Self Esteem Counseling in Scottsdale AZ (Insurance Covered)

Therapy gives you the space to explore where these patterns came from and how they’re affecting your current life. With a skilled therapist by your side, you can begin to:

• Understand the origins of your inner critic
• Develop a more compassionate inner voice
• Explore your identity and values outside of others’ expectations
• Learn to set and maintain healthy boundaries
• Improve your body image and relationship with yourself
• Build confidence in decision-making and communication

This work isn’t about becoming arrogant. It’s about finally believing you are enough, just as you are, while also growing into the best version of yourself.

Therapy may include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to challenge negative beliefs about yourself
• Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how early experiences shaped your sense of worth
• Mindfulness and Somatic Tools to reconnect with your body and emotions
• Narrative Therapy to rewrite limiting stories you’ve been told or have told yourself
• Inner Child and Parts Work to nurture the wounded aspects of yourself that still feel “not good enough”

Sessions are a space for you to explore without judgment and begin showing up for yourself in a new way.

• “I’m not good enough.”
• “I always mess things up.”
• “If people really knew me, they wouldn’t like me.”
• “I’ll never be as successful as other people.”

These thoughts can be incredibly loud and convincing, but they aren’t facts. Therapy helps you recognize that voice for what it is – a set of learned beliefs – and begin to replace it with something much kinder and truer.

When we struggle with self worth, we often seek validation from others while rejecting ourselves. You might find yourself being overly critical, perfectionistic, or comparing yourself constantly. You may even isolate or sabotage relationships out of fear you’ll never be accepted. Therapy helps break that cycle.

We’ll support you in:

• Identifying your strengths and successes
• Learning to celebrate your wins without minimizing them
• Setting goals that reflect your values
• Letting go of perfectionism and learning to trust yourself

Clients often report that self esteem therapy helps them feel more confident, resilient, and authentic in all areas of life. This process can impact how you show up at work, in your relationships, and with yourself.

• Teens and college students navigating identity, peer pressure, and academic stress
• Adults experiencing burnout, self-criticism, or difficulty asserting themselves
• High achievers and professionals facing imposter syndrome
• Parents who want to model healthy self esteem for their children
• Individuals healing from trauma or emotionally neglectful environments

Our practice is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and LGBTQ+ affirming. We meet you exactly where you are and support you at your pace.

We offer:

• In-Person Counseling in Scottsdale and Tempe
• Virtual Therapy throughout the state of Arizona
• Insurance Coverage through Aetna, BCBS, and United
• Flexible Scheduling with availability within 3 days