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Robert James Hartke, PHD

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Specializes in: Counseling and Psychology

Professional interests include: depression, LGBT issues, short-term therapy, and more.

636 Church Street
Evanston, IL 60201

(847) 866-7249

Robert James Hartke, PHD is a counselor in Evanston, IL specializing in counseling and psychology.

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636 Church Street
Evanston, IL 60201

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Some issues Robert James Hartke, PHD can help you with:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a form of psychotherapy or treatment for mental illness. It comes in a variety of methods, but the basic concept behind all CBT is the same -- thoughts cause feelings, which cause actions. If someone wishes to change problematic behaviors or emotions in their lives, they need to start by changing their thoughts. CBT examines ideas and looks for patterns that may be causing harmful actions. The therapist helps patients modify those thought patterns and, in doing so, helps them feel better and cope more effectively.

CBT is one of the most widely studied forms of psychotherapy, and it has been shown to be extremely effective for a variety of mental illnesses. Some of the issues that respond well to CBT include mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, sleep disorders, and psychotic disorders. In some cases, CBT has been shown to be as effective or even more effective than medication. One of the interesting things that the scientific study of CBT has shown is that CBT actually changes the way the brain works, physically improving its function.

CBT differs from traditional psychotherapy in a few key ways. One of the most important distinctions is the emphasis on the power and responsibility of the patient in CBT. The patient will be encouraged to be the one asking the questions in CBT therapy, and most patients are assigned homework to complete outside of therapy sessions. There is a concept in CBT that everyone has power the power to change how they feel, even if they cannot control the situation, and this can be very empowering for patients. Because of this power shift, the therapist-client relationship is not as critical to success in CBT as it is in other modes of therapy. Patients should still get along well with their therapists, but they do not need a deep, dependent emotional connection to them. Finally, because CBT often treats a specific issue or problem, it is usually shorter in duration than traditional therapy. While some therapies may continue for years, CBT lasts on average just 16 sessions.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

LGBT Issues

LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and is indicative of a greater spectrum of different sexualities and genders that some people may identify with. LGBT issues are issues that LGBT people may face in their daily life, affecting children, adolescents, and adults. Adverse experiences and stigmas may contribute to depression, anxiety, and undue stress in LGBT people. Common LGBT issues may include:

Harassment and bullying
Social rejection
Higher risk of suicide

Healthcare providers are working to provide more inclusive care for people of all sexual orientations and identities. Some choose to address LGBT issues through procedures such as chest reconstruction, facial feminization surgery, masculinization surgery, and glottoplasty (surgery to raise the pitch of one's voice). Sensitive OB-GYN care and hormone therapy may also be options for people with LGBT issues.

LGBT therapy can also help people navigate LGBT issues and mental health problems. LGBT affirmative therapy specializes in creating "affirmative" spaces for people who are LGBT. LGBT affirmative therapists use patients' preferred pronouns, address homophobia and social biases, and act as LGBT advocates in their talk therapy sessions.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2012 were health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	714

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2013 were health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	838

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	32
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	63
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2014 were health and behavior assessment and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	945
mental health therapy	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	80
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	37
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2015 were health and behavior assessment and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	1165
mental health therapy	654

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	188
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	84
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	40
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2016 were health and behavior assessment and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	1082
mental health therapy	788

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	97
Hispanic	14
Asian	12
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	35
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	51
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2017 were mental health therapy and health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

health and behavior assessment	72
mental health therapy	764

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	68
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Dementia	56
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	919

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	25
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	74
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	1126

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	22
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	68
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL during 2020 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	380

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	12
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	67
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Robert James Hartke, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated as a counselor in Evanston, IL were health and behavior assessment and mental health therapy.

health and behavior assessment	802
mental health therapy	671

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	147
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	61
85 and over	30
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Robert James Hartke, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	42
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Robert James Hartke, PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA PPO, Blue California, Medicare and AETNA Inc. (Open Choice).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Robert James Hartke, PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA PPO

Blue California

Medicare

AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)

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Biography

Dr. Robert Hartke is a specialist in psychology and counseling. Clinical interests for Dr. Hartke include behavioral medicine, geriatric consultation, and depression. Dr. Hartke accepts Blue California, Cigna, and CIGNA Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert James Hartke, PHD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

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