Sekou Dakarai, ANP-BC

“One of the driving forces behind my decision to specialize in psychiatry is to reduce the stigma associated with the field of mental health and increase access for those with mental illnesses.” 

Dakarai is a board-certified nurse practitioner who specializes in adult psychiatry at Atrium Health Behavioral Health, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center. He has a special interest in depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and a desire to reduce overall suicide rates. 

He received his doctorate of nursing practice at the Medical University of South Carolina and completed an Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship at Atrium Health. 

He eHeenjoys spending time with his wife, visiting family and friends, running and reading fiction, especially suspense, thrillers and detective novels.