Benjamin L. Jacobson
MD, Psychiatrist
Founder, The Bridge Center for Mental Health
Benjamin L. Jacobson, MD is a board certified adult psychiatrist trained in General Psychiatry at Brown University. Dr. Jacobson graduated with honors in the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois where he studied medicine and cognitive neuroscience as part of the Medical Scholars Program. During this time, he earned his Masters degree in psychology at University of Colorado. Dr. Jacobson served as an associate attending at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and most recently as the Medical Director for Adult Programs at Compass Health in Northbrook, IL.
Dr. Jacobson founded the Bridge Center for Mental Health with the goal of creating a unique healing space to provide comprehensive psychiatric care for his patients.
Tammy Dubose
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
Tammy is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over 15 years of experience in the psychiatric field. Having worked as a nurse for over 10 years, her diverse background gives her the ability to understand medical systems in relation to psychiatric illnesses.
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Tammy received her graduate degree in 2021, with most of her residency training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She also worked in the geriatric psychiatric inpatient unit at Yale New Haven. She served as the lead PMHNP for an outpatient methadone clinic providing psychiatric evaluations and treatments to patients in various stages of recovery.
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She firmly believes in patient education to achieve the best outcomes. By using evidence-based guidelines, clinical experience, personal observation, and patient input, a tailored treatment plan is made. She focuses on holistic treatment of mind and body which may include traditional medicines and mindfulness techniques. She believes that mutual trust, respect and honesty are essential for successful outcomes.