Self Esteem Therapists in South Austin, Austin, TX
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Melissa Klein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am supervised by Michelle Zadrozny, LCSW-S. Are you feeling disconnected from your life purpose? Are you struggling with low
self esteem
, the impacts of trauma, challenging relationships, lack of motivation, or debilitating thoughts, fears, or emotional pain? As your therapist, I will be a gentle and supportive presence to guide you into deeper self knowledge and healing, so that you can thrive. My therapeutic approach is influenced by my perspective as a musician and creative person, and I utilize techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, meditation, mindfulness, art, and narrative therapy.
Breanna Clare
MA, LPC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Hey! My name is Bre, and I am so happy you are here. My therapy experience covers a lot of ground, as I have worked with kids, adults and families over issues ranging from anxiety, depression, trauma, and people pleasing. However, my primary experience has been with eating disorders and body image issues, with special focus on Binge Eating Disorder. I am Health At Every Size® aligned and fat positive, and I love helping clients break free of diet mentality and dismantle the negative messages that have contributed to pain and low self-esteem.
Nina Nichole Beamish
LPC-Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Open and taking new clients! (in person/telehealth) The "ideal client" I imagine working with is an individual that is characterized by having difficulty coping with anxiety, self-esteem, ADHD, relationships, and offer Christian based counseling. The needs of the client I imagine would be empathy and compassion towards that individual, space for their voice to heard and their story to be respected. I imagine my ideal client would desire "practical" but, "impactful" coping techniques to alleviate symptoms. I imagine my "ideal" client aspiring to regain "control" back into their lives and to feel "empowered."
Jessica Leighanne Flores
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, past trauma, low self-esteem, substance abuse, achieving your goals, identifying emotions, anger, relationships, stress, communicating, or studying? I want to help you get to a place where you no longer feel like you are drowning in hurt.
Lydia Valdés
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAT, MS, LPC
Verified
Verified
We travel various paths throughout our lives, weaving experiences together writing the story of who we are. Experiences may cause us to question the path, and suddenly our story no longer reflects the life we intended to live. At these times of questioning, we must explore how to proceed. If you find yourself looking for someone to talk with, to think through where life has led you, allow me to walk with you for a while on your journey. What meridian lines do you need to guide you to your destination? Let’s work together to find how your story shifted from your intended path, and let’s find how your journey continues.
Waitlist for new clients
Sara Hoke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Welcome all!! I want to commend you on initiating the process of self-development; this can be an extremely challenging first step to greater life satisfaction! I specialize in collaboratively navigating life transitions. My approach is insight driven with genuine and respectful therapist input. I create and hold a safe space for exploration of the deeper self in order to make meaning out of painful life circumstances, experiences, and patterns; together, we can find the courage and empowerment to shift. I encourage vulnerability from a nonjudgmental stance and believe that human connection is at the root of all healing.
Dr. Liza Potapenko
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
You can have more peace and fulfillment in your life, and I can help you cultivate this. Together we will face your obstacles and help you increase self-confidence, improve self-esteem, form better relationships, and enjoy greater successes in life! You will uncover sources of your pain and discomfort, which keep you stuck in a place of discontent. I will teach you skills to resolve troublesome senses of confusion, loss, sadness, regret, worries, guilt, shame, and other pain. You will gain clarity and experience a more peaceful way of moving through life, no matter what has kept you stuck for a month, a year, or for decades.
Susanna Wetherington, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
It is truly an honor to help those seeking to heal and grow. At its most basic function, I believe therapy is about creating change, and my goal is to facilitate that change with compassion and without judgment. We can get stuck in patterns of thinking and behaving. When change is needed, it is helpful to dive into those patterns to determine what is still useful and helpful, and what no longer works - and importantly, how those patterns began. Change can feel daunting and scary, and the first step is recognizing the need for it. It's a privilege to be invited along with you on that journey.
House Call Counseling, Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
We are all living in uncertain times: the COVID-19 pandemic; massive unemployment; financial insecurity; political turmoil—any of these individually are extremely challenging but all at once and they can be overwhelming. Change is constant. We all need someone we can trust to talk about our fears, our hopes, and our pain. Let a skilled therapist with over 30 years of experience help you find your footing in these uncertain times. Call me.
Brandi Hotop
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
It feels like you're no longer connecting or not connecting in a way that feels fulfilling with yourself or your partner(s). You feel you have said everything you can to help the other person understand your needs and wants with hope that something will change. You don't know how it's gotten so painful. It's starting to feel a little helpless that you'll be able to have the connection you once hoped. You feel you need a safe place to explore current and past struggles to reunite the spark in yourself and/or together. Lets replace the ineffective strategies with new ways of seeing yourself and other important people in your life.
Waitlist for new clients
Dyan Haspel-Johnson
Psychologist, PSY
Verified
Verified
Are you looking for greater balance and harmony in your life? I am aware of the interaction between mind, body, and spirit and how challenges to these components can be opportunities for growth, strength, and wisdom. We are all unique individuals so my approach to each person varies to suit each particular issue and patient. By focusing on your core values, I will actively help you to reach your potential. I see therapy as a collaborative process with myself here to facilitate the building of your resources and strengths to empower you.
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Angela Funke
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFTS
Verified
Verified
I work primarily from an blend of psychodynamic and experiential viewpoints. In this structure, therapy is primarily aimed at helping clients become aware of and make productive use of deeper thoughts and feelings under the surface. As humans, over the years we suppress and manage our emotions in order to cope with everyday life, however, it is only when we acknowledge and express these emotions, that we can rediscover a passion for life.
Waitlist for new clients
Holly Beth Okai
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
Are you feeling stuck? Unmotivated? Unheard or understood? I can assist you in personal goals, changing habits or thought patterns. A counseling relationship can help to process and get support through difficult times. Therapy is for everyone and can have a lot of goals. Some of the common issues I help with are life stressors, relationships, processing trauma, increasing
self esteem
, building confidence and helping you meet your goals. I can provide a non-biased supportive ear to listen, connect and encourage you. Clients that I work with say that we are able to improve stress reactions and combat negative self talk.
Stephanie Beckner
Licensed Professional Counselor, JD, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
I work with my clients to create an open and collaborative relationship offering a nonjudgmental, supportive environment for growth and change. I am dedicated to creating a safe therapeutic space to explore vulnerability and discover and ignite client strengths, while expanding self-compassion, connectedness, resiliency, and self-awareness. With empathy and encouragement, I will meet you where you are and guide treatment unique to your individual needs and goals. I use an integrative, evidence-based approach to create positive change, incorporating CBT, DBT, mindfulness, shame-resilience theory, and solution-focused therapy.
Not accepting new clients
Morgan Meyer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified
Verified
I also specialize in eating disorder recovery,
self esteem
, and body issues.
If there's one thing we all learn in life, it's that times of struggle do come. Fortunately, with strength and healing, they also pass. My job is to help others move through life's difficult journeys. Whether it's a distressing life transition, moving on from a previous trauma, debilitating depression, or a desire for growth and change, I can help you begin the path to healing. You possess the strength to live a happy, fulfilled life and working through your thoughts, feelings, and emotions can help you do so.
Joe Roller Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified
Verified
My passion is joining and working alongside clients to support them in facing some of the most challenging experiences they have encountered in life, trauma and addiction. My calling to work with these areas is one of personal and familial experience. I have found that specializing in trauma and addiction, while challenging, can be the most rewarding through helping others overcome the struggles associated. Although this can be daunting work, my clients report increases in life fulfillment, self-esteem, healthy relationships, confidence and overcoming some very negative belief systems.
Austin Therapy for Girls
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, CDWF
Verified
Verified
Austin Therapy for Girls (ATFG) offers a variety of services specifically for girls and young women ages 5-25. Shayna Feldman Barksdale LCSW, owner of ATFG, has been in practice for over 20 years and has been supervising other therapists for over 15 years. Shayna has a non-judgement approach and helps all ages achieve results towards their goals and objectives set up in the initial session.
Waitlist for new clients
Ashley Whittaker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
You have taken a courageous first step by considering psychotherapy. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, experiencing difficulty in relationships, or going through a life transition, I am here for you. I believe that therapy is a commitment and an opportunity to invest in and explore our true selves. I believe true change happens only once a person feels seen and understood. My priority is ensuring that you feel safe and comfortable so that we can work together to reach your goals. We all need a safe space to process and work toward our full potential.
Not accepting new clients
Emily K McElmurry
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a licensed professional counselor who specializes in working with teens, young adults and adults. I assist with addressing the various issues that many of us face including anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, family conflicts, social struggles, self-esteem concerns, and life transition challenges. I strive to create a collaborative, respectful and trusting environment in which clients address challenges and issues in their individual experience and work to make changes.
Sarah Francis
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT-A
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you feeling stuck or not listened to in your relationships? Are you finding yourself having the same arguments? Does it feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages? Or do you simply have a feeling that something isn’t working, that you’re disconnected from your partner or loved ones? Set yourself and your relationship up for success by engaging in relational therapy. Together we can understand why you’re both feeling stuck in your relationship and work to create new, healthier communication cycles. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Narrative Therapy which helps ground and facilitate this process.
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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.