Compass Health Center accepts most major commercial insurance plans. Insurance benefits and coverage are verified individually, call us to understand how Compass works with you to make care as affordable as possible.
About Compass Health Center
Compass Health Center strives to set the standard of excellence for Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Programs by providing immediate access to specialized, evidence-based behavioral health treatment to our patients and their families.
The Compass Health Center Story
Compass Health Center was founded and is led by experienced child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrists Dr. David Schreiber, MD, and Dr. Claudia Welke, MD, who recognized the need for immediate access to specialized, patient-centered psychiatric care in the Chicago area.
While working together on a hospital inpatient unit, Dr. Schreiber and Dr. Welke observed a shortage of programs to address the needs of children experiencing behavioral health crises. Many children faced long wait lists, resulting in unnecessary emergency room visits and subsequent hospital admissions. Recognizing the potential for improved outcomes with timely, appropriate care, they set out to establish a center that could provide an alternative.
In 2011, Compass Health Center opened its doors to serve children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. Since then, Compass has annually served thousands of patients, expanding its reach to new regions and offering new specialty care programs. Areas of focus include OCD, trauma, school anxiety, depression, anxiety, substance use, bipolar disorder, PTSD, chronic pain, and child dysregulation. Treatment is provided in age-appropriate settings within child, adolescent, young adult, and adult programs.
Immediate, Specialized, Evidence-Based Care
Compass Health Center provides Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs with a deep commitment to clinical quality and patient/family satisfaction. Compass Health Center’s goal is to help patients overcome debilitating mental health symptoms so they can continue living their best lives.
Compass Health Center’s Treatment Team
Compass Health Center’s multidisciplinary treatment team consists of over 65 psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, and more than 550 master-level clinicians. Specialized staff include board-certified child, adolescent, adult, and addiction psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, trauma therapists, OCD therapists, and more.
The Compass Difference
550+
Dedicated Clinicians
55+
Full-time Psychiatrists/NPs
530+
School and Community Partnerships
97%
of Patients Would Refer Family or Friends
95%
of Patients Step Down to a Lower Level of Care
100%
Virtual PHP and IOP Programs Available
Meet the Founders
DAVID A. SCHREIBER, MD
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Compass Health Center & Compass Virtual
Dr. David Schreiber is a psychiatrist specializing in child, adolescent, and adult crisis care. As the CEO and co-founder of Compass Health Center and Compass Virtual, he has expanded the organization to become the largest provider of intensive non-hospital-based psychiatric care in Illinois, with locations in Chicago, Northbrook, and Oak Brook. Compass also operates in Silver Spring, Maryland, Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Golden Valley, Minnesota. Virtual services are offered across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia, and DC.
Since its inception in 2011 with a team of 11, Compass Health Center has grown to over 600 professionals, including 500 clinicians and 65 psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, collectively caring for children, adolescents, young adults and adults in mental health crises. Drs. David Schreiber and Claudia Welke have developed an innovative, evidence-based model of in-person and virtual Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) services. Their comprehensive approach includes 54 specialized programs tailored for various age groups and disorders, providing accessible treatment options that help individuals recover and avoid higher levels of care, such as emergency room visits or inpatient units.
Dr. Schreiber earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed his adult psychiatry residency at Yale University School of Medicine and his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades, including the Yale Psychiatry Resident Teacher of the Year award, Chief Fellow, Physician of the Year award at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and CRC Compassion Award.
A recognized authority in mental health, Dr. Schreiber has been featured in prominent media outlets such as CBS, NBC, the Daily Herald, and the Chicago Tribune, underscoring his commitment to improving patient outcomes through innovative and accessible treatment solutions.
CLAUDIA P. WELKE, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder, Compass Health Center & Compass Virtual
Claudia Welke, MD is a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Compass Health Center (CHC) and Compass Virtual. CHC is the largest provider of intensive non-hospital based psychiatric care in Illinois, with in-person locations in Chicago, Northbrook, and Oakbrook and in virtual settings statewide. Founded in 2011 with 11 employees, CHC has grown to 800+ staff, including 500+ clinicians, 60+ of whom are psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners who treat 1,000 crisis patients per day.
Together with CHC Co-founder David Schreiber, MD, Dr. Welke has built an innovative, transformative model of in-person and virtual partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) services, with 48 specialized programs for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. CHC’s mission is to create safe and caring environments that improve access to treatment, keep people at home and out of higher level of care (e.g., emergency department and inpatient or residential facilities), and attain better outcomes.
Dr. Welke attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago and completed her psychiatric residency in Adult Psychiatry and a fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine. She was the Director of the University of Chicago Fellows for Northshore Health Systems. Dr. Welke has appeared as a mental health medical expert on WGN 9, Fox News, and in many print and online media sources.
With a foundation in compassion and science, we are breaking down barriers and accelerating access to mental health care in pursuit of optimal patient experiences and outcomes.
The Compass Difference
Putting you at the center of your care
Compass Health Center appreciates that each person served has a unique background, diverse needs, and different treatment goals. The Compass team believes truly individualized care leads to better clinical outcomes.
Age-specific, specialized PHP and IOP treatment
Compass Health Center’s care model is designed to serve ages 5 through all stages of adulthood and specialized to treat a wide range of conditions including, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Substance Use, OCD, Chronic Pain, and more.
Experienced, compassionate treatment team
Compass Health Center’s specialized staff includes board-certified child, adolescent, adult and addiction psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, counselors, nurses, and more. Compass’s clinicians are solely focused on their specialized role allowing them to become true experts delivering the most specialized care.
Flexible options that work for you
Compass Virtual is a 100% virtual PHP/IOP option, allowing patients to overcome a range of barriers to care while ensuring the highest standards for clinical quality are achieved. Across both virtual and in-person programs, Compass’s hours are designed to work for your schedule including after school and evening programs.
Deeply ingrained in the community
Every year Compass Health Center works with more than 500 academic institutions (elementary schools through college), more than 1,000 outpatient therapists, psychiatrists, and primary care doctors, and most major hospitals in the regions we serve. The Compass team works and supports many local non-profit mental health organizations to extend its community reach and help serve more people every day.
Support every step of the way
Navigating the mental health landscape can be complex, which is why Compass Health Center’s dedicated administrative team strives to provide exceptional support. Compass Health Center works closely with individuals and families to check insurance benefits, navigate leave of absence or FMLA, and fill prescriptions, as well as ensure financial, transportation, or other concerns do not delay treatment.
