WHO WE ARE

Dr. Sorensen speaking at Regional Conference of Mensa, 2008

Dr. Sorensen, speaking at the Regional Conference of Mensa in Portland, OR, 2008

An independent and innovative thinker and entrepreneur, Dr. Sorensen challenges the mental health establishment who have trivialized low self esteem and relegated it to the status of symptom of many disorders when she feels that low self esteem is, in fact, the core issue rather than the symptom of most issues for which people seek therapy.

Comunicamos que tenemos un nuevo socio en el Self-Esteem Institute!

En agosto del 2006 se agregará al Self-Esteem Institute un nuevo terapeuta de habla hispana que ha sido entrenado por la Dra. Sorensen. Trabajará por teléfono o en su oficina de Portland con clientes que no hablan inglés en forma fluida o que son bilingües pero prefieren hablar español.

Para registrarse para terapia telefónica con nuestro socio, haga clic aquí.

Para registrarse para terapia personal con nuestro socio, haga clic aquí.

Announcing a new associate at The Self-Esteem Institute!

A new bilingual therapist who has been trained by Dr. Sorensen, has been added as an associate at The Self-Esteem Institute. He will be available to work by phone or in his Portland office with clients who do not speak fluent English or who are bilingual but prefer to speak in Spanish.

To sign up for phone therapy with our associate, click here.

To sign up for face-to-face therapy with our associate, click here.

Director and Founder of The Self-Esteem Institute:

Marilyn J. Sorensen, Ph.D.

Portland, Oregon - Dr. Sorensen is a clinical psychologist in Portland where she has specialized in relationship and self-esteem issues for over 29 years. In 1980, she founded Montavilla Counseling Services that became the largest private counseling center in the city. In 1998 she established The Self-Esteem Institute where individual therapy, group therapy, and therapist training has been available.

She is also the author of five books which have received reviews and endorsements as: "containing ground-breaking insights" "the new bible of self-esteem" "highly recommended" and "life-altering" by therapists, readers and reviewers. They also laud Dr. Sorensen for her excellent writing skills.

She sees low self-esteem (LSE) as a very serious issue that plagues millions of people who have been unable to get help and has established a program for recovery from LSE that has proven to be incredibly successful. To make this program available to everyone, she began doing phone therapy in 2000 and now works with people from around the world.

Dr. Sorensen was once a contributing editor and columnist for the national magazine "SingleParents."

Dr. Sorensen has been interviewed on radio and television programs and has been quoted in over 125 major newspapers, magazines and websites.

They include:

Newspapers--The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, Newsday (NY), The Bronx Beat (NY), The Tennessean, The Dallas Morning News, The Arizona Republic, The Toronto Star (Canada), The Hamilton Spectator (Canada), The Advocate (CT), The Buffalo News (NY), The San Antonio Express, The New Times (CA), The Newark Star-Ledger, The News Journal (DE), The Connecticut Post, The News Press (FL), The Ashville Citizen Times (NC), The Columbia Missourian, The Daily Times (Ottawa, IL), The Orlando Sentinel (FL), The Village Voice (NYC), The Seattle Times.

Magazines--Mademoiselle Magazine, Self Magazine, Woman's Day Magazine, Escape Magazine, First for Women Magazine, The Woman's Journal, Seventeen Magazine, React Magazine, Insight Magazine, IN Magazine (Denmark), Succeed Magazine, Achieve Magazine, The Counselor, PA Today, Employment Review, The Boca Raton Magazine, Latino Girl, Teen Magazine, All About You Magazine, Men's Health Magazine, Heart & Soul Magazine, At-Home Mothers Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, Family Digest, Good Housekeeping, Working Mother Magazine, At-Home Mother's Magazine, Shape Magazine, Glamour Magazine.

Websites-- Monster.com, MyPrimeTime.com, Discovery.com, ClubMom.com, Foxnews.com, Parenthoodweb.com, Healthgate.com, WeightWatchers.com, Office.com, DrDrew.com

...and many other papers, magazines, and online websites.

Apart from her work on self esteem, Dr. Sorensen enjoys gardening, camping, fishing, golf, reading, cooking, hiking, going to the beach, traveling, movies, watching college football and basketball, art and art galleries, and spending time with her fat tabby cat, Luther.