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What Is a Trauma Response?
A trauma response is your nervous system's automatic reaction to danger. Learn the types (fight, flight, freeze, fawn), signs, and how to…
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Gemstone Wellness provides compassionate, inclusive mental health services in Chicago, with personalized therapy and counseling in the Loop. We also offer online and telehealth therapy throughout Illinois, helping you find care that feels right for you.
We accept BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO and Curative Health and will verify your benefits for you.
At Gemstone Wellness, we provide trauma-informed, identity-affirming therapy and counseling in Chicago for individuals, couples, and families. Our experienced, compassionate, and licensed therapists support clients navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, identity, and major life transitions with care that is thoughtful, culturally responsive, and tailored to the person in front of us.
Founded in 2016, Gemstone is a longstanding Chicago therapy practice founded and led by women. Many of our clinicians are part of the LGBTQ+ community, and we offer affirming care for LGBTQIA2S+ clients, queer and non-monogamous relationships, and people exploring their sexual or gender identities.
We offer in-person therapy in Chicago's Loop and secure telehealth throughout Illinois, including therapy in English and Spanish. We are in-network with BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and Curative Health plans. We also provide immigration psychological evaluations in Chicago for asylum, U-Visa, VAWA, and other immigration cases, with comprehensive reports completed within three weeks.
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Therapy works best when you feel seen, safe, and connected. Our approach is thoughtful, culturally responsive, and centered on the person in front of us.
Our licensed clinicians bring diverse perspectives, professional experience, and genuine care. We support our therapists so they can show up fully for the people they work with.
We do not assign therapists randomly. We take time to understand what you are looking for, your preferences, and what matters to you, then help connect you with someone who feels like the right fit.
We create a space where differences are respected, not pathologized or treated as something to fix. Care here honors identity, lived experience, communication styles, and individual needs.
In-person care in Chicago’s Loop and secure telehealth throughout Illinois, with sessions available in English and Spanish.
Our clinicians have been featured in trusted national publications for thoughtful perspectives on mental health and relationships.
From individual adults to couples, LGBTQ+ clients, polyamorous and kink-affirming communities, and Spanish-speaking clients, care is available in Chicago’s Loop and online across Illinois.
One-on-one support for anxiety, trauma, grief, identity, life transitions, and building a more grounded relationship with yourself.
For any two-person relationship, including same-sex and queer couples, working on trust, communication, and intimacy.
Affirming care for LGBTQIA2S+ clients exploring gender, sexuality, relationships, and belonging without judgment.
Therapy that understands multi-partner dynamics, consent, agreements, and relationship structures beyond the default.
Fully Spanish-language therapy with bilingual clinicians, so care can happen in the language that feels most natural.
Clinical focus areas our licensed mental health professionals commonly support, with dedicated pages for anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and sex therapy.
Anxiety therapy combines tools like CBT and DBT to help you regulate anxiety at its source, building real skills, not just coping tips.
Trauma therapy at Gemstone Wellness is trauma-informed by design: working at your pace to process painful experiences and rebuild a sense of safety.
Depression therapy here uses evidence-based approaches like CBT and mindfulness to address root causes, not just manage symptoms day to day.
Sex therapy at Gemstone Wellness is sex-positive and shame-free, for individuals or couples navigating desire, intimacy, and connection.
Our clinicians
A women-, queer-, and Latina-owned team of licensed, identity-affirming clinicians offering bilingual, LGBTQ+ affirming, and trauma-informed care.
Gemstone Wellness is an established group therapy practice in downtown Chicago, providing high-quality, compassionate mental health care. Clients meet with our clinicians in-person in the Loop or connect through secure telehealth anywhere in Illinois.
Gemstone Wellness
53 W Jackson Blvd #838
Chicago, IL 60604
United States
(312) 291-1730
Convenient for clients across downtown and nearby neighborhoods, including South Loop, West Loop, River North, River West, Fulton Market, Printer’s Row, and the Near North Side.
A specialized evaluation service, separate from ongoing therapy.
Trusted by immigration lawyers in Chicago and throughout Illinois, Gemstone Wellness offers professional immigration psychological evaluations to support asylum, U visa, VAWA, and other immigration applications. Our licensed clinicians are culturally sensitive and trained in trauma-informed interviewing. We deliver thorough, court-ready reports that give your case the strongest possible support.
Starting counseling should feel clear, not overwhelming. Here is how care begins at Gemstone Wellness.
Share what you are looking for and schedule a consultation. We will respond and walk you through next steps.
Find a therapist who fits your goals, identity, and schedule, not just the next opening.
Begin therapy in Chicago’s Loop or online across Illinois, at a pace that works for you.
Verified Google reviews from people who received therapy and counseling at Gemstone Wellness.
Insurance, languages, fees, location, and how care works at Gemstone Wellness.
Yes. Gemstone Wellness is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, and Curative Health plans. We also provide superbills for clients using out-of-network benefits with other PPO plans. Coverage varies by plan, so we recommend confirming your specific benefits before beginning therapy.
Yes. We have bilingual English/Spanish therapists who provide Spanish-language sessions in person at our Chicago Loop office and via secure telehealth across Illinois.
Yes. Gemstone Wellness offers in-person therapy at our office in Chicago’s Loop, at 53 W Jackson Blvd #838, Chicago, IL 60604. We also provide secure telehealth throughout Illinois. Our Chicago therapists work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families depending on the clinician.
We begin by learning about what you’re looking for in therapy, including your concerns, goals, preferences, identity, availability, and insurance. We then help connect you with a therapist whose experience and approach are a good match. Some Gemstone therapists also offer direct online booking, so you can schedule a consultation with an available provider.
Yes. As a queer-owned practice, Gemstone is affirming of LGBTQ+ individuals and relationship structures including polyamorous, ENM, and kink-identified partnerships.
Session fees vary by service type, session length, and provider. We accept BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and Curative Health, and we offer superbills for other PPO plans. Schedule a consultation to talk through options.
We offer a range of therapy and mental health services for individuals, couples, and families, with care tailored to your needs and goals. Our areas of focus include anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationships, identity, sexual wellness, neurodivergence, and more.
From our clinicians: articles on trauma, anxiety, relationships, and healing, written to inform, not replace therapy.
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Read MoreWhether you are navigating anxiety, grief, or healing from trauma, working on relationships, or simply feeling stuck, our affirming therapists are here. Care is available in English and Spanish, in Chicago’s Loop and online across Illinois.
Make an appointment or call (312) 291-1730 to take the first step.