Hope Springs Health
Virtual psychiatric care · Illinois
Care that follows you through every season of life.
Hope Springs Health, PLLC provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults across Illinois — with particular depth in the mental health of pregnancy, postpartum, and the reproductive years.
Areas of care
Evaluation and ongoing medication management for a broad range of concerns, with specific training in the emotional and hormonal shifts of reproductive life.
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Reproductive & perinatal psychiatry
PMS and PMDD, pregnancy, postpartum mood changes, and perimenopause.
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Anxiety & depression
Structured, evidence-based evaluation and treatment planning.
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Trauma-related symptoms
Trauma-informed care that considers your full history and context.
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Bipolar spectrum disorders
Careful diagnosis and long-term medication management.
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ADHD
Evaluation and treatment for adults navigating attention and focus concerns.
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Whole-person medication management
Thoughtful prescribing, started low and adjusted carefully, with regular check-ins.
Your provider
Ijeoma Ukachukwu, DNP, PMHNP-BC, WHNP, CNM
Dr. Ukachukwu is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and triple-certified clinician — a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Nurse Midwife. That combination shapes how she practices: mental health, hormonal health, and reproductive care are treated as connected, not separate.
Sessions start with your full story — history, symptoms, sleep, stress, relationships, and life context — before any conversation about diagnosis or medication. She explains her thinking in plain language and works through treatment decisions with you rather than for you.
Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Illinois Chicago · Board-certified PMHNP & WHNP · Licensed in Illinois
How care works
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Initial evaluation
A thorough first session covering your history, current symptoms, and what's brought you to seek care. No need to have it all figured out beforehand.
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A shared plan
Any diagnosis under consideration is explained clearly. If medication may help, the options are discussed together so the decision feels right for you.
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Ongoing care
Regular check-ins to see what's working, adjust as needed, and support the practical side of daily life — sleep, stress, and routines.
Insurance
In-network with the following, subject to plan verification:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Cigna & Evernorth
- UnitedHealthcare (Optum)
- Oscar Health / Oxford
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Ascension SmartHealth
Self-pay fees
- Initial session — $200 (60 minutes)
- Standard follow-up — $100
Sliding-scale consideration available on request. Superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
Get in touch
The fastest way to schedule is to book directly online. For questions before your first visit, call or fax the practice — please don't send personal health information by phone message or fax cover note.
Phone: (224) 387-1647
Fax: (224) 387-1781
Location: Virtual visits across Illinois
Hours: By appointment