Therapist

We recommend counselors, therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists at the organizations listed below. They:

• Have experience working with individuals involved in the sex trade, as well as other sexual subcultures.

• Honor clients’ personal experiences and beliefs about adult work and goals, help clients’ set, reassess, and work towards their own goals, and focus on the goals individuals have for counseling and therapy.

• Are judgement-free and will not focus on trying to ‘leave adult work,’ unless that is what the client explicitly wants.

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Free OR Agency with Free & Paid Services
Name	Number	Location	Specialties	Fee Info
Broadway Youth Center	(773) 935-3151	3837 N. Broadway Sheridan Red	Under 29.  GLBT. Also offers medical services, showers, clothing stipends, and peer-advocacy/support groups.	Free
Howard Brown	773-388-1600	4025 N. Sheridan Road Sheridan Red 3000 N Halsted Belmont Red	GLBT. Counseling, psychiatry (medication-management)	Accepts insurance / sliding-scale
Center on Halsted	773-472-6469	3656 N Halsted Addison Red	GLBT Community Center. Individual (youth, adults, seniors), couples, family and group therapy.	Full Cost (individual/couples). $20/sliding scale (groups)
Sliding-Scale
Name	Number	Location	Specialties	Fee Info
Co-Create Psychotherapy	773.539.9183	3580 N. Lawndale Addison Blue	Individual Psychotherapy	$80/session, sliding-scale, accepts insurance
Chicago Women’s Health Center	773.935.6126	3435 N. Sheffield Addison Red	3rd Wave Feminist organization. Also offers medical, massage, acupuncture, groups.	$25-100/session (counseling) $40-80/session (massage & accupuncture).
Dr. Susan Benjamin Feingold	773.935.6126	4711 West Golf Road, Skokie, IL 60076	Women – sexual issues, reproductive issues, and anxiety. Individual psychotherapy, collaborative psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, insight-oriented approaches, EMD/R .	Initial Intake – $175. Counseling Sessions $140 Sliding scale as needed Accepts BCBS, Aetna; Cigna; UBH/UHC; Value Options; Humana (some plans)
Melissa A. Novak, LCSW.	773.562.7161	3037 N. Lincoln Southport Brown	Specializes in Human Sexuality & Sexual Therapy. Experience with individuals in diverse sexual communities. Client-centric Psychotherapy	Sliding Scale In network for Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, accepts out-of-network.
Intraspectrum	(847)363-5088	180 N. Michigan Ave Randolph/Wabash	GLBT, Individual, Couples, Family, Group	Blue Cross PPO; sliding scale
Standard Fees or Unknown
Name	Number	Location	Specialties	Fee Info
Live Oak Counseling Center	773.880.1310	1300 W. Belmont Avenue Belmont Red Line Southport Brown Line	GLBT. Group, Couples, individual therapy.
Jim Cosenza	773-633-6643	4753 North Broadway Lawrence Red Line	GLBT – Polyamory – Kink Drug/Alcohol
River Rock Therapy	773-659-9207	4753 N. Broadway Lawrence Red Line	GLBT – Sexual Minorities/Kink – Transcentric
Dr. Jessica Ransom	773.800.1510	4636 N. Ravenswood Damen Brown Ravenswood Metra	Individual, Family, Couples. Experienced with Sexual Assault Victims, Under-served Populations. Client-Centric Psychotherapy.	$150/session Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Al Irgang	(608) 203-8115	6 Yellowstone Ct Madison, Wisconsin		Any PPO / $120-session