Counseling

For Domestic Violence/Gender Violence

Apna Ghar 

Individual, group, and family counseling. Locations on the North Side, Southwest Side, and Skokie. Staff speaks 20 languages, including Spanish.

24-hour crisis line: (773) 334-4663 

Text: (773) 899-1041

Phones:  

Uptown (773) 883-4663

Skokie (847) 983-4099

Ashburn (773) 697-327

Email: help@apnaghar.org

Location:

4350 North Broadway, 2nd floor, Chicago IL, 60613

Family Rescue 

Free counseling for people experiencing domestic violence. Various locations in Chicago, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 375-6863 

24-hour crisis line: (800) 360-6619
(English/Español)

Mujeres Latinas en Acción

Individual and group counseling. Located on the South Side, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 890-7676

Email: mail@mujereslat.org

Locations: 

Pilsen

2124 W. 21st Place
Chicago, IL 60608
773-890-7676

Brighton Park

4700 S. California
Chicago, IL 60632
773-890-8620

West Suburban 

7222 W. Cermak Road. 509
North Riverside, IL 60546
708-442-1299

For Members of the LGTBQ+ Community

Center on Halsted

LGBTQ focus. Sliding-scale fee for therapy; free initial screening appointment. Located on the North Side, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 472-6469 ext. 460

Hours: 8AM to 9PM

Location: 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60613

Family Rescue 

Free counseling for people experiencing domestic violence. Various locations in Chicago, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 375-6863 

24-hour crisis line: (800) 360-6619
(English/Español)

G.L.I.T.S

They offer relocation, asylum assistance and  physical/mental health referrals (including HRT) services. G.L.I.T.S is affiliated with a national association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community centers.

You can request services by filling out this intake form.

Howard Brown Center

LGBTQ focus, but a variety of services offered. Sliding-scale fee for therapy (only accepting new clients for group therapy right now). Locations on the North Side, South Side, and West Side, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 388-1600 

Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30 AM to 5PM

(773) 871-CARE (2273)

Mujeres Latinas en Acción

Individual and group counseling. Located on the South Side, services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 890-7676

Email: mail@mujereslat.org

Locations: 

Pilsen

2124 W. 21st Place
Chicago, IL 60608
773-890-7676

Brighton Park

4700 S. California
Chicago, IL 60632
773-890-8620

West Suburban 

7222 W. Cermak Road. 509
North Riverside, IL 60546
708-442-1299

General Counseling Resources

Catholic Charities

Variety of mental health services across Chicago and the suburbs. Services available in Spanish.

Phone: (312) 655-7725

Erie Neighborhood House’s Proyecto Cuídate

Free Spanish-language services, including counseling and family programs, in Little Village. 

Phone: (773) 542-7617 ext 2809

Contact:

Mariana Martinez
Clinical Therapist
mmartinez2@eriehouse.org

H.A.S. (Healthcare Alternative Systems)

Several locations across the city; all kinds of mental health services with a focus on providing behavioral health services to Chicago’s Latinx community. Sliding-scale fees, services available in Spanish. 

Locations and phones:

Broadview

1915-17 W. Roosevelt Road Broadview, IL 60155 (708) 498-0200

Miles Square

1713 South Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL 60608 (773) 743-2742

Northwest

5005 West Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL 60639 (773) 745-7107

Roseland Community Hospital

45 W. 111 St. Chicago, IL 60628 Phone: (773) 291-1821

South Side

4534 S. Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 254-5141

Mercy Hospital

All types of mental health services; financial assistance programs available. Various locations on the South Side, Southwest Side, and the Loop. 

Phone: (312) 567-2219

St. Anthony Hospital

Mental health services for adults in Little Village and on the South Side. Services available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 523-5079

St. Pius V 

Variety of counseling options and emergency services in Pilsen, services available in Spanish. 

Phone: (312) 421-7647

ACCESS Community Health Network

Variety of mental health services and locations around Chicago.

Phone: (866) 267-2353

Esperanza Chicago

Sliding-scale counseling services. Several locations on the South Side, services available in Spanish. 

Phone: (773) 584-6200

I AM ABLE Center

Sliding-scale, faith-based counseling services located on the South Side.

Contact:

Ari Natinsky, PsyD, Intake Coordinator 
Email:  ari@iamablecenter.org
Phone:  (773) 840-8108 
                                   

Lavita Collins, LCSW, Clinical Director

Email:  lavita@iamablecenter.org
Phone:  (773) 826-2929

NASC (New Age Services Corporation)

Counseling and therapy at low cost, also accepts Medicaid. Locations on the South Side and in Elmhurst. 

Locations and phones:

NASC -Chicago

1330 South  Kostner Ave
Chicago, IL 60623
Phone: (773) 542-1150
Hours:
Monday – Friday 7AM to 12 PM |  1PM – 5PM
Saturday: 8AM – 12PM
 
NASC- Elmhurst
386 North York Street
​Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: (630) 501-1742
Hours: 
Monday – Friday 7AM to 12 PM

Pilsen Wellness Center, Inc.

Medicaid is required for these mental health services, available in Spanish.

Phone: (773) 579-0832

Email: mental.health@pilsenwellnesscenter.org

UCAN

Therapy for people who have experienced trauma, free or low cost. Located on the South Side.

Phone: (773) 429-9346

Email: ucancounseling@ucanchicago.org