Akwetey Mensah Akrong
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1415 22nd Street Tower floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Let's Connect (847) 713-1714
Akwetey Akrong, PMHNP-BC, takes a holistic approach to psychiatry and enjoys working with each patient’s strengths to help them achieve better mental health. He is a compassionate, active listener and his goal is to get every patient to their highest level of functioning. As a Marine Corps veteran, Akwetey previously worked in inpatient mental health with veterans suffering from a wide range of mental health disorders. He’s also a pastor and has extensive experience in family counseling. Akwetey enjoys working with both adolescents and adults suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and more.
Akwetey Akrong takes a patient-centered approach and believes that listening to patient's concerns and preferences to formulate a treatment plan yield the best results overall. He seeks to establish a strong relationship with his patients to get to know and understand them and their specific needs.
If you are suffering from mental health issues and are looking to be heard and treated with dignity and respect, this is the provider for you. Akwetey is not just about results, he is about relationship and focuses on more than medication to get you to your highest level of functioning and happiness.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Akwetey Mensah Akrong now - (847) 713-1714
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Akwetey Mensah Akrong
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Illinois / 209023167 Akwetey Mensah Akrong
- In Practice for 4 Years
- Walden University, MSN, Graduated 2020
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Eating Disorders
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Religion
Christian
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Religion
Christian
Location
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (847) 713-1714
Akwetey Mensah Akrong
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP