---
type: Clinician
title: "Alex Dodson, PMHNP-BC"
description: Board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at CARMAhealth in Austin, Texas.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/providers/alex-dodson
tags: [carmahealth, clinician, nurse-practitioner, psychiatry, addiction]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# Alex Dodson, PMHNP-BC

## Role

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at [CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md). Practices in Austin, Texas, and provides [telehealth](../services/telehealth.md) care to communities across Texas, including foster, incarcerated, and veteran populations.

## Education & training

- Board certification: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (PMHNP-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program, The University of Texas at Austin.
- PhD and MA in Social Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin; BA, University of Pennsylvania.
- Clinical background: acute and outpatient psychiatry with a focus on addiction and co-occurring disorders; complex care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; research nursing in pharmacological treatments for thought disorders; pediatric neurology-related nursing.
- Prior career as a cultural anthropologist; Peace Corps teacher in Bangladesh; ethnomusicology fieldwork in West Africa.

## Areas of focus

Per the source bio, trained to treat [depression](../conditions/depression.md), bipolar disorder, [anxiety](../conditions/anxiety.md), [substance use disorders](../conditions/substance-use-disorder.md), [ADHD](../conditions/adhd.md), autism spectrum disorder, and a broad range of behavioral and mental health conditions. Particular focus on mental health in addiction, complex care for individuals with learning and intellectual disabilities, and veterans with co-occurring [PTSD](../conditions/ptsd.md) and chemical dependency.

Stated treatment philosophy: biopsychosocial, person-centered care built on therapeutic alliance and shared decision-making.

## Services

- [Psychiatric evaluation](../services/psychiatric-evaluation.md)
- [Medication management](../services/medication-management.md)
- [Telehealth](../services/telehealth.md)

## Locations

- [Austin, TX](../locations/austin-tx.md) (per the source page, which identifies him as practicing at CARMAhealth in Austin, TX)
- Telehealth across Texas

## Languages

Unable to verify (not stated in the source bio).

## Sources

- Canonical page: https://carmahealth.com/providers/alex-dodson — Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- Mirror: https://mr.carmahealth.com/providers/alex-dodson — Retrieved 2026-07-08.