A MAD CLINIC

COMING SPRING 2026

FRACTAL HOUSE

/ˈmædnəs/

the quality or state of being mad

At Fractal House, we believe the healing way is not, in essence, so complicated. Rather than ornate language, implementations, or tools, we believe healing requires only that which has always been available to us: love, acceptance, creativity, community, and the courage to work through, together.

Mad-affirming

anti-carceral healing

supports and spaces

informed by

lived experience



  • A relational, liberatory practice rooted in lived experience, curiosity and care, psychotherapeutic services at Fractal House support meaning making, capacity building, and movement towards enhanced connection and self-direction.

    Available for individuals, couples, families.

  • A peer-provided, relationship-based support woven into everyday life, community support may include spending time together at home or in the community, accompanying someone to run errands or attend events, supporting participation in groups or workshops, and building skills for self-management, connection, and navigating daily life.

    This can also include Peer Mentorship.

  • Fractal House workshops and gatherings are participatory spaces for creativity, reflection, and connection.

    These offerings bring people together to explore healing, affirm mad culture, and engage in shared inquiry through art, conversation, and collective experience.

  • Fractal House helps people navigate systems, access resources, and build self-advocacy capacity.

    Advocacy support may include resource connection, mediation, letters or reasonable accommodations requests, and rapid-response support for issues related to housing, job or other urgent needs.

  • Fractal House trainings build capacity to show up for extreme states in ourselves and others from a non-carceral, autonomy-centered, relational orientation.

    We offer group and one-on-one trainings, as well as one-off sessions and multi-part series, for providers, loved ones, coworkers, educators, and community members. 

  • Our activism centers mad culture and psychiatric liberation through collective action and community.

    Fractal House is a co-founder of the Mental Health Autonomy Alliance and a partner in Madhouse with the Center for Mad Culture—a growing hub for mad engagement, events, and organizing (website coming soon).

Medicaid

Medicare

Sliding Scale

Pro bono

Private Insurance

Medicaid ⧒ Medicare ⧑ Sliding Scale ⧒ Pro bono ⧑ Private Insurance ⧒

Value of Love for Love

This original artwork by cherished Fractal House friend and community member embodies the essence of our mission, the foundation of our practice: the value of love for love.

by Arie Ben Sorin

VISIT US


2714 W Peterson Ave
Chicago, IL 60659

Hours

By Appointment Only

Space Reservation

We’d love to host you for meetings, events, gatherings, etc. Use our contact form to book a reservation.

Email
admin@fractalhouse.org