Dating, Self-Esteem & Modern Relationships Therapy

Dating today is emotionally demanding.

Between dating apps, ambiguous relationships, shifting expectations, and constant comparison, many young adults and millennials feel anxious, burned out, or unsure of themselves when it comes to dating and relationships.

You may find yourself overthinking texts, questioning your worth, repeating the same relationship patterns, or feeling “behind” compared to peers.

At Boutique Psychotherapy, we provide therapy for dating anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and modern relationship challenges.

Our work helps individuals understand the emotional patterns driving their dating experiences—so dating stops feeling like a referendum on your worth and starts feeling more grounded, intentional, and aligned.

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Many people assume dating struggles mean something is wrong with them.

In reality, dating often activates underlying emotional patterns, including:

  • fear of rejection

  • attachment insecurity

  • people-pleasing or avoidance

  • sensitivity to comparison and perceived failure

Modern dating environments amplify these vulnerabilities, especially for thoughtful, high-functioning adults who care deeply about connection.

Therapy helps you separate who you are from what dating triggers within you.

Common Reasons People Seek Dating & Self-Esteem Therapy

We work with individuals navigating:

  • Dating anxiety and overthinking

  • Low self-esteem triggered by dating apps or rejection

  • Repeating unhealthy relationship patterns

  • Situationships and lack of clarity or commitment

  • Fear of vulnerability or emotional closeness

  • Dating burnout and emotional exhaustion

  • Feeling behind in relationships compared to peers

  • Difficulty trusting yourself or your instincts

These experiences are common—and they’re not personal failures.

Our Clinical Approach

We take an insight-driven, attachment-informed, and accountability-focused approach to dating and relationship therapy.

Our work helps clients:

  • understand attachment patterns and emotional responses

  • recognize how anxiety and self-doubt show up in dating

  • reduce overthinking and self-criticism

  • build internal trust and emotional resilience

  • clarify values and relationship needs

  • make dating decisions that feel aligned rather than reactive

This is not dating coaching or advice-giving.

It’s therapy focused on understanding patterns and supporting real change.

You may benefit from dating and self-esteem therapy if you:

  • feel anxious, discouraged, or burned out by dating

  • notice dating deeply impacts your self-confidence

  • feel stuck in the same relational patterns

  • struggle with ambiguity, rejection, or uncertainty

  • want therapy that offers insight and direction

You don’t need to be in a relationship—or actively dating—to begin this work.