Mark Sylvester
Psychiatrist, MD
Location
Offers video sessions
Alternative Psychiatry
8788 SR70 E
Suite 101
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 840-5226
8788 SR70 E
Suite 101
Bradenton, FL 34202
Many patients have not seen results from previous providers, or worse, received harmful care. They find my approach to biological and functional psychiatry appealing. I explain their symptoms, treatment options, and risks/benefits/alternatives "better than any provider has before" and I "think outside the box". We seek the primary CAUSE of problems via a holistic approach; rather than just prescribe powerful psychotropic medications for SYMPTOMS via a trial-and-error method too commonly seen in this country for our level of knowledge and experience. "He treats me like a person and not a disease" is what I enjoy hearing the most.
We offer online Telebehavioral Health treatment (virtual doc on demand) as well as addiction counseling, biological basis for illness, and rule out often missed causes of behavioral changes including heavy metal toxicities, medications prescribed by other providers, polypharmacy, dose-response, have a infusion room, and much more.
Give us a try and seek the results you know you deserve. Try Alternative Psychiatry and Be Well!

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Finances
- Cost per Session: $74 - $245
Pay By:
American Express, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Anthem
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Florida Blue
- New Directions
- UnitedHealthcare
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 12 Years
- License: Florida / ME106957
- School: University of Florida
- Year Graduated: 2003
- Board Certification: ABPN, ABAM
Additional Credentials
- Degree: Integrative Health / In process
- Year graduated: 2020
Location
Offers video sessions
Specialties
- Mood Disorders
- Medication Management
- Dual Diagnosis
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Integrated Health & Functional Psychiatry
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Medical Detox
- Men's Issues
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Soul Trauma Healing
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- Lesbian
- Gay
Client Focus
I also speak:
Spanish
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
Communities
- Aviation Professionals
- Bisexual Allied
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Intersex Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
- Transgender Allied
- Vegan Allied
- Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- EMDR
- Gestalt
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Family
- Group
Professional Connections
Mark is a fabulous psychiatrist that is a master at the nuances of medications and is well versed in alternative treatments to truly integrate whole patient care into his treatments.

Laura Zane-Nwagbaraocha, LMHC
Counselor
Last Modified: 5 Jan 2021