Self Esteem Therapists in Minneapolis, MN
You’ve spent so long in survival mode that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually thrive. If you’re tired of being the 'strong one' who carries everyone else’s weight while your own needs go unseen, I'm here to tell you, you don't have to do that anymore. Together we will move past the guilt of boundaries and the exhaustion of people-pleasing to help you finally trust yourself again.
You’ve spent so long in survival mode that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually thrive. If you’re tired of being the 'strong one' who carries everyone else’s weight while your own needs go unseen, I'm here to tell you, you don't have to do that anymore. Together we will move past the guilt of boundaries and the exhaustion of people-pleasing to help you finally trust yourself again.
I provide practical strategies to reduce anxiety, build self-worth and confidence, and develop healthier, more sustainable habits.
You’re a reliable high-achieving woman, someone who looks like they have their whole life together, but on the inside it feels like things are falling apart. You’re dealing with high amounts of stress, your anxiety keeps you up at night, and you find it hard to say nice things to yourself. Your lack of confidence, indecisiveness, and inability to say “no” are weighing on you, and you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, less than, or burned out. Welcome, I'm glad you made it here! I'd love to help you get unstuck, feel confident in your ability to manage your stressors, and not feel so overwhelmed all of the time.
I provide practical strategies to reduce anxiety, build self-worth and confidence, and develop healthier, more sustainable habits.
You’re a reliable high-achieving woman, someone who looks like they have their whole life together, but on the inside it feels like things are falling apart. You’re dealing with high amounts of stress, your anxiety keeps you up at night, and you find it hard to say nice things to yourself. Your lack of confidence, indecisiveness, and inability to say “no” are weighing on you, and you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, less than, or burned out. Welcome, I'm glad you made it here! I'd love to help you get unstuck, feel confident in your ability to manage your stressors, and not feel so overwhelmed all of the time.
I have helped clients with low self-esteem and peer relationship issues.
I am qualified in trauma based therapy and assisting clients with unresolved trauma. I am trained in EMDR, mindfulness-based stress reduction and trauma recovery therapy. I specialize in PTSD, and lower-level traumas such as: divorce, grief/loss, job loss, substance abuse, academics, illness. I specialize assisting athletes, military and first responders.
I have helped clients with low self-esteem and peer relationship issues.
I am qualified in trauma based therapy and assisting clients with unresolved trauma. I am trained in EMDR, mindfulness-based stress reduction and trauma recovery therapy. I specialize in PTSD, and lower-level traumas such as: divorce, grief/loss, job loss, substance abuse, academics, illness. I specialize assisting athletes, military and first responders.
While healing is a process that unfolds over time, relief from distress is often more within reach than people first realize. I want to offer my support as you refine your experience of yourself, and of being in the world. There are as many models to explain how people change as there are therapists, and I see my role as helping you to craft a model that leverages your existing strengths and insight. Above all, my goal is to inspire confidence that health is possible and to provide encouragement as you generate the movement that propels you, your relationship, or your family, forward into health.
While healing is a process that unfolds over time, relief from distress is often more within reach than people first realize. I want to offer my support as you refine your experience of yourself, and of being in the world. There are as many models to explain how people change as there are therapists, and I see my role as helping you to craft a model that leverages your existing strengths and insight. Above all, my goal is to inspire confidence that health is possible and to provide encouragement as you generate the movement that propels you, your relationship, or your family, forward into health.
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 (age 14+) and couples, and my clinical areas of focus include helping clients navigate: anxiety, self-esteem issues, identity exploration, life transitions, and relationship issues.
As a therapist I strive to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client through empathy, acceptance, authenticity, and humor. My goals are for you to feel seen and understood, to provide space for processing emotions in a trauma-informed and culturally responsive way, and to join you in your journey to find congruence between your ideal and real self. I take an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing skills and techniques from a variety of modalities. Outside of work, I enjoy testing out new recipes, spoiling my dogs Sweetie & Honey, and planning my next trip with my wife.
I work with individuals (age 14+) and couples, and my clinical areas of focus include helping clients navigate: anxiety, self-esteem issues, identity exploration, life transitions, and relationship issues.
As a therapist I strive to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client through empathy, acceptance, authenticity, and humor. My goals are for you to feel seen and understood, to provide space for processing emotions in a trauma-informed and culturally responsive way, and to join you in your journey to find congruence between your ideal and real self. I take an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing skills and techniques from a variety of modalities. Outside of work, I enjoy testing out new recipes, spoiling my dogs Sweetie & Honey, and planning my next trip with my wife.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, trauma, relationships, or self-esteem, I am here walk alongside you with compassion and encouragement.
I offer a warm and inviting space that is mindfulness-based and trauma-informed. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is crucial. You can expect compassion, validation, and humor balanced with encouragement to help you reach your goals. I utilize a relational approach with Psychodynamic, IFS, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques in sessions.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, trauma, relationships, or self-esteem, I am here walk alongside you with compassion and encouragement.
I offer a warm and inviting space that is mindfulness-based and trauma-informed. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is crucial. You can expect compassion, validation, and humor balanced with encouragement to help you reach your goals. I utilize a relational approach with Psychodynamic, IFS, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques in sessions.
I work with individuals and couples experiencing issues related to sex, traditional gender roles, desire, grief, and self image to support you in building the life you want. Couples/partners may struggle with communication related to sex, desire discrepancy, or unhelpful relationship dynamics. Individuals may wish to explore their sexual identity, process grief and loss, unpack past traumas or family patterns that cause distress in present relationships, create new expressions of masculinity or femininity, or learn how to prioritize pleasure.
I work with individuals and couples experiencing issues related to sex, traditional gender roles, desire, grief, and self image to support you in building the life you want. Couples/partners may struggle with communication related to sex, desire discrepancy, or unhelpful relationship dynamics. Individuals may wish to explore their sexual identity, process grief and loss, unpack past traumas or family patterns that cause distress in present relationships, create new expressions of masculinity or femininity, or learn how to prioritize pleasure.
Psychotherapy is the intricate healing process of restoring parts of ourselves that we are struggling with. While we humans cannot choose what happens to us or make everything “right” to us, we have the power to alter how suffering affects us.
Psychotherapy is the intricate healing process of restoring parts of ourselves that we are struggling with. While we humans cannot choose what happens to us or make everything “right” to us, we have the power to alter how suffering affects us.
Therapy provides a supportive space to explore challenges, build coping skills, and foster lasting change. With the right support, you can develop effective coping strategies to face life’s challenges with confidence. Therapy empowers you to navigate obstacles, build resilience, and cultivate a deeper sense of motivation and fulfillment. It’s an investment in your well-being and personal growth.
Therapy provides a supportive space to explore challenges, build coping skills, and foster lasting change. With the right support, you can develop effective coping strategies to face life’s challenges with confidence. Therapy empowers you to navigate obstacles, build resilience, and cultivate a deeper sense of motivation and fulfillment. It’s an investment in your well-being and personal growth.
Using a feminist, anti-racist, trauma-informed, gender & sexuality affirming lens, I empower individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, shame, low self-esteem & communication issues to find deep, wholehearted contentedness and inner-freedom.
Do you feel unable to find inner-peace due to the intense shame manifesting as high expectations, body-image issues, or struggles in your relationships? If you intellectualize, say "yes" to avoid conflict, beat yourself up over your "mistakes" from the day...you're in the right place.
Using a feminist, anti-racist, trauma-informed, gender & sexuality affirming lens, I empower individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, shame, low self-esteem & communication issues to find deep, wholehearted contentedness and inner-freedom.
Do you feel unable to find inner-peace due to the intense shame manifesting as high expectations, body-image issues, or struggles in your relationships? If you intellectualize, say "yes" to avoid conflict, beat yourself up over your "mistakes" from the day...you're in the right place.
I have worked with adults who have survived trauma/abuse, struggled with problems in mood and thought and experienced self-worth injuries.
My background has included work with a diverse range of people with the common search to find acceptance, belonging and peace of mind. My work with others involves using crises as opportunities for making life changes by reinforcing resilience and developing a more compassionate relationship with oneself.
I have worked with adults who have survived trauma/abuse, struggled with problems in mood and thought and experienced self-worth injuries.
My background has included work with a diverse range of people with the common search to find acceptance, belonging and peace of mind. My work with others involves using crises as opportunities for making life changes by reinforcing resilience and developing a more compassionate relationship with oneself.
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.
The relationships we form early in life impact how we communicate with ourselves and with others today. Ways we have learned to cope with challenges in the past may no longer be effective in serving our current needs.
Viewing the self as comprised of mind, body, and soul, I aim to understand who you have been and who you want to be. Exploring what is personally important and meaningful is a unique process for every person. I believe that there are multiple ways of viewing a problem and that you are the expert on yourself.
The relationships we form early in life impact how we communicate with ourselves and with others today. Ways we have learned to cope with challenges in the past may no longer be effective in serving our current needs.
Viewing the self as comprised of mind, body, and soul, I aim to understand who you have been and who you want to be. Exploring what is personally important and meaningful is a unique process for every person. I believe that there are multiple ways of viewing a problem and that you are the expert on yourself.
I specialize in working with high-achieving adults who struggle with burnout, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns.
My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. I integrate relational and insight-oriented therapy with evidence-based practices to help clients understand longstanding patterns, build on self-trust, and lasting internal stability especially in environments where they are often expected to perform, represent, or prove themselves.
I specialize in working with high-achieving adults who struggle with burnout, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns.
My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. I integrate relational and insight-oriented therapy with evidence-based practices to help clients understand longstanding patterns, build on self-trust, and lasting internal stability especially in environments where they are often expected to perform, represent, or prove themselves.
We all deserve a supportive space to process challenges. I believe through deep curiosity towards ourselves – our circumstances, strengths, and goals - we can cultivate a sense of clarity and wellbeing. As a therapist I bring compassion, calm, persistence, and joy to support the growth and change you want to foster.
We all deserve a supportive space to process challenges. I believe through deep curiosity towards ourselves – our circumstances, strengths, and goals - we can cultivate a sense of clarity and wellbeing. As a therapist I bring compassion, calm, persistence, and joy to support the growth and change you want to foster.
Hello and welcome to the beginning of your healing journey! My name is Neko and I joined this field because I believe that life is a journey where invitations to heal, grow and prosper are constantly received! I am passionate about walking with others while they learn to seek their truest self. I have a desire for everyone to know they have a place at the table and belong here!
Hello and welcome to the beginning of your healing journey! My name is Neko and I joined this field because I believe that life is a journey where invitations to heal, grow and prosper are constantly received! I am passionate about walking with others while they learn to seek their truest self. I have a desire for everyone to know they have a place at the table and belong here!
Self-exploration with a compassionate, curiously-engaged presence is a powerful experience which results in deep, lasting change. Often times, our experience of the world and ourselves can feel vaguely yet urgently unsatisfying. Sometimes we unconsciously live in a reality which no longer feels like it "fits", but we know therapy is about opening up to see yourself and the world in a new, more boundless way. Confusion is a great step towards new growth, and we can work together to help you experience life more fully. (For efficient scheduling purposes, please email rather than call)
Self-exploration with a compassionate, curiously-engaged presence is a powerful experience which results in deep, lasting change. Often times, our experience of the world and ourselves can feel vaguely yet urgently unsatisfying. Sometimes we unconsciously live in a reality which no longer feels like it "fits", but we know therapy is about opening up to see yourself and the world in a new, more boundless way. Confusion is a great step towards new growth, and we can work together to help you experience life more fully. (For efficient scheduling purposes, please email rather than call)
Do you feel stuck? Maybe it’s difficult to get out of bed for work or class, and you’re running on autopilot just to get through the day. You might find yourself zoning out with social media, video games, or other distractions to avoid emotions that feel too intense. When you're caught in these cycles, life can start to feel like an uphill climb, leaving you exhausted and uncertain about what to do next. Whether you are healing from a breakup, navigating anxiety or depression, dealing with stress, or simply feeling unsure of what comes next, I’m here to help. You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
Do you feel stuck? Maybe it’s difficult to get out of bed for work or class, and you’re running on autopilot just to get through the day. You might find yourself zoning out with social media, video games, or other distractions to avoid emotions that feel too intense. When you're caught in these cycles, life can start to feel like an uphill climb, leaving you exhausted and uncertain about what to do next. Whether you are healing from a breakup, navigating anxiety or depression, dealing with stress, or simply feeling unsure of what comes next, I’m here to help. You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
Liz Powell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Waitlist for new clients
The clients I work with come from different backgrounds and experiences, each with their own unique challenges and hopes for therapy. Some are navigating relationship struggles, others are processing anxiety, self-doubt, or the impact of past experiences. Whether they seek more fulfilling connections, emotional clarity, or a deeper sense of self-trust, they’re looking for a space where their personal history, culture, and the larger systems they navigate are understood and explored.
The clients I work with come from different backgrounds and experiences, each with their own unique challenges and hopes for therapy. Some are navigating relationship struggles, others are processing anxiety, self-doubt, or the impact of past experiences. Whether they seek more fulfilling connections, emotional clarity, or a deeper sense of self-trust, they’re looking for a space where their personal history, culture, and the larger systems they navigate are understood and explored.
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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.