Mental Health Providers

Find mental health providers in Chicago by region and phone or online services.

North River Mental Health Center

  • A: 5801 N. Pulaski
  • P: (312) 744-1906
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Counseling by phone. No walk-ins. Taking new patients, with and without insurance

 

National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI Chicago):

  • P: (833) 626-4244
  • Monday to Friday from 9 am to 8 pm & Saturday to Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm
  • NAMI provides support, information, and referrals by phone (no counseling). NAMI also offers Virtual Support Groups (only offered in English at this time). To sign-up, call or visit their website. Hablan Español.

 

DePaul University Education and Counseling Center:

  • P: (773)325-7745
  • Remote counseling services and virtual tele-mental health services now available
  • Call  or request an appointment on-line

 

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago

  • P: 773.769.0205
  • Behavioral health services for all ages: counseling, trauma recovery, and more

 

Jewish Child and Family Services

  • A: 3145 W. Pratt
  • P: 773.467.3900
  • Provide integrative counseling services and psychological testing to understand learning differences, cognitive, emotional, and other mental health disorders

 

Loyola Community and Family Services

  • A: 6439 N. Sheridan Rd Grenada Ctr Rm 300
  • P: 773.508.3390
  • Serves the mental health needs of children and families residing and connected to the Rogers Park and Edgewater communities on a sliding scale.

 

DePaul CMHC

  • A: 2219 N. Kenmore
  • P: 773.325.7780
  • Individual, group, family, couple and play therapy, psychiatric assessment, advocacy, and case management, as well as medication management.
  • Accepts Medicaid

 

Alternatives

  • A: 4740 N. Sheridan
  • P: 773.506.7474
  • Short-and long-term therapy and case management through both school-based services and Uptown Youth Center

 

Asian Human Services

  • A: 4753 N. Broadway
  • P: 773.728.2235
  • Serving the emotional and social needs of Asian immigrants and refugees and other underserved communities. MEDICAID-certified site. We accept Medicaid/All Kids and have several managed care contracts for MEDICAID recipients

 

IL Masonic Behavioral Health

  • A: 938 W. Nelson
  • P: 773.296.3220 for appointments
  • P: 773.296.5380 crisis line
  • Wide range of outpatient services for kids, teens, and adults

 

Lutheran Social Services of IL

  • A: 4840 W. Byron St. Chicago, IL 60641
  • Mobile Crisis Response Teams are available
  • Services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, or addiction. Covered by public or private insurance.

 

Guiding Behavior Counseling

  • A: 2923 N. Milwaukee Avenue
  • P: (773) 726-4832
  • Monday to Friday from 8 am – 6 pm
  • Counseling by phone. No walk-ins. Accepts several insurances or private pay on a sliding scale.

 

Infant Welfare of Chicago

  • A: 3600 W Fullerton Avenue
  • P: 773-782-2800
  • Physical and mental health using insurance or sliding scale.

 

Chicago Center for Family Health

  • A: 20 N. Wacker
  • P: 312.372.4731
  • Provide counseling and therapy services for families, couples, and individuals.
  • Self-pay, insurance, and Medicare payment are accepted. Fees are on a sliding scale for clients with limited resources

Bright Star Community Outreach

  • Trauma Counseling and Child & Family Services (Southside)
  • Connect using their hotline at 833-TURN-123.

 

The Catholic Charities Youth and Family Counseling

  • Multiple locations on the West Side and South Side
  • P: 312-655-7191
  • Services in English and Spanish
  • Provides professional in-house and telehealth counseling services for children, youth, and families, experiencing a wide range of social and mental health problems in Cook and Lake counties

 

Children Home and Aid

  • A: 100 N. Western
  • P: 312.455.5200
  • School-based, office-based, and community-based services to children and youth ages 4-21 and their families on the west and south sides of Chicago.
  • Must have Medicaid or Managed Medicaid

 

The Catholic Charities Youth and Family Counseling

  • Multiple locations on the West Side and South Side
  • P: 312-655-7191
  • Services in English and Spanish
  • Provides professional in-house and telehealth counseling services for children, youth, and families, experiencing a wide range of social and mental health problems in Cook and Lake counties

Family Institute of Northwestern

 

Turning Point

  • A: 8324 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL
  • P: 847.933.0051
  • A variety of mental health services, including Individual, Family, and Couples Therapy, Case Management, Group Therapy, and Crisis Services

 

Private Practice Therapists

  • List of outside providers with experience working with Northside College Prep students.
  • Compiled by Katherine Mathews, the NCP school counselor

Text A Mental Healthcare Professional:

  • “Call4Calm,” Illinois residents wanting to speak to a mental health care professional can text the word “TALK” to 552020, and the service is free to use, according to the governor’s office.

 

Teen Line Call: 

  • Teen-to-teen hotline and community outreach program that is available every night from 6 pm -10 pm to help adolescents address their problems in a confidential, anonymous, and comfortable way.
  • To contact the Teen-to-teen hotline, call 310-855-4673 or text “TEEN” to 839863