Self Esteem

Serving clients at Lakewood · Centennial · Northglenn · Telehealth available statewide in Colorado
Low self-esteem quietly sabotages careers, relationships, and happiness. It shapes how you treat yourself, what you pursue, and what you believe you deserve. Therapy can help you identify where your self-image came from, challenge the beliefs that hold you back, and build genuine, lasting confidence.

Signs You May Benefit from Self-Esteem Support

  • Chronic self-criticism or negative self-talk
  • Difficulty accepting compliments or recognizing your strengths
  • People-pleasing or difficulty saying no
  • Fear of failure or avoidance of new challenges
  • Feeling fundamentally flawed, unlovable, or not enough
  • Comparisons to others that leave you feeling inadequate

Our Treatment Approach

We use CBT, schema therapy, and compassion-focused therapy to identify the origins of low self-esteem and build a more balanced, grounded self-concept—one rooted in evidence rather than early wounds.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can low self-esteem be fixed?
Yes. With the right therapeutic approach, people develop genuinely different ways of seeing and relating to themselves.
Is this suitable for teenagers?
Adolescence is a critical time to address self-esteem. We work with teens using age-appropriate approaches.
How is this different from ‘positive thinking’?
Real self-esteem isn’t positive thinking—it’s an accurate, grounded relationship with yourself. Therapy goes much deeper than affirmations.