, consent, and individual cultural context.
I'm skilled at helping others take inventory of their lives, manage present-day symptoms/concerns/patterns, and process wounds from the past, through an approachable and collaborative process. I strive to be authentic, non-judgmental, non-coercive, and down-to-earth in sessions, but can also gently challenge you when needed. I tailor my approach to each individual, considering their unique background, strengths, personal goals, and areas of growth. I am committed to challenging systems of oppression and strive to respect your autonomy, consent, and individual cultural context.
Amy L Rubin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LIAC, MAC
1 Endorsed
Whittier, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Anxiety, ADHD, Relationship Issues, Stress, Life Transitions, Addiction, and Trauma. Learn effective coping skills and strategies. We'll discuss communication styles to foster positive, effective interactions. I'll show you how to challenge negative beliefs and unhelpful behaviors to achieve personal growth. We'll focus on practical steps and simple goals to create positive outcomes for lasting change. A past event you can't get past? I'm a Certified EMDR Therapist with advanced training in ADHD. As a Master Addiction Counselor, I’ll support you as we identify and disentangle toxic patterns in your life. Adults only.
Anxiety, ADHD, Relationship Issues, Stress, Life Transitions, Addiction, and Trauma. Learn effective coping skills and strategies. We'll discuss communication styles to foster positive, effective interactions. I'll show you how to challenge negative beliefs and unhelpful behaviors to achieve personal growth. We'll focus on practical steps and simple goals to create positive outcomes for lasting change. A past event you can't get past? I'm a Certified EMDR Therapist with advanced training in ADHD. As a Master Addiction Counselor, I’ll support you as we identify and disentangle toxic patterns in your life. Adults only.
Helena LaFave
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Whittier, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Waitlist for new clients
Our relationship is the most important part of our work together. The more we can get into right relationships with ourselves, each other, change, and the world around us, the better equipped we are to live a life full of meaning, joy, and awe. I am EMDR trained and utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma-informed, and relationship-oriented approaches.My values in therapy include queer and trans-affirming care, fat-affirming care, neurodivergent-affirming care, and sex positive approaches. I am happy to provide letters for gender-affirming care and surgeries.
Our relationship is the most important part of our work together. The more we can get into right relationships with ourselves, each other, change, and the world around us, the better equipped we are to live a life full of meaning, joy, and awe. I am EMDR trained and utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma-informed, and relationship-oriented approaches.My values in therapy include queer and trans-affirming care, fat-affirming care, neurodivergent-affirming care, and sex positive approaches. I am happy to provide letters for gender-affirming care and surgeries.
Welcome. It's Your Time to Take Care of You. Address being the real you, codependency, procrastination, impacts of oppression and trauma, self-criticism, anxiety, imposter syndrome, political stress, or perfectionism. Increase your assertiveness, coping strategies, communication, and boundary-setting skills and goals. Improve mindfulness and life-work balance. I will combine my compassion, openness, and attentiveness with my 29+ years of experience, training, and knowledge. I offer a soft-landing space to help you foster your personal insight and well-being. A relaxed, confidential space where you are welcome to be your whole self.
Welcome. It's Your Time to Take Care of You. Address being the real you, codependency, procrastination, impacts of oppression and trauma, self-criticism, anxiety, imposter syndrome, political stress, or perfectionism. Increase your assertiveness, coping strategies, communication, and boundary-setting skills and goals. Improve mindfulness and life-work balance. I will combine my compassion, openness, and attentiveness with my 29+ years of experience, training, and knowledge. I offer a soft-landing space to help you foster your personal insight and well-being. A relaxed, confidential space where you are welcome to be your whole self.
You may feel exhausted by the constant thoughts about food, body image, control, or self-worth.
I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, trauma, and difficult life experiences. My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. I believe healing requires both self-compassion and accountability. Together, we will reconnect with yourself, and create a life that feels fuller than survival mode.
You may feel exhausted by the constant thoughts about food, body image, control, or self-worth.
I specialize in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, trauma, and difficult life experiences. My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. I believe healing requires both self-compassion and accountability. Together, we will reconnect with yourself, and create a life that feels fuller than survival mode.
Hello! Do you struggle with feeling connected to your own experience? Have you struggled to process traumatic events, childhood trauma, relationship issues, or anxiety? These issues can be challenging to process on your own and I am here to be a support along the way. Do you find yourself feeling disconnected or uncomfortable in your body? I am passionate about helping people feel more grounded in their bodies. I am also here to support and help you feel more connected to your experiences.
Hello! Do you struggle with feeling connected to your own experience? Have you struggled to process traumatic events, childhood trauma, relationship issues, or anxiety? These issues can be challenging to process on your own and I am here to be a support along the way. Do you find yourself feeling disconnected or uncomfortable in your body? I am passionate about helping people feel more grounded in their bodies. I am also here to support and help you feel more connected to your experiences.
I work with individuals and couples navigating compulsive behaviors, sexual health concerns, trauma, perimenopause/PMDD, and interpersonal challenges. Many of these experiences can feel isolating or difficult to discuss. I provide a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their experiences openly. Together, we work to understand patterns, build resilience, develop healthier coping strategies, and create greater balance in life and relationships. My goal is to help clients move toward meaningful change, increased self-awareness, and a stronger sense of well-being.
I work with individuals and couples navigating compulsive behaviors, sexual health concerns, trauma, perimenopause/PMDD, and interpersonal challenges. Many of these experiences can feel isolating or difficult to discuss. I provide a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their experiences openly. Together, we work to understand patterns, build resilience, develop healthier coping strategies, and create greater balance in life and relationships. My goal is to help clients move toward meaningful change, increased self-awareness, and a stronger sense of well-being.
Therapy should be a place where someone can feel heard, understood, and supported. I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Together, we explore your experiences, uncover patterns, and develop practical strategies to help you cope, grow, and build resilience.
My approach combines evidence-based techniques with empathy and collaboration, tailored to your unique needs. Whether you’re facing a specific challenge or seeking personal growth, I aim to empower you to gain insight, improve emotional well-being, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Therapy should be a place where someone can feel heard, understood, and supported. I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Together, we explore your experiences, uncover patterns, and develop practical strategies to help you cope, grow, and build resilience.
My approach combines evidence-based techniques with empathy and collaboration, tailored to your unique needs. Whether you’re facing a specific challenge or seeking personal growth, I aim to empower you to gain insight, improve emotional well-being, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Does it feel like your mind never slows down, leaving you overwhelmed and unsure how to move forward? Many of my clients come to therapy feeling weighed down by anxiety, relationship struggles, or long-standing emotional pain. You may feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, exhaustion, or low motivation, and wonder why things feel so difficult right now. What you’re really looking for is clarity, understanding, and a place where you can finally sort through what’s been building inside. Therapy can offer the support and perspective needed to begin healing and moving toward a more balanced, fulfilling life.
Does it feel like your mind never slows down, leaving you overwhelmed and unsure how to move forward? Many of my clients come to therapy feeling weighed down by anxiety, relationship struggles, or long-standing emotional pain. You may feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, exhaustion, or low motivation, and wonder why things feel so difficult right now. What you’re really looking for is clarity, understanding, and a place where you can finally sort through what’s been building inside. Therapy can offer the support and perspective needed to begin healing and moving toward a more balanced, fulfilling life.
Online Therapists
Do you feel overwhelmed by your own thoughts? Are you seeking to establish a more loving relationship with yourself? I enjoy working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADHD. I also frequently work with parents seeking support parenting children age 5-25 with OCD, anxiety, ADHD, and other challenging behaviors. Together we'll explore your goals and values with curiosity while honoring the experiences that have shaped you.
Do you feel overwhelmed by your own thoughts? Are you seeking to establish a more loving relationship with yourself? I enjoy working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ADHD. I also frequently work with parents seeking support parenting children age 5-25 with OCD, anxiety, ADHD, and other challenging behaviors. Together we'll explore your goals and values with curiosity while honoring the experiences that have shaped you.
Currently accepting clients in MN, CA, and CO -
I specialize in working with high-achieving individuals and those navigating the unique pressures of demanding careers. Through an integrated approach combining psychotherapy, executive coaching, and insight-driven exploration, I support adults, couples, business partners, and executive teams in building both success and lasting contentment. Together, we work to manage stress, resolve conflict, address mental health symptoms, and uncover what's getting in the way of the life you want.
Currently accepting clients in MN, CA, and CO -
I specialize in working with high-achieving individuals and those navigating the unique pressures of demanding careers. Through an integrated approach combining psychotherapy, executive coaching, and insight-driven exploration, I support adults, couples, business partners, and executive teams in building both success and lasting contentment. Together, we work to manage stress, resolve conflict, address mental health symptoms, and uncover what's getting in the way of the life you want.
Hello and welcome! My name is Sam (they/them), and I am so happy you're here. As a queer and non-binary identified provider, I honor how painstakingly difficult it is to exist under oppressive systems, let alone thrive. It can be isolating and scary to navigate this world alone, and I do not think you should have to. Drawing on humanistic and person-centered models of care, I aim to create a non-judgmental and empathetic space where you can bravely define what being your best self means to you. As an artist, I understand creativity's healing, grounding nature and provide art supplies for client use in sessions.
Hello and welcome! My name is Sam (they/them), and I am so happy you're here. As a queer and non-binary identified provider, I honor how painstakingly difficult it is to exist under oppressive systems, let alone thrive. It can be isolating and scary to navigate this world alone, and I do not think you should have to. Drawing on humanistic and person-centered models of care, I aim to create a non-judgmental and empathetic space where you can bravely define what being your best self means to you. As an artist, I understand creativity's healing, grounding nature and provide art supplies for client use in sessions.
Are you feeling exhausted from just trying to survive? Feeling worn down by the various systems and institutions at play? Are you seeking connection and a space to show up fully? I’m Kait, a queer-identified, systems-focused therapist who works with other humans navigating their experiences of the world within the many contexts in which make up their reality. My perspective of mental health and wellbeing considers not only the immediate circumstances such as how your functioning in this moment; but the effects of historical trauma, systems, institutions and lived experiences that shape our relationships with ourselves and others.
Are you feeling exhausted from just trying to survive? Feeling worn down by the various systems and institutions at play? Are you seeking connection and a space to show up fully? I’m Kait, a queer-identified, systems-focused therapist who works with other humans navigating their experiences of the world within the many contexts in which make up their reality. My perspective of mental health and wellbeing considers not only the immediate circumstances such as how your functioning in this moment; but the effects of historical trauma, systems, institutions and lived experiences that shape our relationships with ourselves and others.
I love working with GLBTQ+ individuals, couples, and parents. I am passionate about supporting people who are wanting to; explore their sexuality, desires and/or gender, feel more agency, critique dominant culture, or feel a sense of belonging to something bigger. It is my hope that the therapeutic journey will lead you to feel a deeper connection with yourself and a richer set of community/spiritual connections that let you experience full aliveness. I want to co-create a space of courageous introspection that allows you to look back at your past and to name the moments in your present that need tending.
I love working with GLBTQ+ individuals, couples, and parents. I am passionate about supporting people who are wanting to; explore their sexuality, desires and/or gender, feel more agency, critique dominant culture, or feel a sense of belonging to something bigger. It is my hope that the therapeutic journey will lead you to feel a deeper connection with yourself and a richer set of community/spiritual connections that let you experience full aliveness. I want to co-create a space of courageous introspection that allows you to look back at your past and to name the moments in your present that need tending.
Hello. Thanks for visiting my page. I understand that looking for a therapist for yourself or someone you care for can be a process...
I consider the role of being someone's therapist an honor. And with that, I understand that feeling comfortable to be vulnerable can take time. I have found that often times people with trauma, unhelpful narratives, and other pain that has become engrained in their sense of self need safety and time; and I am here for it.
Most of my work has been supporting others who have experienced trauma, anxiety, body image/eating disorders, and are navigating the juvenile justice system.
Hello. Thanks for visiting my page. I understand that looking for a therapist for yourself or someone you care for can be a process...
I consider the role of being someone's therapist an honor. And with that, I understand that feeling comfortable to be vulnerable can take time. I have found that often times people with trauma, unhelpful narratives, and other pain that has become engrained in their sense of self need safety and time; and I am here for it.
Most of my work has been supporting others who have experienced trauma, anxiety, body image/eating disorders, and are navigating the juvenile justice system.
Additionally, I help people create Harmonious Relationships, regain Self Esteem, reduce or eliminate Daily Stress and live with Ease and Purpose.
My Counseling and Coaching work are based on simple, common sense principles that explain how the human mind works. I meet people where they are and help them understand these principles in a way that is relevant to them. Once understood, the sky is the limit for achieving wellness.
Additionally, I help people create Harmonious Relationships, regain Self Esteem, reduce or eliminate Daily Stress and live with Ease and Purpose.
My Counseling and Coaching work are based on simple, common sense principles that explain how the human mind works. I meet people where they are and help them understand these principles in a way that is relevant to them. Once understood, the sky is the limit for achieving wellness.
Mark earned his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. He sees therapy as a safe place to discuss life’s problems, stresses, and relationships. No topics are off limits. An empathetic and authentic experience is important to him with a goal of helping clients improve their quality of life, meeting them where they are at.
Mark earned his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. He sees therapy as a safe place to discuss life’s problems, stresses, and relationships. No topics are off limits. An empathetic and authentic experience is important to him with a goal of helping clients improve their quality of life, meeting them where they are at.
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Self Esteem Therapists
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.