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Do you struggle with low self-esteem? If so, you’re one of many who don’t feel as confident, valuable, or worthy as they should. Fortunately, self-esteem is a condition that can be improved with professional therapy from a licensed therapist or counselor.

Whether you are located in downtown West Chicago, the suburbs of West Chicago, other nearby places such as Wheaton, Carol Stream, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs It is Time to Seek Treatment for Low Self-Esteem

If you’re not sure whether you should seek treatment for low self-esteem, we can help. Here are some low self-esteem signs:

  • You speak negatively about yourself.
  • You compare yourself to others and deem yourself inferior.
  • You have trouble accepting compliments and praise.
  • You struggle to assert yourself in social situations.
  • You have a pessimistic view of life and don’t feel like you can achieve your goals.

If any of these signs ring true to you, you should consider self-esteem therapy. You can also learn more in this article about self-esteem from licensed therapist Nando Raynolds.

Don’t Wait Another Minute: Start Self-Esteem Therapy Today

Without treatment, your self-esteem issues could worsen, making it hard to form healthy relationships and achieve your personal goals. Not to mention, self-esteem left untreated can also lead to depression, substance abuse, and more. Mental Health Match can match you with a professional, licensed therapist who can help you improve your self-esteem and discover a much happier, more confident you! Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

West Chicago, IL Self Esteem Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Madison Skerritt
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build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.


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build skills in navigating systemic oppression, identity, trauma, relationships, mental health issues, chronic pain and self-esteem. We will work towards empowerment through building self-awareness, compassion and nourishing the mind body connection.

Something to know about my approach is:

I approach therapy through a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed, and harm reduction lens and understand that the client is the expert of their own experience. I view the clinical relationship as a tool for healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Polyamory
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Queer
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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Meghan Hansen
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Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.


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Identify uncomfortable emotions like anxiety, guilt, shame, disappointment. Learn how these emotions are impacting your behaviors. Build skills to regulate these emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and move towards your values and goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

I used evidenced based approaches including CBT and DBT to increase tolerance of difficult or uncomfortable emotions, learn skills to better regulate these emotions, identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and work towards your therapy goals

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Eating Disorders
  • Stress
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Katie Oldham
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Learn tools to identify and chip away at destructive habits and thoughts. As you chip away, you will begin developing new, supportive habits and thoughts, allowing you to experience lasting, positive effects. Throughout our tim


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Learn tools to identify and chip away at destructive habits and thoughts. As you chip away, you will begin developing new, supportive habits and thoughts, allowing you to experience lasting, positive effects. Throughout our tim

Something to know about my approach is:

Throughout our time together, we will work towards developing a strong therapeutic alliance to create a supportive environment to invite your vulnerabilities. I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach, so you will be learning throughout the process.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Confidence
  • Disordered Eating
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
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Kimberleigh Hagar
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Explore how current patterns and cycles developed and what keeps them going. Then we'll work together to create meaningful and sustainable change, unique to you, in the areas of your life you want to see and feel better with.


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Explore how current patterns and cycles developed and what keeps them going. Then we'll work together to create meaningful and sustainable change, unique to you, in the areas of your life you want to see and feel better with.

Something to know about my approach is:

I give a combination of supportive listening and tangible tools that you can take with you to practice outside of sessions. We'll talk through experiences and explore ways you can change your response with clear steps & strategies you can implement.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Coping Skills
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Women
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Daniel Goldman
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Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.


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Together, we will:

Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll start wherever you are and work together to get you to where you want to be, focusing on your own values and goals, not anyone else's. My focus as a therapist is on mental health, not mental illness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Anxiety
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • End of Life
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Personal Growth
  • Relationships
  • Retirement
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Situational Stress
  • Spirituality
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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Daniel Goldman remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nor...