Dr. Kamilah Banks-Word
Psychiatrist, MD (she, her)
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1457 N Halsted St Unit B303 Chicago, IL 60642
Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.
Dr. Kamilah Banks-Word is a psychiatrist at LifeStance Health who helps children, adolescents, and young adults across Illinois manage a wide range of mental health challenges through compassionate and evidence-based medication management. She works collaboratively with patients and families to address concerns such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma-related conditions. Dr. Banks-Word takes a patient-centered approach that integrates clinical expertise with empathy, helping individuals gain insight into their symptoms, build stability, and foster long-term emotional well-being.
With years of experience providing psychiatric care, Dr. Banks-Word offers personalized treatment that supports both mental health and overall quality of life. She specializes in managing complex mood disorders, psychosis, and sleep disturbances, as well as women’s mental health issues including postpartum depression and anxiety.
Her approach emphasizes education, open communication, and partnership in the treatment process, ensuring that each patient’s care plan reflects their unique goals and strengths. Dr. Banks-Word is particularly passionate about supporting individuals who have been recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
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Managed by LifeStance Health. Your call or email may go to a representative.
Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Caterpillar
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Duly Health and Care (DuPage)
- Magellan
- Medicare
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Northwell Direct
- Northwestern (NMPN)
- Optum
- OSF Healthcare
- Partners Direct Health
- Pathways (Amita Health)
- Provider Network of America (P
- Quest
- Sana Benefits
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- UnityPoint
- Zelis Healthcare
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Illinois / 036.142489 Kamilah Banks-Word
- Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine & Science, MD, Graduated 2014
- Degree/Diploma from Middle Tennessee State MS / 2003
- Degree/Diploma from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville BA / 2001
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Dr. Kamilah Banks-Word
Psychiatrist, MD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. - (708) 627-8157
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Developmental Disorders
- Grief
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Age
Toddler ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Couples/Marital Counseling
Dr. Kamilah Banks-Word
Psychiatrist, MD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. - (708) 627-8157
Location
Primary Location
LifeStance Health
1457 N Halsted St
Unit B303
Chicago, IL 60642
(708) 627-8157