Online psychiatrist in Illinois
Telepsychiatry in Chicago and across Illinois. Meet an Illinois-licensed online psychiatrist or therapist by secure video, from Naperville to Rockford, with no downtown commute.
Specialist care, wherever you are in Illinois
From Chicago to Springfield, every visit is online with a provider licensed in Illinois — no waitlists, no driving across the state, and no commute to a downtown office. Whether you're in Cook County or a rural southern county, expert psychiatric care is one click away.
Licensed in Illinois
Every psychiatrist, NP, PA, and therapist is licensed through the Illinois IDFPR and trained in evidence-based psychiatry and therapy.
Covered by Illinois plans
In-network with BCBS of Illinois plus Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare/Optum — and we verify your benefits before the first visit.
Seen within the week
Illinois faces a real provider shortage and long waits. Most of our new patients meet their provider within a week of requesting care.
From everyday struggles to complex diagnoses
Providers licensed to care for you in Illinois
Our Illinois team is led by founder and Medical Director Dr. Bruce Bassi, MD, MS, a board-certified general and addiction psychiatrist who lived in Illinois and saw firsthand how many clinicians take only one local plan, leaving patients calling around for care. Alongside him, board-certified psychiatric NPs and PAs and licensed clinical professional counselors offer medication management and therapy as one coordinated plan — warm, expert care for patients anywhere in the state.
Illinois telehealth policy milestones
Notable telehealth and mental-health policy milestones in Illinois — how access to online psychiatric care has expanded for residents here.
Illinois exceeds the U.S. average for psychiatrists
Statewide, Illinois averages about 13.57 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, well above the U.S. average of 7.49, according to the Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center. But access is uneven: rural regions such as southern Illinois run more than 50% below the national rate, where telepsychiatry helps bridge the gap.
Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center (2025 Workforce Report)
Over one-third of Illinois lives in mental-health shortage areas
The Behavioral Health + Economics Network (BHECON) reports that over 4.8 million Illinois residents — about 38% of the population — live in a designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area, and that the state would need to increase its behavioral health workforce more than 3.5 times to meet residents' need for care. Expanding telepsychiatry access can help existing clinicians reach more patients, especially in rural areas.
BHECON (Behavioral Health + Economics Network)
Illinois has 228 mental health shortage areas
As of December 2025, HRSA designated 228 Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas in Illinois, where only about 23% of the need for providers is met — leaving many residents, especially in rural regions or without transportation, facing long waits. Secure video visits bring licensed providers directly to patients' devices.
KFF State Health Facts (HRSA HPSA data)
Executive order required insurers to cover telehealth
On March 19, 2020, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-09, requiring all health insurance issuers regulated by the Illinois Department of Insurance to cover the cost of telehealth services, including behavioral health delivered by video. The order helped establish psychiatric care over secure video as a covered option for Illinois residents.
Office of the Governor of Illinois (Executive Order 2020-09)Questions from Illinois patients
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Most Illinois patients are seen within the week. Request an appointment and we'll verify your insurance up front.
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