Therapist Chicago, licensed providers from the North Side to the South Side

The list opens with claimed profiles: therapists who verified their license and entered their own specialties, insurance, fees and session format, and who accept inquiries through the profile. After them comes "More licensed providers in Chicago", a registry section built from the NPPES NPI Registry with name, credential, practice address and phone. Those providers have not added details yet, so call and ask whether they have openings and which plans they take.

Offices are spread across the city, with many in the Loop and River North for people who work downtown, and many more in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Andersonville, Logan Square, Wicker Park, Hyde Park and Pilsen for people who prefer to stay close to home. A practice two blocks from a Red, Blue or Brown Line stop can make weekly sessions easier to keep, especially in January.

Chicago winters are one reason many residents mix office visits with video sessions. A therapist generally must be licensed in the state where you are located during the session. If you live in northwest Indiana or southern Wisconsin and commute into the city, a session taken from home may call for a license in your home state.

• Couples therapy Chicago IL, a local guide for partners
• EMDR therapist Chicago, for clinicians trained in EMDR
• Anxiety therapist and depression therapist
• Grief counseling and addiction counselor
• Child therapist, teen therapist and ADHD therapist
• Approaches such as CBT therapy and DBT therapy

Illinois Medicaid covers mental health care for eligible members, most often through a managed care health plan that sets its own provider network. Commercial plans through employers are common in the city, and some therapists are out of network and give you a receipt to submit for possible reimbursement. Private pay fees nationally tend to range from roughly 100 to 250 USD per session, but that range is general public information and actual fees differ from one practice to the next. Our guides on a therapist that takes insurance and on Medicaid explain what to ask.