Healthcare provider stories

Thousands of clinicians have ordered GeneSight^® testing for over two million patients. These are some of those clinicians’ stories:

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"It builds a rapport with my patient because now they know that they can trust me as their provider in treating them because now they have improvement in their symptoms and they feel more hopeful in the process of their treatment."

Natasha Giles, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Georgia

Natasha Giles, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript I look at mental health as any other medical diagnosis. So just li...

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"The GeneSight testing has saved me an immense amount of time simply from going through the list of medications"

Whitnee Brown, Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Alabama

Whitnee Brown, Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript Mental health comes along with so much stigma, and I th...

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"It’s this very simple cheek swab, and it’s going to tell us how each of the enzyme systems and how the patient’s going to metabolize the psych medication."

Dawn Johnson, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Indiana

Dawn Johnson, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript Whether it's a coping mechanism, self medication, or addiction, we ...

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"We did the GeneSight testing about the second or third psychiatrist into the story and we had remarkable results"

Daniel Duffy, MD, Family Physician, Wisconsin

Daniel Duffy, MD, Family Physician Read the transcript At least a quarter of patients who walk into a primary care office have psychiatric issues....

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"GeneSight is just one important piece of the puzzle."

The Arc of the Ozarks , Missouri

The Arc of the Ozarks, Missouri Read the transcript The GeneSight test results appear straightforward. I love the color coding, the green, yell...

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Being able to see my patient recover is extremely rewarding

Dr. Jacquelyn Lange-Halley, Psychiatrist, Arkansas

Dr. Jacquelyn Lange-Halley, Psychiatrist Read the transcript Being able to see my patient recover, it was extremely rewarding. It was one example ...

It’s refreshing to be more precise with GeneSight when medicine is not precise

Ashlea Brewer, Arkansas

Ashlea Brewer, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Read the transcript Being a psychiatric provider, by the time a patient reaches our do...

Rather than guessing, it’s worth it to find out

Judy Carino, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, PCCN, Illinois

I am a dual certified adult medical and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with a diverse background in progressive care in cardiac and ...

One advantage of being able to incorporate the GeneSight test results into our treatment is that we’re seeing better outcomes

Kyle John, Medical Director, Psychiatrist, Missouri

Kyle John, Medical Director, Psychiatrist Read the transcript My philosophy towards patients is that I treat them the way I would want my own ch...

Raymund Tan, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Missouri

Raymund Tan, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Read the transcript My philosophy is to not only treat the conditions, but to treat the whole person. ...

I believe using a data-driven approach is essential to providing excellent care for your patients

Karina Guffey, Child Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Missouri

Karina Guffey, Child Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript I believe using a data-driven approach is essential to providing excellent...

GeneSight<sup>®</sup> could be the difference in months of trouble vs. months of thriving

Kyle John, MD, child psychiatrist, Missouri

I’m a child psychiatrist with the Arc of Ozarks practice in Springfield, Missouri. We see pediatric patients for a variety of mental health issues...

Substance use disorder and mental health disorders … co-exist together so you can’t treat one without the other

Kaitlin Harden, CEO, Hope Harbor Wellness, Georgia

Kaitlin Harden, CEO, Hope Harbor Wellness Read the transcript I am Kaitlin Harden. I'm the CEO of Hope Harbor Wellness, an outpatient substance ...

I found GeneSight helps to build trust with my patients

Johnny Williamson, Illinois

Johnny Williamson, Psychiatrist Read the transcript You know, in mental health, we don't have a lot of observable, objective information to us...

Genetic testing is like doing a vital sign on a patient

Michele Long, Ohio

Michele Long, Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript It's very important in primary care to treat the patient as a whole because, you know, if t...

GeneSight is a way for me to help transition people from sickness into health

Thomas Valente, Psychiatrist, Florida

Thomas Valente, Psychiatrist Read the transcript I think it's important that we start changing the language that we use in identifying patients wh...

GeneSight offers genetic testing that gives me a little more of a roadway

Elizabeth Johnson, Nurse Practitioner, Indiana

Elizabeth Johnson, Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript A lot of my patients were at the crux of a baby coming, and mama is struggling. And I do...

I found the results to be reliable and useful

BJ Fancher, Physician Assistant, Georgia

BJ Fancher, Physician Assistant Read the transcript My name is BJ Fancher. I'm a PA with a doctorate, and I provide care in family practice and ...

The way I see it, mental health is the base of all health.

Crystal Nelson, MD, Psychiatrist, Georgia

Crystal Nelson, MD, Psychiatrist Read the transcript My name is Crystal Nelson. I am the owner and psychiatrist of Blueprint Psychiatry here ...

I don’t want to waste my time guessing. I want to build a good relationship, a trusting relationship with my patient.

Nicole Dano, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nicole Dano, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript My name is Nicole Dano, and I'm a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. I wo...

[GeneSight gives patients] much more confidence in the medication, in the treatment, and in the provider.

Anthony Hall, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Georgia

Anthony Hall, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript My name is Anthony Hall. I'm a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I do a telemedicin...

I want to make sure my patients—whether they’re 4 or 94—are enjoying themselves and enjoying their families

Luis Fong, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Arizona

Dr. Luis Fong, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Read the transcript My name is Luis Fong. I'm a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I have my doctorat...

Carmen Kosicek, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Arizona

Carmen Kosicek, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner "GeneSight gives me the confidence of objective testing, not my guess work." Read the transcrip...