What’s the best type of therapy for social anxiety and poor self esteem?

[BrightWolf]

I feel like I’m ready to try therapy as I want to start living my life instead of hiding away. I had a bad childhood and think I have a lot of trauma from that. My main issues are feeling like everyone hates and judges me and not knowing how to ‘act’ normally around other people so I just hide away. I don’t have any friends and I work alone. But I’m lonely and would like to have friends/colleagues/acquaintances. I am diagnosed adhd and think I might be autistic too, although that could be the trauma playing out? What would the best kind of therapy be do you think to sort through these issues?

Trauma therapy such as emdr, net or cbt-t might be a good start or something like ifs if you're not ready for trauma work. The coventry grid is good fir distinguishing between trauma and autism.

I really recommend EMDR too. It's made things easier for me.

I recommend you get therapy from someone who specialises in childhood abuse. You can also work on your self esteem, there are lots of books available. NAPAC might be useful.