Meet the Doctor

Dr. Brandi Jackson

Integrative Psychiatry

Board-Certified Psychiatrist whose career spans the full breadth of mental health care — from academic medicine and first-episode psychosis research to psychiatric care in maximum security prisons to studying Ayurvedic medicine in rural India. She has held leadership positions at every level: Chief Resident, fellowship director, clinic director, and the first Chief Behavioral Health Officer at a federally qualified health center.

At Twin Village Health, she brings all of it together. Her belief is that healing is about reconnection — with your inner self, with others, and with the world around you. She creates a nonjudgmental space where patients feel heard, understood, and empowered, drawing on both modern psychiatric science and ancient healing wisdom to get there.

Education & Training

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science, Human Development, Cornell University

Medical School

Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency

Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chief Resident)

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Advanced Training

Ayurvedic Medicine, Rural India · Mindfulness-Based Practices · Plant-Based Therapies

Honors & Awards

Chief Resident, Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago

Global Woman of Excellence Congressional Award

First Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Federally Qualified Health Center, Chicago

Director, Community Psychiatry Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center

Director, First Episode Psychosis Clinic, Rush University Medical Center

Background

Dr. Jackson served as the first Chief Behavioral Health Officer at a federally qualified health center in Chicago, where she built and led the behavioral health program across multiple sites. She served as Director of the Community Psychiatry Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center and Director of the First Episode Psychosis Clinic at Rush, where she trained the next generation of psychiatrists in community-based and early-intervention care.

Her experience spans settings most psychiatrists never see — academic hospitals, community health centers, correctional facilities including maximum security prisons, and international training in Ayurvedic medicine in rural India. That range isn't accidental. It's what gives her the ability to meet patients wherever they are and draw from every tradition that has something real to offer — evidence-based psychiatry, mindfulness practices, lifestyle medicine, and plant-based therapies.

Her work has been featured on NBC Nightly News, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, MTV, and MSNBC.

Clinical Interests

Anxiety & Depression

Evidence-based psychiatric care that goes beyond medication — investigating hormonal, gut, nutritional, and inflammatory contributors to mood disorders.

Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders

Comprehensive management of psychotic spectrum disorders with integrative approaches — medication optimization combined with lifestyle, nutritional, and community-based support.

Trauma & PTSD

Trauma-informed psychiatric care that addresses how trauma reshapes the nervous system, hormones, immunity, and cognition — not just the emotional surface.

Burnout & Professional Exhaustion

Specialized care for leaders, healers, and high-functioning professionals who look fine on the outside but are struggling underneath.

Bipolar & Mood Disorders

Mood stabilization through integrative approaches — medication management combined with lifestyle, nutritional, and mind-body strategies.

Medication Optimization & Deprescribing

Helping patients safely reduce, simplify, or stop psychiatric medications when appropriate — minimizing side effect burden while addressing root causes.

Philosophy of Care

Compassion is curative.

I believe that mental suffering is never just "in your head." It lives in your nervous system, your hormones, your gut, your sleep, your relationships, and in the systems you navigate every day. Treating the mind without understanding the body — and the life the body is living — will always fall short.

My approach draws from every tradition that has something real to offer: the precision of modern psychiatry, the wisdom of Ayurvedic and mindfulness traditions, and the deep listening that only comes from sitting with someone long enough to understand their full story. I don't just prescribe. I partner with patients to uncover what's driving their suffering and build a path back to wholeness.

I believe healing is ultimately about reconnection — with yourself, with others, and with the parts of your life that bring meaning. My role is to hold that space while you find your way back.

Become a Patient

Ready to work with Dr. Brandi?

All patients begin with a Twin Village Health membership. One membership gives you access to both Dr. Brandi and Dr. Brittani — because your body and mind deserve the same care team.

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