Self esteem counseling in Oak Brook
Self Esteem Counseling in Oak Brook
Candida Jacoby, LCSW
Low self-esteem can sound like an internal voice that dismisses strengths, magnifies mistakes, or makes another person's approval feel necessary before taking action. Counseling with Candida Jacoby can examine how that pattern developed, how it appears now, and what a more balanced relationship with yourself could look like.
When self-criticism shapes daily choices
A person may hold back in relationships, avoid opportunities, over-prepare, compare constantly, or assume that one mistake defines them. Others function well externally but rely on relentless pressure to keep going. Self-esteem concerns can appear alongside anxiety, low mood, stress, grief, relationship difficulty, or a life transition.
These patterns do not mean the person lacks strength. They may reflect long-practiced ways of making sense of experience. Counseling can create enough distance to examine them rather than treating every self-critical thought as fact.
Self-esteem is more than positive thinking
Useful work is not limited to affirmations or replacing every negative thought with a positive one. It may involve recognizing context, testing assumptions, identifying values and strengths, building coping skills, changing a habit, or setting a boundary. The aim is a more accurate and workable self-view, not constant confidence.
What counseling with Candida may explore
Strengths and a more balanced self-view
Candida uses strengths-based and person-centered work. Sessions may identify abilities, values, past responses to difficulty, and sources of meaning without dismissing real pain or structural barriers.
Thoughts, emotions, and habits
Her profile also names CBT, mindfulness, and meditation. Depending on fit, she may help a client notice self-critical thinking, emotional reactions, avoidance, or habits that reinforce a narrow view of the self.
Relationships and transitions
Confidence and self-worth can shift during relationship difficulty, parent-child stress, single parenting, career change, retirement, grief, or another transition. Candida works with each of these contexts.
A whole-person perspective
Candida describes a holistic, mind-body, whole-person approach and experience with clients from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, religious, and spiritual backgrounds. This should be presented as openness to the person's context, not as a claim of specialized expertise with every identity or community.
Adolescents, adults, and older adults
Candida works with adolescents ages 14 to 19, adults, and older adults age 65 and older, as well as LGBTQIA+ clients. For a minor, intake will explain caregiver involvement and privacy limits. Current availability and fit must be confirmed for every age group.
Meet Candida Jacoby
Candida Jacoby, LCSW, works collaboratively with clients on stress, coping skills, self-esteem, anxiety, confidence and self-worth, depression and emotional resilience, grief, relationship difficulties, and transitions. Her approaches include strengths-based, person-centered, CBT, mindfulness, and meditation.
Before you reach out
Insurance
We work with several insurance and employee assistance (EAP) plans. Participation can vary by clinician, and benefits and eligibility should be verified.
Insurance and feesFees
- Initial intake or evaluation$250
- Individual psychotherapy$200
Sliding-scale availability can be discussed through intake. If cost is a concern, please tell our intake team and we will talk through your options honestly.
What happens next
- 01Reach out to our intake team
- 02Get thoughtfully matched
- 03Plan your first appointment
Finding the right therapist
We take matching seriously. The right fit between client and therapist matters, so our intake process is designed to understand your needs before suggesting someone.
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Frequently asked questions
Can counseling help if I seem confident to other people?
What approaches does Candida use?
Does Candida work with teens or older adults?
Can self-esteem counseling also address anxiety or low mood?
Begin with a conversation about self-esteem counseling
Share what you have been noticing and ask about Candida Jacoby's current availability and fit.
Request a consultation