Treating Low Self-Esteem: it can genuinely improve
Low self-esteem can improve with the right support. Approaches like CBT and ACT offer practical ways to challenge harsh self-beliefs, face avoided situations, and build a more balanced sense of self.
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What does the Treating Low Self-Esteem Mini Course cover?
How low self-esteem develops from negative core beliefs, the automatic thoughts and distortions that keep it going, the self-esteem cycle, challenging unhelpful thoughts with CBT, facing avoided situations through exposure, and relating differently to thoughts with ACT.
Who is this Treating Low Self-Esteem Mini Course for?
Helpful if you:
😔 Feel not good enough and want to know what actually helps
🚪 Avoid situations because you expect to fail or be rejected
🛠️ Want practical CBT and ACT methods rather than theory
For therapists:
Assign this course after the What Is Self-Esteem course to introduce the treatment model. The client's automatic thought, avoided situation and values-based action give a ready-made agenda for the next session. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Dr Harriet Mellotte
Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
“Offload is a fantastic resource for both clients and therapists. The world of CBT has been lacking an app which enables the sharing of CBT worksheets and homework tasks between clients and therapists, but Offload completely does this, making the service we offer more professional and the benefits to clients greater.”
Are you a therapist?
Assign this therapy tool and 200+ other interactive tools directly to your clients. Build personalised care plans, customise tools, and review client responses before sessions. HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Explore Offload for therapistsReferences
Fennell, M. J. V. (1997). Low self-esteem: A cognitive perspective. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 25(1), 1–26. Kolubinski, D. C., et al. (2018). Cognitive behavioral therapy for low self-esteem: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(6), 703–722. Sowislo, J. F., & Orth, U. (2013). Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? Psychological Bulletin, 139(1), 213–240.
