If your inner critic runs the show and you are tired of feeling not enough, therapy can help you see yourself more clearly and more kindly.

Reach out to schedule a session and begin rebuilding your sense of self.

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If your inner critic is brutal, compliments bounce right off, and you are constantly comparing yourself to everyone else, it is hard to feel good in your own life.

Low self-esteem is not just“feeling insecure”—it shapes choices in friendships, school, work, and relationships.

We will gently challenge the stories you have absorbed about yourself and build new ones. You are not a problem to fix. You’re someone worth getting to know.

HELP FOR TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS

WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM

Therapy can help a lot. We will work on:

SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE STRUGGLING

WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM:

Harsh self-talk: “I am annoying,”“I am ugly,” “I am failing,” “I am not enough”

Difficulty accepting praise or acknowledging strengths

Over-apologizing, over-achieving or disappearing to avoid attention

Settling for less than you deserve in friendships or relationships

Fear of trying new things in case you fail

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Identify where negative beliefs came from (family, school, peers, trauma, culture)

Use CBT and narrative approaches to rewrite unhelpful scripts

Practice speaking to yourself the way you would speak to someone you love

Build experiences of competence, courage, and agency small but powerful

Strengthen boundaries so your worth is not determined by other people

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KARI D’AMATO, LCPCAt Opal KC, 8575 W. 110th Street, Suite 320, Overland Park, KS 66214(913) 735-6767counseling@karidamato.com

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