SELF-ESTEEM THERAPY SAN DIEGO
Therapy for Self-Esteem California
Start your journey towards a positive self-image and confidence with Katherine Crusey, LMFT's expert therapy for self-esteem in California. Low self-esteem significantly affects how we see ourselves, navigate life, and can manifest into feelings of inadequacy and negative self-talk. Katherine Crusey offers caring self-esteem therapy for San Diego clients to help them build a more positive self-view.
Self-esteem is your overall sense of your own worth or value.
It plays a pivotal role in all areas of your life. Because you don't believe in yourself, low self-esteem can prevent you from succeeding in your endeavors.

Healthy vs. Low
Self-esteem can be high (positive self-image), low (negative self-image), or somewhere in between, often shaped by experiences, thoughts, and feedback from others. During your self-esteem therapy in San Diego with Katherine Crusey, LMFT, you will explore your experiences and feelings with compassion. Katherine offers therapy for self-esteem that helps her California clients feel supported with practical guidance. As a result, clients are able to embrace their strengths and overcome self-doubt.
Healthy Self-Esteem
- You generally have a healthy outlook.
- Say helpful things to yourself.
- You challenge negative thoughts.
- Surround yourself with positive influences.
- You feel like you have a high level of confidence.
- Able to make decisions with self-assurance.
Low Self-Esteem
- Comparing yourself to others.
- You struggle to express your own needs.
- Have feelings of depression, anxiety or shame.
- You believe that others are better than you.
- Problems accepting help or praise.
- Discounting or ignoring achievements.
Healthy Self-Esteem
- You generally have a healthy outlook.
- Say helpful things to yourself.
- You challenge negative thoughts.
- Surround yourself with positive influences.
- You feel like you have a high level of confidence.
- Able to make decisions with self-assurance.
Low Self-Esteem
- Comparing yourself to others.
- You struggle to express your own needs.
- Have feels of depression, anxiety or shame.
- You believe that others are better than you.
- Problems accepting help or praise.
- Discounting or ignoring achievements.
Treatment Methods
Katherine Crusey, LMFT's self-esteem therapy help clients in San Diego improve their confidence and self-worth. Therapy for self-esteem involves a variety approaches and techniques that help California individuals develop positive coping strategies and challenge negative thoughts to build a stronger sense of self.
Common therapies for self-esteem:
- Acceptance and Commitment
- Mindfullness-Based Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
