Counseling

In 1989, Chicago Women's Health Center began offering counseling services, emphasizing the values of education and self-help. We offer individual counseling, options counseling and crisis counseling, as well as groups and workshops.

We use a feminist and person-centered counseling approach, valuing equality in the counseling relationship; we see our role as providing support and insight into a client's experiences. We pay particular attention to clients' concrete needs as well as the impact of various forms of oppression such as gender oppression, racism, classism and homophobia.

CWHC's counselors are master's level clinicians who volunteer their time in the counseling program. Our counselors are experienced in working with a range of presenting issues including depression, anxiety, childhood trauma, sexual assault, domestic violence, relationships, gender, sexuality, and health concerns.

Counseling services are provided on a sliding scale based on income and the number of people supported on that income. The scale ranges from $25-$90 per session. Individual counseling sessions are typically weekly 50 minute sessions.

An in-office intake is required to receive counseling services at CWHC. The fee for intake is $35. The purpose of the intake is to learn more about you and what brings you to counseling as well as offer you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the way we work. For more information, call the Counseling Program at 773-935-6126 x401.

For information on our upcoming therapy groups, supervision groups and workshops, see the Group & Workshop Schedule.