Aging with Grace: Dismantling “The Gay Death”
This evocative & heartfelt blog post on the topic of "The Gay Death" is authored by ISC Clinician, Sylvester Merritt. While this "aging" phenomenon isn't often written about, it is…
Who We Are
IntraSpectrum Counseling is a private psychotherapy practice of impressively educated, trained, and devoted psychologists, social workers, and licensed clinical professional counselors. Among other areas of expertise, all therapists have specialized training and experience in working with LGBTQ+ clients of all ages, and in providing sensitive, affirmative individual, couples, family and group therapy to all clients, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity – all are welcome. IntraSpectrum also liaisons with the Chicagoland business community to conduct expert consultations and sensitivity trainings on LGBTQ+ topics at area schools, corporations and organizations. For details, please call 312-379-9476 & leave a message for a callback.
Meet Our Therapists
What We Do
We provide individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy to an extremely diverse clientele. Our offices are open for in-person therapy by appointment and online therapy (subject to health insurance provider policies). We have locations Downtown (The Loop) and Andersonville (Berwyn Ave. & Clark St.). Clients can feel confident that they will be matched with the therapist who best meets their particular needs and that their therapy will be specifically tailored to their evolving ambitions, every step of the way. If you have insurance questions or aren’t sure about your provider’s policies, we’re happy to help. Email us at help@intraspectrum-chicago.com or leave a message for a callback on our office line: 312-379-9476.
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Group Therapy Program
Our therapy groups provide safe spaces to share stories, make connections, receive support, and experience belonging, security and visibility. New groups are forming now – join us!
Information & FAQs
Answers to many questions about our therapy services and therapeutic philosophy, group therapy programs, insurance, in-person vs. online options, transportation, parking, COVID-19 & more.
Office Locations
Andersonville
5340 N. Clark St.
Suite 212
Chicago, IL 60640
Andersonville
1511 Berwyn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
Recent IntraSpectrum Blog Posts
IntraSpectrum Counseling’s Statement on Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. IntraSpectrum Counseling adamantly believes in and supports the Black Lives Matter movement. The systematic, state-sanctioned racism, oppression, and killing of Black and Brown bodies must end. Until a world exists where Black and Brown bodies live free of fear, there is no justice. We demand the defunding of the police, an end to the militarization of police, and an investment in true public safety that protects all bodies. That is the only way to accomplish true justice.
We cannot be silent on the harm and trauma happening in our QTBIPOC community. We know and understand that our QTBIPOC individuals have unique experiences and needs. We strive to honor and celebrate the needs and experiences of our QTBIPOC clients, team members, and community. Consequently, we are committed to dismantling systems of oppression by cultivating a community of accountability, educating ourselves and the people with whom we connect, speaking out against racism, examining our own internalized biases, and amplifying oppressed/marginalized voices.
Anti-Racism Commitment: Our mission to offer LGBTQ-affirming services is bolstered by our commitment to acknowledging the diversity and intersectionality we have in our community. Our work towards anti-racism is an ongoing journey and one to which we are staunchly committed. We deeply value the support and ongoing trust that the QTBIPOC community, as well as the LGBTQ+ community as a whole, have given IntraSpectrum Counseling. We seek to continuously earn that trust by being responsive to the moment, maintaining an openness to feedback, and investing in team members in ways that are representative of the intersectionality and diversity of our clients.
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IntraSpectrum Counseling is incensed by today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. We are equally appalled at Justice Clarence Thomas’s statement that SCOTUS should next reconsider the Griswold, Obergefell and Lawrence cases that, respectively, safeguard the right to contraception, legalize same-sex marriage, and protects the right to private, consensual sex. Today’s ruling is a massive setback to long-standing, fundamental rights to bodily autonomy & reproductive freedom. The impact on lives will be immediate and irreversible – disproportionately affecting people of color and those of limited financial means. Our basic freedoms are under attack. Women are under attack. LGBTQ+ people are under attack. BIPOC people are under attack. And we are outraged. IntraSpectrum Counseling stands firmly alongside the Biden Administration, the U.S. Justice Department and the millions of American citizens who support access to abortion and reproductive justice. We support the vital work to re-establish our constitutional foundation for reproductive justice and freedom. We will never give up.