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Bessie Crum

Pre-Licensed Professional

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Available both in-person and online
4220 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60613
Life brings all of us challenges – relationship struggles, parenting concerns, family conflicts, or feeling stuck. Maybe you’re dealing with stress at work, worrying about your children, or carrying pain from your past. Speaking both English and Spanish, I have expertise with 12 Step recovery approaches and trauma-informed care. Whether you’re navigating cultural expectations, feeling overwhelmed as a parent, or wanting to break patterns you learned growing up, you deserve support. Therapy isn’t just for crisis – it’s a place to work through everyday challenges, turn them into strengths, and learn to thrive.
I provide virtual and in-person therapy and support with a warm, collaborative, and person-centered approach. I draw on practical tools to help you explore strengths, clarify values, and face life’s challenges, including anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma, relationships, and religious/spiritual concerns. Healing starts with great support and feeling.
I create a space where you can explore what’s really going on without judgment. Because everyone deserves to feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Call or Bessie Crum now for a free 15 minute consultation - (773) 830-2845

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

St Mary of the Lake Office Building - Buena Park

4220 North Sheridan Road

Chicago, IL 60613 map

(773) 830-2845

Claret Center - Hyde Park

5498 South Kimbark Avenue

Chicago, IL 60615 map

My website
I specialize in Spirituality, Marital and Premarital and Anxiety 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (773) 830-2845
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

St Mary of the Lake Office Building - Buena Park

4220 North Sheridan Road

Chicago, IL 60613 map

(773) 830-2845

Claret Center - Hyde Park

5498 South Kimbark Avenue

Chicago, IL 60615 map

My website
I specialize in Spirituality, Marital and Premarital and Anxiety 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $125
  • Couple Sessions $150

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Out of Network
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Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. or (773) 830-2845
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional
Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. or (773) 830-2845

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Angela Paviglianiti (Illinois / 149015724) Bessie J Crum
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 1 year
  • Attended The Chicago School, Masters in Counseling Psychology, Graduated 2026
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional
Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (773) 830-2845
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional
Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (773) 830-2845

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Spirituality
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Anxiety

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Caregivers
  • Child
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Self-Harming
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
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Soy una consejera bilingüe y tengo dos oficinas, una en Uptown y la otra en Hyde Park. También me reúno con mis clientes mediante telehealth por Zoom. Asisto a mis clientes en un ambiente confidencial. Ya sea que esté navegando expectativas culturales, se sienta un poco abrumada, o desee romper patrones viejos, usted merece apoyo. Por favor, no dude en contactarme por una llamada inicia gratis.
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional
Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 830-2845
"
Soy una consejera bilingüe y tengo dos oficinas, una en Uptown y la otra en Hyde Park. También me reúno con mis clientes mediante telehealth por Zoom. Asisto a mis clientes en un ambiente confidencial. Ya sea que esté navegando expectativas culturales, se sienta un poco abrumada, o desee romper patrones viejos, usted merece apoyo. Por favor, no dude en contactarme por una llamada inicia gratis.
Photo of Bessie Crum, Pre-Licensed Professional
Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (773) 830-2845

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Ethnicity

Asian
Hispanic and Latino

I also speak

Spanish

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Ethnicity

Asian
Hispanic and Latino

I also speak

Spanish

Location

Primary Location

St Mary of the Lake Office Building - Buena Park

4220 North Sheridan Road

Chicago, IL 60613

(773) 830-2845

Additional Location

Claret Center - Hyde Park

5498 South Kimbark Avenue

Chicago, IL 60615

(773) 830-2845

Nearby Areas

Counties

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Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Call for a free consultation now - (773) 830-2845
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Bessie Crum
Pre-Licensed Professional
Call for a free consultation now - (773) 830-2845