Insurance, Fees, Hours, And More

Insurance Helps Make Therapy Affordable
To make therapy affordable, we are approved as providers on a number of insurance networks. Depending on your current health insurance provider, employee benefit plan, or Medicare plan, it may be possible that your services will be covered in part or in full. We are currently accept as providers for:

Aetna (Penny Taylor)
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Illinois - PPO Plans
Evernorth/Cigna
Medicare Illinois
Optum/UnitedHealth Care
Out-of-Network

Please note each insurance plan is different and insurance provider status can change. Contact your provider to verify how your plan compensates you for psychotherapy services and if your therapist (Penny Taylor or William Ressl at the Center to Awaken Kindness, Division of Penny & Bill Company is in-network or out-of-network. Currently, we do not accept Medicaid.
Affordable Self-Pay Rates
We offer affordable self-pay rates for our services in the event you do not desire to use your insurance benefits for therapy.

Self-Pay Rates

Our affordable self-pay rates are noted below. We also accept a number of insurances that may help to offset cost and we can arrange for a sliding scale in certain situations.

$210 Initial Session, includes an Integrated Biopsychosocial Assessment (60-90 minutes)
$165 Individual Therapy Session (60 minutes)
$180 Couples/Family Therapy Session (60 minutes)

The rates are the same for both on-ground therapy and video conferencing sessions (HIPAA compliant telehealth is provided through Sessions from Psychology Today).

Group Fees

Our affordable group fees are noted below. We also accept a number of insurances that may help to offset cost and we can arrange for a sliding scale in certain situations.

$210 Initial Individual Session, includes an Integrated Biopsychosocial Assessment (60-90 minutes)
$50-$75 Group Session (60-90 minutes)

The rates are the same for both on-ground and video conferencing sessions (HIPAA compliant telehealth is provided through Sessions from Psychology Today).

Payment

We accept all major credit/debit cards through our partnership with Square. We also accept cash and checks. Payment will be collected at the time of service.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a scheduled therapy session, please make sure you call your therapist and cancel at least 24 hours beforehand. Otherwise, you may be charged for the full rate of the session.
Hours By Appointment Only
The Center to Awaken Kindness, Division of Penny & Bill Company sees clients on an appointment only basis during our normal business hours:

Wednesday 10 AM to 8 PM
Thursday 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday 10 AM to 8 PM
Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM
Closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Your therapist will return calls during the Center's normal business hours. For mental health emergencies please call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, a professional is available to help 24/7.
Questions?
For any additional questions, please contact us at the Center to Awaken Kindness, Division of Penny & Bill Company at Awaken@CenterToAwakenKindness.com Emails will be returned during the Center's normal business hours.