Aetna Therapist

Aetna typically covers sessions for individual therapy, couples therapy, and sometimes family therapy, depending on your specific plan. We provide support for issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum challenges, and more.

We offer a complementary initial 15 minute phone consultation to answer questions you may have for us and to determine how we may work together.

Individual & Couples Therapy

Initial Intake Sessions (2), 55 minute each - $250

55 minute session - $225

*Please note that appointments that are not cancelled or rescheduled with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice (or before 6p Saturday for Monday appointments) will be subject to the full 55 minute session fee (either self pay rate or full contracted insurance rate).

Good Faith Estimate

Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your Aetna plan’s copay, deductible, and coinsurance. When you reach out to us, our team will verify your coverage and let you know your estimated cost before you begin.

Please note that appointments that are not canceled or rescheduled with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice (or before 6p Saturday for Monday appointments) will be subject to the full 55 minute session fee (either self pay rate or full contracted insurance rate). 

When you cancel an appointment without much notice, 3 people miss out on the benefits - you, another client who could be seen at this time, and your Chicago psychologist who loves providing therapy : ).

We have so many options for you to schedule that it can be overwhelming!

1) You can schedule via our online scheduler.

3) You can schedule a complementary client-therapist matchmaking call

4) You can reach out to us via our contact us page.

Most of our therapists accept BCBS PPO and Aetna insurance.

Unfortunately, we are not considered “in-network” with Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO plans. There are no “out-of-network” benefits with an HMO plan so you will be considered self-pay. See our self-pay rates above.

Yes, with some exceptions. Providers within the practice are able to discuss your care with other providers in the practice in order to provide the best care for you. Similarly, some of our providers are under supervision and regularly speak with their supervisor about their client sessions. Otherwise, there are 3 situations where we would have to break your confidentiality. These include if we learn of any potential child or elder abuse from you, we determine that you are at risk of harming yourself or someone else, or we receive a court order for your medical records.

This is a great question and will depend on a few things. For the most part, we recommend that you meet with your therapist once/week for about 3-4 weeks to establish your relationship and sort out what will help you most in the short-term. From there, you may continue to meet once/week or you may decide on an every-other week schedule. Usually therapy works best when there is some consistency, but sometimes for financial reasons or otherwise, sessions are less frequent.

Most Aetna plans do not require a referral for outpatient therapy — but some HMO plans might. Don’t worry — we’ll check on this for you when we verify your insurance.