Compassion-led support to quieten self-criticism and build a kinder relationship with yourself — delivered by a BABCP accredited therapist and NMC registered mental health nurse, at a pace that respects where you are.
Low self-worth often isn't about a single event — it builds gradually, shaped by past relationships, comparisons, or an inner critic that's been running unchecked for years. Over time, it can affect relationships, decisions, and how much space you feel able to take up.
Treatment is led personally by Arlene Alexander-Price — an NMC registered mental health nurse since 2004 and a BABCP accredited therapist of close to two decades' standing — most often through Compassion Focused Therapy, helping build a steadier, kinder relationship with yourself.
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A calm, confidential space — treatment paced around you, not the other way round.
Approach
CFT, Matched to You
Session
Up to 60 Minutes
Format
In Person or Virtual
From
£70 per Session
Low Cost rate available for those receiving qualifying state benefits — see full Prices.
Low self-worth doesn't always look dramatic. It can be quiet — a habit of shrinking your own needs, dismissing your own achievements, or assuming other people's opinions matter more than your own.
Left unaddressed, it tends to reinforce itself: the more you doubt your worth, the harder it becomes to challenge that voice — which is exactly where support can make a difference.
Select each one to read more — recognising the pattern is often the first step toward doing something about it.
A harsh, ever-present inner voice that judges mistakes far more severely than you would judge anyone else's.
A recurring sense of falling short — not good enough, not doing enough, not deserving enough — regardless of what you actually achieve.
Deflecting praise, dismissing achievements, or feeling uncomfortable when good things are said about you.
Prioritising others' needs over your own, and struggling to say no for fear of being seen as difficult or unlikeable.
Measuring your worth against other people's achievements, appearance or lives, and consistently coming up short in your own eyes.
A sense of shame or unworthiness rooted in earlier relationships or experiences, still shaping how you see yourself today.
Three stages, kept simple and paced around you.
A first conversation to understand how self-worth is affecting you, and confirm the right approach.
Focused, up to 60-minute sessions, building a kinder, steadier relationship with yourself.
Regular check-ins, ending with a clear plan to keep the inner critic quieter long-term.
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Clients supported at AAP Psychological Therapies since 2004 — many of them starting exactly where you are now.
This is not a crisis service. If you need urgent support, please contact your GP, NHS 111, or the Samaritans on 116 123. In an emergency, call 999.
