Dr. Jacqueleen Kolessar, LPC, NCC. Founder and Mindset Coach
Mindset coaching helps teens and adults identify and overcome mind blocks, build confidence, and create positive change.
What Makes This Approach Different
Mindset Coaching for Teens & Adults | Meet Online or In Person
You may know what’s holding you back and still feel stuck, or you may sense something isn’t working without knowing why. Whether you're seeking clarity, confidence, stronger relationships, or a new direction, meaningful change starts with understanding yourself and developing the skills necessary to navigate life's challenges.
Mindset Coaching is a personalized, skill-based approach built on five core pillars: emotional intelligence, social intelligence, critical thinking, self-talk, and self-concept. Together, these pillars enhance your critical thinking abilities and emotional intelligence, improve your connections through social intelligence, and foster personal growth by refining your self-talk and self-concept. This holistic approach helps you navigate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move forward with greater confidence.
A Personalized Advantage: Emotional Intelligence Assessment
As part of your coaching experience, you may choose to complete the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT®), a performance-based assessment of emotional intelligence.
I provide a personalized interpretation of your results to identify strengths and opportunities for development. The assessment can offer valuable insights into communication, decision-making, relationships, confidence, and stress management.
Included with your assessment is a one-on-one feedback session to review your emotional intelligence profile and discuss practical strategies for growth.
Meet Your Mindset Coach
Dr. Jacqueleen Kolessar, LPC, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor in Illinois, a nationally certified counselor, mindset coach, and college professor specializing in mindset development and emotional intelligence. Her focus encompasses social intelligence and practical skill development, aimed at helping individuals enhance their self-concept, as well as how they think, respond, and grow.
She holds a Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling. Her doctoral research on emotional intelligence deepened her expertise in helping individuals perceive, understand, and manage their emotions effectively.
With over seven years of experience as a mental health therapist, Dr. Kolessar works with adolescents and adults, including high school and college students, as well as working professionals. In addition to her therapy work, she has five years of experience as a college professor, having taught over 1,000 students and equipping them with essential skills in critical thinking, emotional intelligence, social intelligence, self-confidence, and mindset development. Furthermore, she conducts workshops on social and emotional intelligence at colleges across Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
In her practice, Dr. Kolessar helps individuals identify and shift limiting beliefs, negative self-talk, and fixed mindset patterns. Through structured, skill-based strategies and small, intentional micro-actions, she supports the development of self-awareness, confidence, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and self-esteem, providing individuals with practical tools they can apply in everyday life.