Confidence & Self-Esteem Treatment Gold Coast
Confidence & Self-Esteem
Confidence and self-esteem refer to a person’s belief in their own abilities, worth, and value. While confidence is about believing in your ability to do something successfully, self-esteem is your overall sense of self-worth and value as a person. When either or both are low, it can lead to self-doubt, negative self-perceptions, and limitations in personal and professional growth.
Low confidence and self-esteem can manifest in various ways, impacting different aspects of your life. Common symptoms include:
- Engaging in self-criticism and having a harsh inner voice that doubts your abilities.
- Setting unrealistically high standards for yourself and fearing failure or making mistakes (perfectionism)
- Avoiding social situations or feeling anxious in social interactions due to fear of judgement or rejection
- Constantly comparing yourself to others and feeling inferior.
- Difficulty in expressing your needs, opinions, or asserting boundaries.
- Feeling undeserving of praise or compliments and dismissing your achievements.
- Avoiding new challenges or opportunities due to a fear of not measuring up.
Developing healthy Confidence and Self-Esteem:
A number of evidence-based psychological treatments directly target low self-esteem or self-criticism and often overlap with treatment for depression.
A compassionate, qualified psychologist can help you uncover the root of your low self-esteem, helping you understand and address these self-defeating thoughts.
Therapy aims to replace your destructive thought patterns with more positive and realistic ones. Together, you and your therapist will create a safe space to build resilience, develop healthier self-perceptions, and learn effective coping mechanisms. Our team can also help with interpersonal skills to develop confidence, while also offering expert treatment for anxiety and other issues which may have arisen due to low self-esteem.
Seeking treatment with a psychologist may lead to transformative benefits:
- A more positive and realistic perception of oneself
- Develop effective coping strategies for handling negative thoughts
- Enhanced ability to bounce back from setbacks and challenges
- Better communication and boundary-setting skills, leading to healthier interpersonal relationships
- Breaking the cycle of underperformance due to fear of failure
- A decrease in anxiety and stress related to self-doubt and negative self-perceptions
Low confidence and self-esteem need not limit your potential or happiness. Seeking help from a psychologist who specialises in these areas can be transformative. Your journey begins with reaching out to a qualified psychologist who can guide you toward a life of greater self-belief and fulfilment.