Therapy for people-pleasing: Address the root cause & increase self-esteem.
I’m Charlotte, an experienced attachment and trauma-informed counsellor and CBT Therapist accredited with the BABCP and trained in Schema Therapy and EMDR. I’m based in Stockport near Manchester, UK and provide remote online therapy and counselling.
I have experience of providing counselling and evidenced-based therapy for difficulties associated with; ADHD, low self-esteem, anxiety, cPTSD, complex trauma and more. During my years of practice I noticed the prominent theme of people not feeling good enough and struggling with prioritising their own needs.
Having worked through my own anxious people-pleasing difficulties, my true passion is helping you discover and address the root cause of these struggles so you are able to recognise your self-worth, know that you are good enough, stop people-pleasing and start saying ‘yes’ to you - without feeling anxious and guilty.
My approach can help you;.
Process unresolved complex trauma (if applicable to you).
Stop feeling you have to change or mask who you are to ‘fit in’ and belong.
Understand where your difficulties come from.
Learn who you really are and what you really want from life.
Overcome and prevent burnout.
Address resentment in relationships or unhelpful/toxic relationship patterns.
Say ‘no’ without feeling anxious
Start putting yourself first without feeling guilty.
Find an effective work-life balance.
Set healthy boundaries so you feel less stressed and overwhelmed.
Increase your confidence to start living life more authentically.
Find out more about people-pleasing and how to know if you are a people-pleaser via my Blog posts here and follow me on Instagram
From anxious people-pleaser to saying ‘no’ with confidence.
As well as an expert & qualified trauma-informed therapist, I’m proof you can successfully overcome anxious people-pleasing tendencies and increase your self-esteem and confidence.
Are you fed-up of feeling responsible for all the people in your life? Do you have a habit of saying yes when you want to say no? Perhaps you suppress how you really feel out of fear of confrontation.
I’ve been there and it led to me feeling dissatisfied with life, run down and guilty if I had to put myself first.
The side effect of my people-pleasing and approval-seeking made me feel unsure of myself and that I somehow wasn’t good enough.
I realised I was doing things based on what I thought other people wanted, with little awareness of what I actually liked and what I wanted from life. I started to feel resentful and knew things had to change.
Working through my own difficulties and practicing what I preach has changed my life.
I know how liberating it feels to experience self acceptance and live life more authentically, which is why I’m so passionate about the power of therapy.
