Meet Kristie Tse, LMHC-D
I’m Kristie Tse, a licensed mental health counselor, and I founded Uncover Mental Health Counseling specifically for high-achieving adults who couldn’t find a therapist who understood both the performance pressure and the cultural dimensions of their lives.
At Uncover Mental Health Counseling, every session is by video with a licensed New York therapist, so you can show up from your couch, your desk, or any quiet spot for 45 minutes.
We know how it goes here your calendar is packed, the commute eats your evening, and therapy keeps sliding to “next month.” Online therapy takes the commute out. For most people, that’s the difference between starting and not starting.
We’re out-of-network, which means you pay at the session and we give you a superbill to send to your insurance. If your plan has out-of-network benefits, you may get part of the cost back, and we’ll check your benefits for you. The first step is a free 15-minute call
My work has been featured in theSkimm, Verywell Mind, Well+Good, Bustle, HelpGuide, and Parents.com.
Book a Free 15-Min Consultation
Fill out a short form or call us directly. We’ll confirm availability and answer any questions you have before your first session.
Your First Session
We start where anxiety actually lives for you not a checklist. You’ll talk about what you’ve tried, what you want to feel like, and whether this is the right fit.
Begin the Work
Weekly sessions, adapted to how your mind operates. Most clients begin noticing meaningful shifts within the first few weeks
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Schedule Your Consultation Today
Book a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit. We’re a private-pay practice, and you can see how much therapy costs in NYC before you decide.
Some clients are reimbursed through out-of-network benefits with a superbill, depending on their plan.
Self-Esteem Therapy in NYC and Across New York State
New York rewards output. It’s easy, here, to end up measuring your worth by your title, your last review, or how you stack up against everyone else moving just as fast. A lot of the high-achieving professionals and students we work with look completely in control from the outside while quietly carrying a running tally of what they haven’t done well enough.
At Uncover Mental Health Counseling, we work with clients across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New York State who want to separate their sense of self from their performance. New York pulls in ambitious, high-achieving professionals and students folks who look like they’ve got everything under control. Still, under that shine, a lot of people quietly stumble with feelings like inadequacy, constant comparison, or plain self-doubt. In a city that runs on constant results, it gets kinda easy to use your output, your titles, or your ranking versus others as some sort of measure of your worth.
At Uncover Mental Health Counseling we get it, because “success” doesn’t always mean “self-belief.” Our virtual self-esteem therapy in NYC is designed to help you slip out of the loop of harsh self-talk and perfectionism, so you can reconnect with your real inherent value, even if you are in Manhattan, in Brooklyn, or honestly anywhere across New York State.
With online self-esteem therapy, our licensed therapists in NYC offer a steady, nonjudgmental space where you can rebuild self-trust, question the limiting beliefs that keep showing up, and grow more grounded confidence in your day to day.
Evidence-Based Therapy for Lasting Change
Our therapists in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island use approaches that actually work — stuff backed by research, not just theory.
We pick methods that fit your life, not the other way around. For high-achieving professionals, that means practical tools you can actually use, in real situations, to feel better and make real changes.
Serving Manhattan, Brooklyn & Long Island Neighborhoods
We get it, therapy usually works better when it’s been adapted to your day to day world and how you live. That is also why we specifically help professionals and high achievers in these surrounding areas:
Schedule Your Consultation Today
Book a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit. We’re a private-pay practice, and you can see how much therapy costs in NYC before you decide.
Some clients are reimbursed through out-of-network benefits with a superbill, depending on their plan.
Self-Esteem Therapy NYC: Frequently Asked Questions
What is self esteem?
Self-esteem is like how you see your own worth. It mixes together your thoughts and feelings about what you can do, your character, and that wider sense of value as a person. When it’s healthy, it usually means self-acceptance and a fairly warm self-image
How has social media affected my self-esteem?
Social media can mess with self esteem by pushing constant comparison. People wind up matching their everyday life to the polished “highlight reels” of others, and that can bend your sense of worth. Then self-doubt tends to grow, slowly but still.
How is self-love therapy actually helpful?
Self love therapy helps you grow self compassion, deal with hidden emotional strain, and question harsh internal stories. It also backs up stronger confidence, steadier emotional footing, and a healthier self view, over time, not overnight.
Can self-esteem therapy help men and women, too?
Yes. Self esteem issues are not limited to one gender. Therapy can offer a safe, inclusive space for anyone to work on confidence, self-worth, and overall emotional wellness no matter the gender.
What does being a high achiever do to self-worth?
High achievers often link their self worth to results and performance, so pressure builds. Even after success, they might still feel “not enough” especially in competitive places like New York, where comparison and burnout happen a lot, and it can feel pretty relentless.
