Therapy built around motherhood, licensed across Illinois.
We see women through fertility treatment, pregnancy, the postpartum year, the long stretch of raising kids, and the changes of mid-life. Because sessions happen by video, the same therapist is available whether you're in a Rogers Park walk-up or two counties from the nearest specialist.
Matrescence Therapy provides virtual therapy to women throughout Illinois, including Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Aurora, Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, Belleville, and Carbondale.
Illinois licensure
Every clinician on the team holds a current Illinois license.
Sit anywhere in-state
What matters is where you're physically sitting when the session starts.
You'll be in Illinois
Sessions run under an Illinois license, so you need to be in the state at session time. Ask us if your clinician also holds a license where you are.
Encrypted video
HIPAA-compliant sessions that open in your browser. No app to install.
Using Insurance in Illinois
Two people can carry the same card and have completely different mental health coverage, because the terms are set by the employer plan behind it rather than the carrier alone. We bill several major Illinois plans directly, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna. If yours isn't one of them, a monthly superbill lets you claim against your out-of-network benefits.
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Telehealth coverage, session limits and copays all vary by plan tier. Send us your plan details and we'll tell you what your first session will cost before you book it.
When we're out-of-network with your plan, most Illinois PPOs still pay back a share of every session once your out-of-network deductible is met. The process runs in three steps.
- 1 You pay at time of service Card on file, charged the day of your appointment, same as any private-pay visit.
- 2 We issue a superbill each month An itemized statement carrying the diagnosis and CPT codes your insurer asks for.
- 3 You file the claim Upload it through your insurer's member portal. Reimbursement goes back to you, not to us.
What you'd pay per session
Move both sliders to match your plan. This assumes your out-of-network deductible is already met.
Illinois Communities We Work With
Illinois runs close to 400 miles from the Wisconsin line down to Cairo, and perinatal specialists cluster heavily in one corner of it. Video sessions take the drive out of the equation, whether you're on the North Side or in a county with a single OB practice. Find your area below.
Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Logan Square, Wicker Park, Andersonville, Rogers Park, Hyde Park, Bridgeport, Beverly, Ravenswood, Irving Park, South Loop
Naperville, Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Elmhurst, Wheaton, Skokie, Orland Park, Palatine, Downers Grove, Glenview, Joliet
Rockford, Belvidere, Freeport, DeKalb, Sycamore, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, McHenry, Elgin, Geneva, St. Charles
Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Champaign, Urbana, Springfield, Decatur, Pekin, Quincy, Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island
Belleville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Alton, Collinsville, Glen Carbon, Carbondale, Marion, Mount Vernon, Effingham, Centralia
The state covers a lot of ground, and perinatal care isn't spread evenly across it. Your town doesn't need to be on this list. A private room and a steady connection are the whole requirement.
What Brings Illinois Women to Us
A clinician who has sat with hundreds of postpartum clients hears something different in what you're describing than a generalist does. Our therapists work with one population, from a first fertility appointment through perimenopause. Pick a phase to see what that covers.
Everything our Illinois therapists work with, grouped by phase. Select one above to narrow the list and read how we approach it.
Before You Book
The questions Illinois clients ask us most often, answered plainly.
For your standard sessions, you need to be physically in Illinois when they begin, because that's where your therapist is licensed. A workplace in Indiana or Wisconsin doesn't change that. The one exception is if the clinician you're matched with also holds a license in the state you'd be sitting in, so if you split your time across the border, ask us at intake and we'll check.
For most plans, no. You can book with us directly. A small number of Illinois HMO products still require a referral from your primary care physician before they'll pay for outpatient behavioral health, so if you're on an HMO it's worth one phone call to your carrier first.
Training and volume. A perinatal specialist has done coursework in reproductive mental health and has sat with this population over and over, which changes what they notice and how fast they notice it. Intrusive thoughts about harm coming to your baby are a recognized feature of postpartum anxiety and OCD, and hearing them named without alarm is often the first relief a client gets.
No. Therapists in Illinois don't have prescribing authority. If medication seems worth considering, we'll talk it through with you and coordinate with your OB, your primary care physician or a reproductive psychiatrist. Many perinatal medications are compatible with pregnancy and breastfeeding, and a prescriber who works in this area can walk you through what the evidence says.
Mostly history, orientation, and relationship building. Your therapist will ask about your history, what's going on right now, and what you want to be different a few months from here. You won't be asked to relive anything you aren't ready to talk about. By the end you should have a read on whether this person is a fit, and it's completely fine to tell us if they aren't.
Yes, and it often helps. Some clients bring a partner into a single session so they can hear the clinical picture directly. Others do a stretch of relationship-focused work when the strain has landed hardest there. Raise it with your therapist and they'll suggest which fits your situation.
Weekly therapy isn't designed to carry emergencies. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. You can call or text 988 at any hour to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Postpartum Support International also runs a perinatal helpline at 1-800-944-4773, which takes calls and texts. Ask your therapist how they handle between-session contact so you know what's available to you.
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Virtual Sessions Throughout Chicagoland, Illinois, & Texas
*This is a virtual practice.
All sessions are held through video. You must be residing in Illinois or Texas.