Confidence in one's value as a human being is a precious psychological resource and generally a highly positive factor in life; it is correlated with achievement, good relationships, and satisfaction.

How do therapists help clients with low self-esteem? The skills a therapist could help a client build include positive self-talk, challenging negative thoughts, noticing patterns of thought ...

So, for example, we might think to ourselves something like ‘I am not a nice person’, which might mean we have low self-esteem, or we might think ‘I am not good at public speaking,’ which ...