Call: (323) 388-5578
Text: (323) 388-5578
Book Consultation
Mental Health Therapy
Supportive and Effective Psychotherapy
Ready To Get Started?
Book Consultation
Call: (323) 388-5578Text: (323) 388-5578

poor self-esteem

Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?: How Our Attachment Styles Can Impact Our Relationships

communication challenges, coping patterns, family challenges, family dynamics, poor self-esteem, relationship challenges, self-image, trauma
I’ll be honest, when I decided to pursue a career as a therapist, one of the motivating factors was the desire to better understand myself and my own relationship patterns. Yes, I wanted to offer others support and care, but I also wanted to learn how to better engage with others and finally figure out why I was drawn to the same type of dating…
Read More

Should I Start a Diet?: Rethinking Your Relationship with Your Body

coping patterns, family dynamics, poor self-esteem, self-care, self-image
While it may not have been the first time I was critical of my body, the first time I remember being critical of my body, or of objectifying my own body, is when I was 8-years-old. I was watching something on TV and it was definitely not a show for children. On the show, the it-girl started talking about her weight loss, going as far…
Read More
Celebrating Our Wins

Ending the Year with Confetti: Celebrating Our Wins

anxiety counseling, coping patterns, depression therapy, poor self-esteem, self-image,
I like to plan things and solve problems. These are great for a resume, but sometimes these attributes are surprisingly unhelpful. For example: recently, our team at Take Root Therapy put together holiday care packages for homeless folks in our neighborhood. Though the process of gathering supplies for care packages should be relatively simple, it became complicated in my mind very quickly. I didn’t want…
Read More

No, You’re Weird: What if We Embrace Our Weirdness? An Exploration on Being Different

coping patterns, gender identity, poor self-esteem, self-image,
Feel weird? Out of place? Different? Well, you’re not alone. So many of us feel like we don’t belong, or like we’re outsiders looking in on a world where others seamlessly fit in. Does this sound familiar? Perhaps you’re at an event or a party and you look around and think, “I don’t belong here.” Or you’re meeting a group of people for the first…
Read More