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Dr. Firas Nakshabandi

Psychiatrist
11 years of experience
  • Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Trauma
  • Medication management, Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

About Me

Dr. Nakshabandi is the founder & CEO of Empathic Resonance, LLC & a clinical associate of psychiatry & behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago. He draws from 10 years of psychiatric training experience across a wide range of settings including Harvard Medical School, The University of Chicago, The Department of Veterans Affairs and over 40 different sites across two continents. Dr. Nakshabandi has extensive knowledge on a wide array of therapeutic techniques, medication management algorithms, and complementary approaches to treatment. His treatment approach is rooted in empathy and strives to heal by evoking it.

"I have dedicated almost two decades of my life to learning various treatment modalities because I believe the more tools I have the better I am able to help you, and the more tools I am able to pass on to you the better you are able to help yourself".

"Treatment is just the beginning, I want to help you look beyond and to thrive".


For more information please visit our main website:

www.empathic-resonance.org

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Man

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    11 years of experience
  • Training
    MD (Medical Degree) at King Saud University College of Medicine, Other at King Saud University, College Of Medicine
  • License type
    MD (Medical Doctor) (Illinois)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, OCD, Family issues, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Identity issues, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Exposure Response Prevention, Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Strength-Based, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavior Modification, Trauma Focused CBT, Structural Family, Art Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Play, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Care types
    Medication management, Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults, Adolescents, Children
  • Languages
    Arabic, English
  • Location
    939 West North Avenue Ste 750
    Chicago, IL 60642