Mental Health Providers
Find mental health providers in Chicago by region and phone or online services.
Chicago Locations
Northside
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.
Northwest
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.
Loop Locations
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
Southside Locations
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
Westside Locations
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
Chicago Suburbs
Family Institute of Northwestern
- A: 618 Library Pl (Evanston)
- P: 847.733.4300
- No cost services through Bette D Harris Family Child Clinic
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
Phone & Online
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