Founded by Dr. Sammy Khader, MD, Cater Psychiatry respects privacy, supports personalized treatment decisions, and gives each patient time and space to feel heard.
Years of Experience
Psychiatric care should offer more than brief conversations and prescriptions. Dr. Sammy Khader, MD, founded Cater Psychiatry to provide adults with thoughtful, individualized care centered on listening, meaningful collaboration, personal respect, and ongoing continuity.
With experience in adult psychiatry, Dr. Khader works collaboratively with patients to understand symptoms, health history, previous treatments, lifestyle, challenges, and personal goals before recommending an appropriate, individualized psychiatric care plan.
His areas of focus include ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, insomnia, trauma, OCD, psychosis, grief, burnout, and broader adult mental health concerns.
You’ve found your solution. We offer same-week telepsychiatry that’s both profoundly personal and practically accessible. This is care that caters to you.
Cater Psychiatry delivers timely, human-centered care designed to reduce long waits and rushed visits. Through clear pricing, unrushed evaluations, and flexible weekday, evening, or weekend availability, Dr. Sammy Khader carefully explores underlying concerns while treating every patient as a complete person with individual needs, experiences, and goals.
We envision an Illinois where excellent mental healthcare is accessible, affordable, and genuinely human. By mentoring nurse practitioners, collaborating with communities and universities, and preserving patient-first values, Cater Psychiatry hopes to create a compassionate mental health network grounded in empathy, thoughtful care, integrity, and meaningful connection.
We listen carefully to understand how work, grief, relationships, and daily pressures influence your overall mental health.
Same-week appointments, with evening and weekend availability for eligible Illinois residents statewide.
Initial evaluations cost $279, while follow-up appointments are clearly priced at $175.
We treat only Illinois residents, because healing requires cultural fluency.
When another provider better fits your needs, we offer honest guidance and appropriate referrals.
Average four-month waits in Illinois
Initial evaluations often cost $400+
Frequent provider changes and disrupted care
Same-week appointment openings statewide
Sustainable $175 follow-up sessions
Long-term, relationship-based healing partnerships
Personalized plans supporting stability and functioning
Thoughtful care addressing symptoms, triggers, and distress
Exploring contributing psychological and medical factors
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners bring specialized training, collaborative perspectives, and expanded access to mental healthcare.
No Hidden Fees | No Surprise Bills | No Ghosting
Clear rates posted publicly ($279/$175)
48-hour policy (we’ll never charge for crises)
Delivered instantly for DIY insurance reimbursement
Urgent same-day slots + clear emergency resources
Your psychiatrist should understand your story, not just your diagnosis.
Mental healthcare should feel accessible and deeply personal.
Illinois deserves thoughtful care beyond impersonal systems.
Cater Psychiatry provides thoughtful care centered on listening, collaboration, clear communication, and treatment decisions shaped around your needs and goals.
