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Self-doubt can show up in many different ways. ​ Self-doubt may show up as: - difficulty believing in yourself - low self-esteem -questioning if you are "good enough" - having past peoples' words play over in your mind of statements that you question - feeling like you don’t belong in different spaces - feeling like an outsider among certain groups -feeling as though you have to prove yourself - knowing that you have the necessary credentials or qualifications but not wan

Therapy, The Therapeutic Relationship, and The Good Fit Policy Every therapist is not going to be a “good fit” for every client. What...