Illinois Doctors and Health Care Professionals
Chicago Area
General Physician - Primary Care
Howard Brown Health Center
4025 North Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60613-2010
Phone: (773) 388-1600
Community Buzz: Non-profit Queer Health Clinic in Chicago, IL. Offers sliding scale service down to no-cost, uses informed consent without pathologization/GID.
PO Box 636 Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone: (815) 246-3492
J. Wesley Cook, MD
Family Alternative Health
2001 W. Addison
Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: (773) 404-1000
Fred Ettner, MD
800 Austin Street, Suite 308
Evanston, IL 60202
Phone: (847) 733-2229
Dr. Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD
University of Chicago
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 962-6302, (773) 702-6302
Internationally known reconstructive surgeon.
Andrew Pavlatos, MD
2800 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 606
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 525-8846
Ross Slotten, MD
711 W. North Avenue, Suite 209
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 280-0096
Dr. Kenneth L. Stein
414 N. Orleans Street, Suite 209
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 828-0060
Has been practicing plastic surgery in Chicago since 1987.
Janet Tobian, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 702-6138
Robert Vottero, MD
870 West End Court, Suite 205
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Phone: (847) 816-8858
Mental Health
Joe Camper
4840 N. Marine Drive
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 907-4519
Dr. Richard Carroll
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N. St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 695-1920
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Dakota Cimo
Co-Create
3850 N. Lawndale
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 539-9183
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Jim Cosenza, LCSW, CADC
4753 N. Broadway, Suite 608
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 633-6643
Email: jim@jimcosenza.com
Specializes in mood and anxiety disorders, substance use, health and wellness, grief and loss, relationships, LGBTQ identity, transgender clients and their families, and leather, poly, kink, and blended families.
Now offering psychotherapy support group meetings for women whose husbands are transitioning from male to female.
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Michelle Emerick, Psy.D
Howard Brown Health Center
4025 North Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60613-2010
Phone: (773) 388-1600
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
*This provider is recommended!
Randi Ettner
800 Austin Street, Suite 308
Evanston, IL 60202
Phone: (847) 733-2229
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Carolyn E. Gehle, AM, LCSW
3139 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 220
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 472-6615
Has been practicing psychotherapy for over thirty years. Worked for Chicago's Howard Brown Health Center and helped develop their protoc0l for working with transgender people.
Laura L. Grimes, LCSW
River Rock Psychotherapy & Consulting, Inc.
4753 N. Broadway, Suite 608
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 659-9207
Email: laura_grimes@sbcglobal.net, laura@riverrocktherapy.com
Trained as a sex therapist, specializing in sexual orientation, gender identity issues, and the BDSM/kink communities. Currently facilitates Genderwork, a donation-supported FTM support group. Sliding scale fee.
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Wendy Hall, MA, LCPC
1752 Windsor Road, Suite 205
Loves Park, IL 61111
Phone: (815) 540-4716, (815) 997-5245
Specializes in social work and counseling.
Susan Joy Johnson, Psy.D.
1241 W. Bedford Drive
Palatine, IL 60067
Phone: (847) 705-9335
Michael Kenney
Co-Create
3850 N. Lawndale
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 539-9183
Beatriz Ledesma, MAAT; RMT; LCPC
1242 W. Winnemac Street
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (312) 506-2772, ext. 224
Bilingual (Spanish/English), bicultural clinical counselor, art therapist, and Reiki master teacher. Specializes in gender dysphoria, pre- and postoperative counselling for transition and beyond. Uses alternative methods of treatment, such as Reiki (hands-on healing), meditation, relaxation, and yoga.
Dr. Claudia Mosier
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
Pride Institute
4840 N. Marine Drive
Chicago, IL 60640-4220
Phone: (773) 907-4616
Susan O'Dell, Ph.D.
1422 W. Thome Street
Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: (773) 262-7010
Theo Pintzuk
Co-Create
3850 N. Lawndale
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 539-9183
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
Sami J. S. Thomas, MA, LCPC, ADS
Healthy Alternatives
40 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (773) 715-9069
Also has offices in downtown Chicago and northwest side of Chicago.
Northern Illinois Area
Mental Health
Ronald B. Baron, MD
2120 Sheridan Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (708) 432-7007
Michael Levins, PhD
19815 Governors Highway
P.O. Box 418, Suite 8
Flossmoor, IL 60462
Phone: (708) 798-2490
Elaine Phillips, MA
Bloomington, IL 61071
Phone: (309) 829-2845
Email: elaine@sextherapyillinois.com
Trey Polesky, MSW, LSW
2416 E. Washington Street, Suite A2
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: (773) 819-5428
Email: treypolesky@gmail.com
Gina L. Spielman, LCSW, CH
445 W. Jackson Avenue, Suite 105
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: (630) 212-7048
Email: gs@ginaspielman.com
Licensed professional counseling and hypnotherapy services for all ages. Holistic approaches to well-being.
Dr. Linda Wetherbe
Therapeutic Services
33125 N. US Highway 45
Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone: (847) 223-6123
Email: liwetherbe@netwury.net
Community Buzz: Works extensively with transgender / SOFFA clients.
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http://forge-forward.org/2011/02/wisconsin-physician-list/
http://forge-forward.org/2011/01/wisconsin-therapist-list/
Midwest Trans* and Queer Wellness Initiative
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