Low self-esteem often isn’t about one bad experience, it’s usually built slowly, through years of criticism, comparison, or feeling like you had to earn your worth. Self-esteem counselling gives you a space to understand where that inner voice came from and build a steadier, kinder relationship with yourself.
How sessions build over time:
Struggling with self-esteem doesn’t always look like obvious self-doubt. Sometimes it looks like overachieving, people-pleasing, or never quite feeling like enough, no matter what you accomplish.
Signs it might be time to reach out:
Self-esteem counselling at Unraveling with Grace looks beneath the surface at where your sense of worth was shaped, often in childhood or earlier relationships, rather than just offering surface level affirmations. If low self-esteem is tangled up with sadness or heaviness that won’t lift, our depression counselling approach often works well alongside this care.
This work draws on:
Self-esteem counselling is support for understanding and rebuilding how you see and treat yourself, especially if harsh self-criticism or a sense of not being enough has become familiar. It looks at where that inner voice came from, not just how to think more positively.
Not exactly, though they’re often connected. Low self-esteem is about how you see your own worth, while depression involves a broader shift in mood, energy, and outlook, and the two can show up together or separately.
Yes. Many people who struggle with self-esteem look accomplished or put together on the outside while feeling like they’re never quite enough underneath. That gap is exactly what this work addresses.
Growing up with critical, dismissive, or emotionally immature parents often teaches you to base your worth on approval or achievement rather than a steady sense of self. Counselling can help you notice that pattern and build something different.
No, self-esteem counselling goes deeper than positive thinking. It focuses on understanding where your self-worth got shaped and building a more honest, grounded relationship with yourself over time.
It varies depending on your history and what’s contributing to it, so there’s no fixed timeline. Many people notice a shift in how they talk to themselves within the first several sessions, while deeper change tends to build over a longer period.
The first session focuses on understanding your history and how self-esteem shows up in your daily life, relationships, and self-talk. It’s a conversation, not an assessment, and there’s no pressure to have it all figured out yet.
Yes, sessions are available online across Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, or in person in Toronto, whichever fits your life best.
Yes, counselling sessions are confidential, with the standard legal and ethical exceptions that apply to all counselling in Ontario. This is something we can go over in more detail during your first session.
I’ve spent more than two decades sitting with people in some of the most tender seasons of their lives. That work has taught me that healing is rarely linear, and that the goal is not to erase your story. The goal is to help you hold it with more clarity, more compassion, and more freedom.
Sessions are offered virtually to clients worldwide, including across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar, and India, with limited in-person availability in Toronto.
We are also in the process of organizing in-person gatherings for the Unraveling Circle with Grace. If you’re interested in attending, please contact us to be added to the list for updates and upcoming events.
50 minutes for standard sessions. Extended sessions are available when the work calls for it.
Most clients meet weekly or biweekly. We’ll find a rhythm that supports the work without overwhelming your life.
Please reach out for current rates. Receipts are provided so you can check coverage with your insurance provider.
Starting counselling can feel vulnerable. A strong counselling relationship is built through safety, trust, and a shared understanding of what you need. My goal is to offer a space where you feel supported as you explore what is hurting, what is protecting you, and what healing may look like for you.
Someone I trust recommended Grace, and I can see why. There is a kindness in the way she listens that makes it easier to be honest with myself. I feel respected and supported, but also gently encouraged to grow. I don’t feel judged — I feel understood.
Grace has a way of working that respects complexity. She doesn’t rush to conclusions or offer simplistic answers. Our conversations are thoughtful, nuanced, and genuinely illuminating. I feel more capable of understanding myself with clarity.
Working with Grace has helped certain memories feel less overwhelming. She is attentive to pacing and makes the process feel manageable. I feel more steady, and less defined by past experiences.
Grace was suggested to me as someone who works with depth and integrity. She balances professionalism with genuine attentiveness. I feel confident in the work we are doing together.
Over time, working with Grace has helped me shift patterns I didn’t realize were shaping my life. I feel more grounded in who I am and more confident in how I move forward.
There is a depth to the work with Grace that goes beyond problem-solving. Our conversations create space for reflection, meaning, and a stronger sense of inner alignment.
Grace notices what matters. She listens carefully and responds with insight and care. I feel understood in a way that helps me be more honest with myself.