Psychiatry · Telehealth across Michigan

Psychiatry grounded in deep biological and neuroscientific understanding by board-certified physicians.

Mental symptoms are not random. They reflect how the brain processes internal physiology, past experience, and the external environment. Effective treatment begins with understanding.

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Your mind is not fixed — it is alive, adaptive, and capable of change.
— Dr. Wasilewski

What makes this practice different

Care based on thorough assessment and thoughtful decision-making.

Treatment may include medication, but always considers the broader biological context — including physiology, sleep, and nutrition.

Our approach is grounded in clinical psychiatry and informed by a deeper understanding of brain function, neurobiology, and whole-body physiology.

Each plan is individualized, combining clinical psychiatry with insight into brain function, physiology, and biochemistry — including the role of sleep, nutrition, inflammation, and overall systemic health.

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The physicians

Two board-certified psychiatrists, one shared philosophy.

Dr. Alicja Wasilewski, MD

Dr. Alicja Wasilewski, MD

Founder

Dr. Wasilewski's work is grounded in precision medicine and incorporates emerging approaches focused on neuroplasticity, network function, and modulation of brain circuits through both pharmacologic and noninvasive neuromodulatory interventions.

Her clinical approach is based on understanding how medical, neurological, and psychiatric processes interact. Changes in thinking, mood, or behavior reflect underlying alterations in brain function — measurable biological patterns directly relevant to treatment.

She has experience in consultation-liaison psychiatry and has contributed to psychiatric education as a residency program director and clinical faculty. She remains involved in the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research.

Dr. Abbigail Hutchison, DO

Dr. Abbigail Hutchison, DO

Dr. Hutchison completed fellowship training in reproductive and perinatal psychiatry and specializes in the care of women across the reproductive lifespan — including pregnancy, postpartum, and hormonally influenced mood and anxiety conditions.

Her work is grounded in understanding how hormonal and physiological changes influence brain function, emotional regulation, and psychiatric symptoms across different stages of life.

Care may include medication, psychotherapy, and coordination with obstetric and gynecologic providers when appropriate — allowing treatment to reflect the biological transitions that influence mental health.

Practice Team

Behind every visit, thoughtful support.

Loni Dobbyn, Practice Manager

Loni Dobbyn

Practice Manager

With over 20 years of experience in mental health administration, Loni brings expertise in both clinical support and practice operations. She specializes in billing, insurance verification, and claims management, with a strong attention to detail and efficiency.

Known for her reliability and organizational skills, Loni plays a key role in supporting staff, streamlining workflows, and ensuring a smooth, welcoming experience for both providers and patients.

Services

Focused, evidence-based psychiatric care.

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Psychiatric Evaluation

A thorough diagnostic assessment that considers medical, neurological, and physiological context alongside psychiatric symptoms.

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Medication Management

Individualized pharmacologic treatment, carefully monitored and always considered within the broader biological picture.

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Consultation & Second Opinion

Expert review of complex or treatment-resistant presentations, with clear, clinically honest recommendations.

Resources

Understanding the brain–body connection.

Short, evidence-based reflections on the physiology that shapes mental health — written for patients, not clinicians.

Notes on Brain & Body

Quick, practical reads — they open right here on the page.

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Nutrition

Food, inflammation & mood

How diet quality shapes the inflammatory signals that reach the brain.

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Sleep

Why sleep itself is treatment

Sleep isn't passive rest — it's active repair work for the brain.

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Psychoneuroimmunology

The immune system & your brain

How your immune system and brain talk to each other — and shape mood.

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Food, inflammation & mood

Many people are surprised when I talk about food during a psychiatry visit. The reason is simple: your brain and your body are not separate. What you eat can quietly create inflammation — and that inflammation can affect your mood, energy, anxiety, and even how well medications work.

Think of chronic inflammation as a low-level fire in the body. When the fire is burning, the brain has a harder time regulating emotions. Anti-inflammatory foods help calm it.

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Why sleep itself is treatment

Many people think sleep is just rest — but good sleep is actual treatment. While you sleep, your brain balances mood chemicals, clears toxins, reduces inflammation, and processes emotions.

That's why we often treat sleep problems as seriously as the mood symptoms themselves. A consistent sleep routine can start to feel like real medicine for your brain.

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The immune system & your brain

Your immune system and your brain are not separate — they have a constant conversation. When your immune system is quietly fighting something, it releases inflammatory messengers that travel to the brain and can make you feel more tired, sad, anxious, or irritable.

The good news: you can help calm this conversation. Better sleep, regular movement, and less inflammatory foods all reduce those signals. This is real biology — and you are in control.

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The Science of Care

Deeper explanations of how we think about treatment.

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Nutrition

What is nutritional psychiatry?

How food, nutrients, and eating patterns shape mood and brain health.

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Sleep

Why your body clock affects your mood

How your circadian rhythm shapes mood, energy, and focus.

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Psychoneuroimmunology

How stress changes your body

The real, measurable biology connecting stress to physical health.

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Contact

Begin with a conversation.

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How we see patients

Most appointments are conducted via telepsychiatry, available to patients located anywhere in Michigan.

In-person visits are available in Grosse Pointe Park by special request.

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