Teen Therapy for Self-Esteem: Building a Positive Identity
Teenagers do not build self-esteem in a vacuum. It grows, or withers, inside dozens of ordinary moments, from a teacher’s raised eyebrow to a friend’s silence in the group chat. As a therapist who has sat with teens and families for years, I have learned to pay attention to those small signals and the stories teens tell themselves after each one. The work of teen therapy is often the work of making those stories truer, kinder, and more resilient. Why self-esteem matters