Self Esteem Therapists in Los Angeles, CA

I offer warm, socially informed, and collaborative therapeutic care, with an emphasis on treating depression, shame and self-esteem issues, and patterns of relational instability. With clinical training from the Los Angeles LGBT Center and over a decade as a high school and middle school teacher, I have specific experience with the challenges faced by adolescents, young adults, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. But in the end, I’m eager to work with anyone who feels I could be a match for their needs.

In working with adolescents and young adults, I often see them struggle with unconscious pattern behaviors that relate to early experience. The unspoken or unprocessed trauma or negative experience can affect people for years. My role in therapy is to support clients in raising awareness of their feelings, thoughts, and needs, which can help them make healthier decisions and achieve self-actualization.

Dr. James McGurk has several years of experience working with adults, children, and their families. Dr. McGurk takes a collaborative, empathy-based approach that fosters reflective thinking, constructive self-talk, and healthy coping skills. Dr. McGurk has expertise in working with ADHD, anxiety, self-esteem, family conflict, relational difficulties, life transitions, and more.

I specialize in working with black women who have checked many of the boxes in life but have found themselves in a challenging relationship. One day it’s all good and the next week it's all bad. You argue all the time and feel the relationship could be fixed if you just knew what to do and what to say. Anytime you want to communicate, it just ends with more fighting. Even though you’re constantly explaining yourself, you’re not being heard. You feel alone, isolated…like you can’t talk to anyone about what’s going on. And sharing your experience with family or friends means being judged and receiving unhelpful advice to "just leave."

As a therapist, joining you on your path to growth and healing is a privilege. Life can be tough, and sometimes it's hard to cope with major changes or ongoing struggles. Recognizing negative thought patterns and beliefs affecting behavior is challenging without guidance. I'm here to offer support, especially for children, young adults, couples, and individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, academic and job-related stress, relationship problems, and life transitions.

I thrive in my work with creative, compassionate adults who are experiencing anxiety, burnout, or relationship stress. We may be a fit to work together if you are looking for a safer space to examine feelings of dissatisfaction or disconnect, and are curious about how to foster a greater sense of self-esteem and worthiness. I particularly enjoy working with self-described high achievers, and women in historically male-dominated industries. If you're ready to navigate your life more comfortably, gain confidence in communicating your needs, and build skills to better cope with your feelings - I look forward to supporting you in that.

As a licensed psychologist, I specialize in relational, depth, and somatic therapy, fostering a safe space for self-exploration and growth. I adhere to a nonpathologizing model, recognizing coping mechanisms as survival strategies. My holistic and trauma-informed approach ensures a sensitive understanding of your experiences, fostering healing and resilience. I believe that emotions are powerful messengers, pointing to authentic needs and feelings. Together, we'll explore these signals to facilitate understanding and growth.

Our pain is often the beginning of our greatest awakenings. If you are struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, stagnancy, or general unhappiness in your life and work, chances are, your symptoms have an important message to deliver. Perhaps your discomfort has shown up to point you toward unresolved grief or trauma. It may also be a sign that old ways of being are no longer working. In adulthood, and particularly in mid-life, the strategies we adopted as children to get love and protect ourselves can act like roadblocks to the deep connection we crave with ourselves and others.

Have you been feeling unsure about yourself? Does something feel off and you can't put your finger on it? I cater to African American millennial women struggling with mother wounds that have led to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and life transitions. Let's awaken your natural feminine strength, embrace womanhood, and express your inner truths. Are you a worried parent whose child been withdrawn, irritable and you believe they need more help? Look on further I can help. Relating to the younger generation comes easy to me.

I believe everyone has a story. I believe Life Coaching & Therapy is a safe place to come and deeply explore that story. We all get stuck from time to time in patterns of unhealthy thinking, behaving, and relating and we deserve support changing those patterns. I allows us to gain insight into areas of our life and thoughtfully explore approaches and solutions that grow our confidence. I offer questions, validation, empathy, and a safe and respectful place to empower your best self.

I offer psychotherapy to neurotypical and neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, OCD, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues.

Do you find yourself trying to make everyone around you happy, even if that means you go unseen? You worry people won’t like you if you don’t get everything just right and even still you never feel appreciated for everything you do. And when someone does recognize your efforts? You hide from the spotlight, protesting that it wasn’t a big deal anyway. Everytime you put the work in or try something new, that nagging voice says “not good enough, try harder”, so you stay in your comfort zone. Turns out, the comfort zone isn’t very comfortable. Other people say you seem so put together, but when you look around, all you see is failure.

Growing up in either a high-conflict home or as a “latchkey kid,” you took on the role of a mini adult. You learned to not take up space. If you did, you were a confidante to a parent, or achieved to distract from the conflict at home and to earn affection and attention. As an adult, you feel anxious constantly, walking on eggshells, people-pleasing and feeling responsible for others’ emotions. Despite being high-achieving, you struggle with low self-esteem and never feeling good enough. Therapy can help you heal wounds around self-worth, increase self-esteem, set boundaries and find balance rooted in a deep sense of confidence.

My holistic approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices and direct interventions that are based on your needs in the moment. I work with issues ranging from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and sexual difficulties (couples and individuals). I help people develop emotional insight and clarity and we learn new skills to facilitate growth and balance. My purpose is to help people live more authentically, with intention and meaning.

I am so glad that you are here. Getting help is not always easy but is the best thing you can do for yourself. You no longer need to do it alone. I want to help you break your unhealthy cycles that are no longer benefitting you in your daily life. My therapeutic style looks at how the past influences our present day functioning. Together we will help you become more emotionally aware and conscious of your current beliefs, so you can begin to heal your past wounds and become an improved version of yourself. It's important to me that in sessions you feel seen, heard, respected, and even encouraged to laugh.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Hypnotherapist who truly enjoy helping people live their lives to their full potential. I see challenges in life as opportunities for growth, and invitation to better ourselves. I have a masters degree in clinical psychology and working in the mental health field for over a decade helping clients achieve successful results.

Are you feeling anxious or sad? Are you experiencing conflict with family members? Do you wish you could increase your self-esteem? I'm a compassionate therapist, who treats a wide variety of issues that affect your growth, functioning and relationships; each client is unique. I employ an eclectic approach, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a framework. Together we will work to collaboratively set goals, and then look at ways your thoughts and actions effect your feelings and behaviors. My office provides a safe, comfortable environment in which to help you develop the skills necessary to achieve independence and empowerment.

I love working with teens and pre-teens. If you have tried everything you can think of to help your teen and they are still struggling, it’s not your fault. It doesn't mean defeat when you ask for help, it means you are smart and you know your child deserves better. Being a teenager is hard. There’s so much pressure from parents, coaches, friends, romantic interests, teachers, and an enormous amount of pressure they put on themselves. They want someone to talk to as they figure out who they are and who they want to be. It can be difficult to be vulnerable and friends often have well-meaning, but misguided advice.

I have over 10 years of experience treating individuals in therapy as a collaborative process. My approach is to treat current issues with an in-depth understanding of the self. Identifying patterns and making the unconscious, conscious are the keys to improving relationships, increasing self-esteem and meeting life goals.