Doctor of Osteopathy & Holistic Psychiatry
My Story
I have been in private practice since 1996 when I graduated from my Western Psychiatry residency at the University of California, Irvine. In reality, my holistic training and thinking began in 1987, the year I began my studies in Osteopathic Medical School in Michigan. A significant amount of healing practices I use and teach, I learned outside of my medical school and psychiatry training as I tried to answer the question for myself and others "What is Holistic Psychiatry, what is the MIND and how does it heal?" Now I seek to integrate the best of western medicine's evidence-based practices (especially Lifestyle Medicine) with transformational healing practices of the Eastern spiritual traditions, shamanism (the oldest healing profession our planet has known), transpersonal psychology, C. G. Jung's conceptualizations of archetypes and shadow, and depth psychology's work with the deepest, existential layer of the psyche.
"I'd rather teach a skill than prescribe a pill. But I will!"
-Gary's Motto
Although I will prescribe a pill for those in need, l have found taking a pill teaches you nothing except to place the psychological "Locus of Control" OUTSIDE of yourself. The reaching for a pill is often rooted in a poorly research-validated belief that there is a "Chemical Imbalance" underlying mental/emotional health disorders. I would much rather help you place your Locus of Control/belief in your own self efficacy INSIDE yourself and teach you to access your own internal pharmacy and tool kit. I would rather invite you into what I call "The Mind Gym" where you exercise your developing capacities to manage your own mind and emotions so you do not have to ask a pill to do so for you.
Areas of Expertise
Practice Makes Healing Happen
My intention is to support you in the optimization and actualization of your connection with your own inner healer, higher self, intuition, and spirit through successive integrally focused mind, body, psychospiritual practices, transformations and evolution.
Policies & Fees
Private Holistic Psychiatrist
I am a "fee for service" private practice holistic psychiatrist so I am NOT on any insurance panels and my office does not bill insurance companies directly. Upon request, I do give invoices to patients to submit to their PPO insurances for my "out of network provider" services.
About Holistic Change Strategies
Your Healing Journey
There are 2 sides of every coin: you set the pace of your healing journey and at the same time please know I jokingly call myself “The Impatient Therapist” who says there is no time to waste, life is short, therapy can be expensive with a psychiatrist and there is no time to waste in becoming emotionally intelligent.
Dr. Gary Dylewski
My Training
I am licensed in California, Michigan, and Utah. My patients will discover their "owner's manual" to their own mind. Every individual's journey to healing is like a complex jigsaw puzzle that comes without the puzzle box to look at. Putting together the pieces of that puzzle is to see clearly the path towards healing and self actualization.
Success Stories
Contact me to find
your way to a healthier future
Newport Beach, California 92663
Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025