Counselling for Low Self-Esteem in central London, The City and Leyton

About Self Esteem

To have healthy self-esteem does not mean being full of yourself; it means having a realistic assessment of your strengths and weaknesses and still being able to like yourself for who you are. Having low self-esteem is having a negative attitude towards yourself, so that even when you do something well, you find a way to rubbish it. Even people who seem outwardly successful can suffer from low self-esteem.

When a child has parents (or guardians) who values her and gives her positive affirmation, irrespective of achievements, a sense of positive self-esteem gradually builds up inside until it doesn't depend on others to maintain it. When parents are inconsistent or consistently negative, the child's sense of self-esteem never becomes independent and is most often negative.

Low self-esteem can also be brought on by other traumatic events such as a divorce, redundancy, racial or sexual abuse, bullying, and other experiences where you are made to feel powerless.

There are some simple techniques that can help you to bolster your self-esteem; see some of the articles listed below in "Further Reading". However, while self-affirmation techniques may get you out of a slump, counselling or psychotherapy will help you get to the root of your self-esteeem issues.

If you're struggling with low self-esteem counselling can help you develop a sense of self-worth that doesn't depend on comparing yourself to others. Make an appointment to see me in my central London consulting room.