Self-Esteem Therapy in Tampa
Hi, my name is Keri, and I’m a Self-Esteem Therapist in Tampa, FL.
You wake up each morning feeling like something is holding you back. You struggle with negative thoughts about yourself and feel unworthy and hopeless. This might come out as avoidance or discomfort in social situations, difficulties at work, and feeling like people are “walking all over you.” You find yourself feeling jealous of other people who exude confidence and wish that you could just feel better about who you are.
I help people work towards a better relationship with themselves and their self-esteem so that they can live a life they truly value.
If you’re ready to start feeling better, reach out to connect with me today.
My Approach to Self-Esteem Therapy
When it comes to the way we feel about ourselves (ie our self-esteem), we are told that it should be “easy” to accept who we are and live our lives accordingly. Both for those of us who struggle with our self-confidence, this can be a huge ask. You might be struggling with negative self-talk, perfectionism, fear of failure, or body image concerns. This might be affecting your relationships (with your friends/family/partner), your career, or even just being able to do the small things you need to each day. You may be feeling anxiety or depression, and are having a hard time getting to the bottom of what is going on. You just want to feel better about yourself and
You aren’t alone in these struggles.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with you or how you are feeling. So many people feel the same way you do. The culture that we live in tells us that in order to be confident we must be successful, really good at everything we do, and to “stay positive” when things feel shitty.
Self-esteem therapy is about embracing who we are and not trying to become something we are not. It is a way of reconnecting with our truest selves and feeling good about the person we are inside. We are good enough just as we are - although sometimes our own insecurities and fears can hold us back from achieving the things we do actually want.
Improving your relationship with yourself and your self-esteem can help in so many ways. It can help you navigate all types of relationships with more ease (and know how to move forward when things get tough), help improve your confidence in yourself (which does not mean needing to feel confident all the time!) and your choices in life, and increase your ability to understand your own mental health overall. Our relationship with ourself is such an important piece of a well-balanced life that is often not talked about.
So what does self-esteem therapy look like?
I feel strongly that each individual needs their own approach based on what they are struggling with. This means really getting to know what is showing up for you in your day-to-day life, and how you ended up where you are today. For some this might mean dealing with trauma that you have experienced in your life, and for others it might mean understanding your unique personality and what is important to you (ie what is important to YOU might not be important to someone else!). I love to utilize ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and IFS (Internal Family Systems Therapy) as I find them to be really gentle ways to get to understand our ourselves and what goes on for us internally. I want to be clear that I don’t think there is anything “wrong with you.” I think that you are trying to function in a world that asks a lot of us, and that doesn’t always show us ways forward that are actually going to help.
If you are ready to start working towards a better relationship with yourself and build up your self-esteem, reach out so we can see how I can help.