Nathaniel Branden: Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

As a licensed psychotherapist, Dr. Nathaniel Branden works with individuals, couples, and families, and the central focus of his practice is self-esteem and self-esteem-related issues:

"By 'self-esteem'," says Branden, "I mean the experience of being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as being worthy of happiness. Early in my professional life I became convinced that if ways could be developed to help people grow in self-esteem, a great many of their problems would fall of their own weight or at least yield more quickly to treatment. My experience working with therapy clients has confirmed this premise."

Dr. Branden practices psychotherapy in his office in Los Angeles, California, and on the telephone from clients all over the country, and has found his telephone practice to be fully as effective as his office practice.

Telephone Consulting Services

For more information on Dr. Branden's psychotherapy practice, please write to nathaniel@nathanielbranden.com or call (310) 274-6361. Correspondence may also be sent to:

Nathaniel Branden
10390 Wilshire Blvd., #1003
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Devers Branden has her own independent practice as a Life Coach and Personal Consultant. She can be reached at (310) 271-6719.

Working with Self-esteem in Psychotherapy. This article originally appeared in H Aatherleigh's Quarterly Series Directions in Clinical Psychology, and summarizes Dr. Branden's views on the definition of self-esteem, its role in everyday psychological well-being, and the six practices that promote strong self-esteem. Though aimed at professional psychologists, the article is accessible to lay audiences.
Read Article
Download PDF

Also reproduced here from Directions in Clinical Psychology are the accompanying editor's preface, a thirty-week sentence completion program for enhancing self-esteem, and the study questions based on Dr. Branden's article.