About the Practice

Compassionate psychiatric care for lasting wellness.

Providers

Portrait of Lavonna Lynnsilee Alvera

Lavonna Lynnsilee Alvera

RN, MSN, AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

Lynnsilee has been a registered nurse since 2008 and a nurse practitioner since 2015. She earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Lansing Community College before completing both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint. She is board-certified as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and is completing dual certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through Saginaw Valley State University. She has a special interest in connections between the immune system, nervous system, and mental health, including the body's response to stress and trauma. It is her passion to ensure that patients feel heard.

Lynnsilee is supported by her collaborative physician, Dr. Gendich, whose background includes family medicine, behavioral health, and functional medicine. Together, they are committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that empowers individuals throughout their healing journey.

Mission

Treat the whole person, not just a diagnosis.

Practice philosophy

  • Emotional, physical, and neurological health are deeply interconnected.
  • Treatment plans should be individualized, collaborative, and understandable.
  • Care should promote healing, resilience, and meaningful improvements in quality of life.

Services Overview

  • In-person and Virtual Appointments
  • Psychiatric Evaluations
  • Medication Management
  • Practical Integrated Therapy
  • ADHD Evaluations
  • Acudetox
  • GeneSight Testing
  • Integrated Primary Care

Insurance & Payment

Private-pay patients are currently welcome. Credentialing is underway with many insurance plans.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Care Network- pending
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield- pending
  • Cigna
  • Cofinity
  • HAP- pending
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Molina- pending
  • Optum
  • Tricare
  • United Health Care