Keisha Walker-Mathew

Keisha Walker-Mathew accepts Oscar IL, United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Out of state BlueCard PPO, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, 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.

Keisha Walker-Mathew is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Keisha is licensed to practice in Illinois, so clients located in Illinois can book sessions. Keisha’s Illinois license number is 149.023674, 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.

Keisha Walker-Mathew has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Keisha’s education and training include MSW- Social Work, University of Chicago. Over that time, Keisha has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students.

Keisha Walker-Mathew works with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students and specializes in Anger Issues, Anxiety, Body Image, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Premarital Counseling, and Relationship Concerns, among other areas. These are the areas where Keisha spends most of their clinical time. Keisha also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Keisha is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Keisha Walker-Mathew draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples [The Gottman Method], Harm Reduction, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Keisha’s style is affirming, creative, empowering, exploratory, and solution-oriented. In Keisha’s words: “I help clients find tangible ways to cope with stress and heal from its impact on their well-being and mental health.”

Keisha Walker-Mathew (she/her) offers therapy in English. Keisha identifies as Black/African American.

Keisha Walker-Mathew offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 6127 S. University Ave in Chicago. Keisha is licensed in Illinois, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Keisha Walker-Mathew is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Keisha 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 Keisha’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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