Meet the team

The people behind your care.

Thoughtful psychiatry starts with feeling heard. Meet the clinicians who pair clinical expertise with curiosity, warmth, and a genuinely collaborative approach.

Deena Velazquez
Deena Velazquez APRN, PMHNP-BC
  • 04 Providers with online scheduling
  • 03 Austin, Marble Falls & Edinburg
  • TX Telehealth available statewide

Find your fit

Meet our providers

Different backgrounds, one shared standard: care that is evidence-based, personal, and built around what matters to you.

Deena Velazquez Book online

APRN, PMHNP-BC

Deena Velazquez

  • Adults age 18 and up
  • Virtual and in-person appointments in Austin and Marble Falls.

Deena brings a collaborative, inquisitive, and solutions-focused approach to psychiatric care. She works with adults across Texas, with an emphasis on thoughtful diagnostic evaluation and medication management that reflects each person’s goals, history, and day-to-day life.

  • Diagnostic evaluation
  • Medication management
  • Adults 18+
Education & training
  • Post-Master’s Certificate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — UT Rio Grande Valley, 2018
  • Post-Master’s Certificate, Emergency/Trauma — UTHealth Houston, 2017
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner — UTMB Galveston, 2012
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — UTMB Galveston, 2010
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biology — The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Emma Gorrell Book online

APRN, PMHNP-BC

Emma Gorrell

  • Adults age 18 and up
  • Virtual and in-person appointments in Austin.

Emma specializes in patient-centered care for anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, women’s health, and ADHD. Compassionate, supportive, and easy-going, she values the trust built with each client and makes treatment decisions collaboratively.

  • Anxiety & depression
  • OCD & trauma
  • ADHD
  • Women’s health
Education & training
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — University of South Alabama
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Ohio University, 2017
Dale Kim Book online

MSN, PMHNP-BC

Dale Kim

  • Adults age 18 and up
  • Virtual and in-person appointments in Austin.

Dale provides compassionate, evidence-based care for adults through thoughtful diagnostic evaluation and individualized medication management. His diverse clinical background and 18 years in the U.S. Army Reserve inform an inclusive practice that is especially attuned to service members, veterans, and their families.

  • Diagnostic evaluation
  • Medication management
  • Veterans & families

Currently out-of-network with UnitedHealthcare/Optum.

Education & training
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2024
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — UT Health San Antonio, 2018
  • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science — Tarleton State University, 2015
Michael John Solon Book online

APRN, PMHNP-BC

Michael John Solon

  • Children age 6 and up and adults age 18 and up
  • In-person appointments in Edinburg.

Michael provides individualized, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, and adults with a range of psychiatric and behavioral needs. With more than 15 years of combined clinical experience, he brings a culturally responsive, solutions-oriented approach to depression, anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral concerns.

  • Child & adolescent care
  • Depression & anxiety
  • ADHD & behavioral care
Education & training
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — Walden University, 2022
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Cebu Doctors’ University, 2005

Meet our physicians

Experience across the whole person.

Dr. Tiffany Ballard and Dr. Alysia Bedgood bring backgrounds spanning psychiatry, family medicine, sports medicine, and functional medicine.

Dr. Tiffany Ballard

22+ years in psychiatry

Dr. Tiffany Ballard

Integrative & functional psychiatrist

Dr. Tiffany Ballard is an experienced integrative and functional psychiatrist based in Austin, with more than 22 years of experience specializing in psychiatry.

Dr. Alysia Bedgood

14+ years in medicine

Dr. Alysia Bedgood

Family, sports & functional medicine physician

Dr. Alysia Bedgood is a board-certified family medicine physician based in Austin, with subspecialty experience in sports medicine and functional medicine.

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