Therapy for Self-Worth
If you often feel like you’re too much and not enough all at the same time — you’re not alone.
Maybe you overthink everything you say, silence your needs to avoid conflict, or feel uncomfortable just being with yourself. You might find it hard to speak up, set boundaries, take up space, or trust that you’re worthy of the good things you want. Underneath it all, there’s a constant hum of self-doubt:
Am I doing enough? Am I lovable? What if they leave?
This isn’t just insecurity — it’s a self-worth wound. And it can quietly shape everything: your relationships, your choices, your mental health, your sense of who you are.
The good news? Self-worth can be rebuilt. Gently, deeply, and at your own pace.
At Rooted Wellness Counseling, I help adults in Colorado and Arizona reconnect with their inner voice, shift old patterns, and build a more grounded, compassionate relationship with themselves. If you’re ready to stop abandoning yourself and start coming home — I’m honored to support you.
What is Self-Worth?
Self-worth is your deep, internal sense of being enough — just as you are.
It’s not about perfection, performance, or constant self-improvement. It’s about knowing, at your core, that you’re valuable and worthy of love, rest, care, and belonging.
Sometimes people worry that building self-worth might make them selfish or overly confident — but the truth is, the more solid your self-worth is, the more capacity you have to show up in your life with clarity, generosity, and presence. On the flip side, constantly questioning your worth takes a real toll. It’s exhausting to swirl in self-doubt, overthink every interaction, or keep bending yourself to fit what others expect.
There’s freedom in shifting those patterns — and healing your relationship with yourself is one of the most powerful places to begin.
What do we need to heal our relationship with ourselves?
While self-esteem often gets the spotlight when we talk about self-worth, there’s actually so much more beneath the surface. Building a strong, resilient sense of self means tending to several interconnected layers — from how we talk to ourselves, to how we set boundaries, to how we show up in relationships and handle life’s inevitable challenges.
Healing this relationship with yourself isn’t about quick fixes or surface-level positivity. It’s about developing a deep, compassionate understanding of who you are — your strengths, your struggles, and everything in between — so you can move through life with more ease, confidence, and self-trust.
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How I can help:
Whether you've experienced unhealthy family dynamics, trauma, negative past relationships, or have struggled with self-awareness, self-trust, self-acceptance, or self-love, know this: you are not stuck feeling this way forever. While it’s common to focus on how we relate to others, healing your relationship with yourself is truly the most important work — and I’d be honored to guide you on that journey.
Here are three key approaches I use to help clients rebuild their self-worth:
Self-Compassion
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Self-Compassion (which releases oxytocin) is the opposite of self-criticism (which activates our fight/ flight/ freeze response)
Self-Compassion acknowledges that being a human is inherently hard and involves suffering; it teaches us to interrupt the automatic, judgement towards ourselves and practice kindness instead
Practicing self-compassion can reduce anxiety and depression while increasing resilience to stress
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps us identify thought patterns that have been engrained throughout our life as a result of our experiences, interactions, and self-talk
CBT reveals how these patterns impact your beliefs about yourself, others, and the world around you
Utilizing CBT, we can identify unhelpful thinking that may be leading us towards a more negative outlook in our lives, such as: always assume the worst case scenario, blaming ourselves, feeling that our thoughts are facts, or minimizing our accomplishments
This is really important! The way we speak to ourselves (internally + externally) does more than impact our mood. Our thoughts actually create pathways in our brain, and the ones we use most become the literal path of least resistance. So, if you've spent years experiencing anxious internal dialogue that questions your worth, value, or purpose- it is can feel nearly impossible to think about yourself in a different way and CBT is considered the "gold standard" of treatment
Integrative Somatic Parts Work
Somatic Parts Work recognizes that our unresolved feelings, trauma, and fears are stored in our body and it is important to include the body in our healing process
Somatic Parts Work allows us to make space for + acknowledge the parts of ourselves that feel the need to be perfect, to hide pain, to feel in-control, or to numb/ distract from difficult emotions
Through Somatic Parts Work, we work to develop an embodied sense of Self that can compassionately hold our difficult emotions, fears, vulnerabilities, and wholeness
Together, we will honor your past experiences and the pain they’ve caused, understanding how they’ve shaped your self-image. At Rooted Wellness Counseling, I’m committed to helping adults in Colorado and Arizona struggling with self-worth cultivate self-love and develop a healthier relationship with themselves. Let’s create space for your healing and growth.