United Healthcare Therapists in Chicago

In-network therapy with UnitedHealthcare and Optum for women, couples, teens, and families.

Looking for a therapist in Chicago who accepts UnitedHealthcare or Optum? Balanced Awakening offers in-network therapy for clients across Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Andersonville, Downtown Chicago, and throughout Illinois via telehealth.

Our team helps make the process feel less overwhelming by supporting you with therapist matching, insurance-friendly care, and compassionate treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum concerns, relationships, life transitions, and more.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

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Meet Our Therapists Who Accept UnitedHealthcare & Optum

Therapy Covered by UnitedHealthcare & Optum in Chicago

UnitedHealthcare often partners with Optum, also known as United Behavioral Health, to manage mental health benefits. Balanced Awakening is in-network with both UnitedHealthcare and Optum, which means your therapy sessions may be fully or partially covered depending on your specific plan.

Before starting therapy, our team can help you understand your benefits, estimate your out-of-pocket cost, and match you with a therapist who fits your needs, preferences, and goals.

At Balanced Awakening, we specialize in therapy for women, couples, and teen girls — and we’re proud to be in-network with United Healthcare & Optum insurance. Whether you’re facing anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or relationship challenges, our team of licensed therapists is here to help you heal and grow.

With offices in Chicago’s Lakeview, Andersonville, Lincoln Park and Loop neighborhoods — we offer in-person and virtual therapy options to fit your lifestyle. As a UHC/Optum member, your mental health care may be fully or partially covered, and we’ll walk you through the insurance process every step of the way.

We believe therapy should be easy to access, empowering, and tailored to you. That’s why we take the time to match you with a therapist who’s a true fit for your needs, preferences, and goals.

What Can Therapy with Balanced Awakening Help You With?

Many people searching for a UnitedHealthcare therapist in Chicago are looking for support during overwhelming or emotionally painful periods of life. Therapy can help you better understand patterns, strengthen relationships, manage stress, and feel more connected to yourself.

At Balanced Awakening, our therapists support clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum mental health concerns, relationship challenges, burnout, identity exploration, grief, and major life transitions. We offer both in-person therapy in Chicago and virtual therapy throughout Illinois.

We support our UHC & Optum-covered clients with a wide range of concerns, including:

Our approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based care. We’re also experts in somatic therapy, breathwork, IFS, and Imago Relationship therapy. We’re here to meet you where you are and help you move forward.

Let Us Help You Use Your United Healthcare Insurance to Start Therapy

Getting started is simple. Fill out our quick matchmaking form, and we’ll:

✔️ Verify your UHC/Optum insurance coverage
✔️ Provide an out-of-pocket cost estimate
✔️ Match you with a therapist who fits your needs
✔️ Offer both virtual and in-person sessions to fit your schedule

You don’t have to navigate this alone — and your insurance can help make therapy more accessible.

👉 Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation or Start the Matching Process today.

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Our United Healthcare & Optum Therapist Services

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    Anxiety Therapy

    We can help you get your anxiety and worry to a more manageable place.

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  • Young woman wearing a yellow t-shirt and gray pants dancing on a city sidewalk with a building and railing in the background.

    Somatic Therapy

    Bring your body into the healing mix in psychotherapy.

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  • Smiling woman and girl covered in colorful powder at a festival outside with trees and tents in the background.

    Postpartum Therapy

    Grow into your role as a mother, while also nourishing all of your identities.

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  • Two alpacas looking through a wire fence, with mountainous landscape and blue sky in the background.

    Couples Therapy

    Improve your relationship by gaining communication skills and navigating conflict.

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  • Two women sitting on a sofa having a conversation, one wearing a floral dress with pearl jewelry, the other in a white blouse with a pink blazer and glasses, holding a smartphone in a bright room with plants and a window in the background.

    Women's Therapy

    Individual psychotherapy services for anyone identifying on the female spectrum.

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  • A small pink and red umbrella with the label 'PTSD' on a yellow sticky note, placed on a green background.

    Trauma Therapy

    Therapy to help you heal from all kinds of trauma that may be impacting you.

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  • Young woman with rainbow-colored hair, glitter makeup, and rainbow accessories at a pride event, smiling at the camera with people in the background.

    Teen Girl Therapy

    Build your confidence and get help navigating your relationships.

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  • Person with short hair and denim jacket standing by the shore with rocky landscape, arms outstretched during sunset.

    Life Transitions Counseling

    We all go through changes! Why not get some help while you’re navigating them?

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    LGBTQIA+ & Gender Exploration Therapy

    Exploring all expressions of gender and sexuality.

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Contact Us 
Balanced Awakening Lakeview
4043 N Ravenswood Ave, Ste 301
Chicago, IL 60613
  
Balanced Awakening Andersonville
5215 N Ravenswood Ave, Ste 201 & 208
Chicago, IL 60640
  
Balanced Awakening Loop
25 E Washington St, Ste 1505
Chicago, IL 60602
  
Balanced Awakening Lincoln Park
561 W Diversey, Ste 205
Chicago, IL 60614
 

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • United 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.

  • Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your United 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 : ).

  • 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.

Have more questions about therapy or the process? Contact us!

Start Therapy with UnitedHealthcare or Optum

Book your first appointment online and our team will verify your insurance benefits and contact you with coverage details before your session.

We offer both in-person therapy in Chicago and virtual therapy throughout Illinois.

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