---
type: Clinician
title: "David Walsh, PMHNP-BC"
description: Chief Operations Officer and board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at CARMAhealth in Austin, Texas.
resource: https://carmahealth.com/providers/david-walsh
tags: [carmahealth, clinician, nurse-practitioner, psychiatry, coo, addiction]
timestamp: 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z
---

# David Walsh, PMHNP-BC

## Role

Chief Operations Officer and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at [CARMAhealth](../carmahealth.md). Board-certified Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner licensed and trained to treat behavioral health concerns across the lifespan.

## Education & training

- Board certification: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (PMHNP-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
- Academic appointment: adjunct faculty, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
- Clinical experience: former Director of Nursing at a 90-day residential treatment facility; psychiatric nursing at rehabilitation centers and hospitals in Austin; roles from direct care tech in psychiatric hospitals to founding an outpatient psychiatry practice (Dripping Springs Healthcare) and executive leadership.
- Professional activities: published author, educator, and speaker; featured on the J. Flowers Health Institute podcast.

## Areas of focus

Primary interest in working with families facing addiction ([substance use disorder](../conditions/substance-use-disorder.md)) and supporting people in recovery through medication management. Per the source bio, he is in recovery himself, which informs an empathic, pragmatic, recovery-model approach.

## 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 in Austin, TX)

## Languages

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

## Sources

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