Carla Gehle

Carla Gehle accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Oscar IL, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Out of state BlueCard PPO, Centivo, United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, and Prime Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Illinois are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Carla Gehle is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). carla is licensed to practice in Florida and Illinois, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. carla’s Illinois license number is 180010152, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Carla Gehle has been practicing therapy for 10 years. carla’s education and training include MS - Counseling, National Louis University. Over that time, carla has worked closely with Non-monogamous relationships. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and carla is part of that group.

Carla Gehle works with Non-monogamous relationships and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Life Transitions, and Stress. These are the areas where carla spends most of their clinical time. carla also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether carla is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Carla Gehle draws on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Couples [The Gottman Method], Motivational Interviewing, Relational, and Solution-Focused. In sessions, carla’s style is action-oriented, challenging, direct, empowering, and solution-oriented. In carla’s words: “We can explore new communication skills and address disconnection using the Gottman method in our sessions.”

Carla Gehle (she/her) offers therapy in English. carla identifies as White.

Carla Gehle offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 450 E 22nd Street in Lombard. carla is licensed in Florida and Illinois, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Carla Gehle is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. carla will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether carla’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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