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Work with kids and families in Illinois.
Chicago-area families book evening sessions heavily, and bilingual Spanish-speaking clinicians are in short supply across the state. We book your calendar with families Emora brings. You do no marketing.
Licenses we accept in Illinois
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Psychologist
Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD)
PMHNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Associate
Associate, intern, or provisionally licensed clinician under supervision
LPC or LSW under supervision
Compacts and portability
- Counseling Compact: not a member
- PSYPACT: member
- Social Work Compact: not enacted
Reviewed 2026-08-14. Verify with the board before relying on a compact privilege. Read the Illinois licensing guide.
The hours families book
After-school and evening hours are our scarcest supply. Families book the 3 to 9 pm slots first, every week.
We ask for two after-school or weekend blocks a week, and we fill them.
What you get in Illinois
Your practice, our engine
Families brought to you
New clients matched to your ages, specialties, and after-school hours. Emora brings the families; you do no marketing.
Credentialing done for you
CAQH, payer enrollment, and a tracker that shows where each payer stands.
Paid twice a month
Direct deposit for every completed session, whether or not the payer has paid us yet.
Referrals both ways
Referrals from Emora prescribers and psychologists, and a place to send the cases you cannot take.
Standing you can see
Your first eight clients set your standing. Attendance, cancellations, and retention are on your dashboard from week one.
Bring your own clients
Run the clients you already see on the Emora Care Platform alongside the families we bring. Sessions you source are paid at a higher rate.
Illinois questions
- Which licenses does Emora accept in Illinois?
- Licensed Professional Counselor; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD); Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Associate, intern, or provisionally licensed clinician under supervision. We also work with associates in Illinois (LPC or LSW under supervision) with a board-approved supervisor in place.
- Is Illinois in the Counseling Compact or PSYPACT?
- Illinois is not in the Counseling Compact as of our last review. Illinois is a PSYPACT member for psychologists. Verify with the board.
- When do Illinois families book?
- After-school and evening hours are our scarcest supply. Families book the 3 to 9 pm slots first, every week.
Bring your Illinois license. We bring the families.
Apply to Emora Health. You see your per-session pay inside the application, before any call, and you hear back within 48 hours. Less than 7% of applicants are accepted.