About Us

Inner Alchemy is a locally owned and operated therapy and wellness clinic in Mesa, Arizona. We offer Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, integration therapy sessions, medication management, psychiatric assessment, and a spectrum of integrative healing modalities. Additionally, our clinic is expanding our community-based programs to include events such as breathwork classes, art therapy, sound healing, reiki, and full moon gatherings.

Meet The Team

Katie Walsh, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Offerings at Inner Alchemy: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, medication management, psychotherapy, group KAP sessions, integration, art therapy

Katie was inspired to get her nursing degree during her work an acute inpatient psychiatric unit where she was employed from 2007 until her graduation from ASU in 2020. She was able to combine her knowledge from her previously earned psychology degree with nursing to provide holistic care for patients experiencing a wide spectrum of different mental health struggles, circumstances, and manifestations of illness. Her work experience allowed her to observe many of the inner workings of the mental healthcare system and fueled her passion for contributing to a humanistic and non-pathologizing health care system.

Creativity keeps Katie inspired; art, dance, music, creating spaces, and poetry are a huge part of her life. She loves traveling, especially visiting her family as often as possible in her hometown of Philadelphia. Her interest in plant medicines/psychedelics have led her to a community that has taught her how incorporating ritual in daily life and connecting with nature and the elements can be life changing. She believes that community-based cultures strongly contribute to the development of resilience and shifting the current western paradigm to one that is more based in interdependence and connection would lead to greater health on a macro level.

Clinical Interests & Specialties

Katie’s clinical interests are vast; she is especially interested in the wide impacts of trauma on both individuals and groups. She loves attending conferences in the areas of integrative mental health, psychedelic therapies, and neuroscience. The research in these areas is rapidly expanding and being successfully applied in clinical practice, and she has a passion for learning about the new tools being developed to ease suffering and support healing of the body, mind, and spirit. Katie’s Evidence-based Doctoral Project was in included developing an educational program for staff at a peer led residential substance treatment center on a trauma-informed approach, in which the results were found to be significant. Increasing awareness of trauma-informed practices is a passion of hers, and she believes it can be beneficial in all settings, includes healthcare, schools, and workplaces. She believes that if all institutions and the general public developed more understanding for each other as humans, that would lead to more compassionate and tolerance, supporting a shift to improved mental health and an enhanced quality of life for the western culture.

Treatment Approach

Katie believes in a non-pathologizing and integrative approach, empowering each individual to access their own inner wisdom. She is an advocate for holistic care, as the interconnectedness between the mind and body have been supported by a multitude of evidence but is often ignored in the current healthcare system. She lets each individual’s needs guide each session. She is especially enthusiastic about newer therapeutic modalities that incorporate bodily sensations and can be practiced by clients outside of sessions, including somatic approaches, internal family systems, and compassionate inquiry.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania awarded in 5/2004
Associates Degree in Nursing from Phoenix College awarded in 12/2012
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Arizona State University awarded in 12/2014
Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatric-Mental Across the Lifespan from Arizona State University awarded in 5/2020

Licensure & Certifications

Licensed to practice in the state of Arizona APRN 269310 exp. 4/01/2024
ANCC board certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) exp. 4/11/2026
Completed Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Clinician Training through Resilience Behavioral Health Solutions 5/2021

Kewal Wright

Guide & Facilitator

Offerings at Inner Alchemy: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy group sessions, Reiki and sound healing, integration

Kewal is a community organizer, event facilitator, and writer-researcher located in Phoenix, Arizona. Her work centers around topics of healing, spirituality, sexuality, psychedelics, and mental health. Kewal completed her MA in Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Kewal draws upon studies in feminist theory, sexuality, family and human development, counseling and psychology, and a career in wellness and healing fields. Throughout her career life, she has owned and directed multiple yoga centers, managed non-profit organizations and community programs, worked in midwifery, and been a teacher and trainer of yoga and meditation for over 25 years. She was a co-founder of Yoga Yoga, one the first yoga centers in the state of Texas. Additionally she is an attuning Reiki Master, birth doula, and long-time practitioner of therapeutic dance and movement practices. Kewal lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her two children.

Tawny Gamboa
Guide & Facilitator

Offerings at Inner Alchemy: Somatic processing, meditation classes, sound healing, art therapy
Tawny is a distinguished Chicana and Native artist hailing from Tempe, AZ. As a multifaceted practitioner, she holds various roles including aura embodiment practitioner, ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, sound healing practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and instructor for both yoga and therapeutic arts.

Tawny completed her degree in psychology, specializing in child studies, at Arizona State University. With over a decade of experience, she has diligently served children and adults in the behavioral health field across the valley.

In her meditation classes, Tawny seamlessly integrates her rich indigenous and Native American heritage, creating a unique and transformative experience for her clients.

A dedicated member of the sober community for more than three years, she is deeply committed to fostering personal growth and healing.Outside of her professional pursuits, Tawny is a devoted mother to her two sons and two cats. In her leisure time she enjoys exploring the great outdoors, whether it be hiking, swimming, or horseback riding.

Beth Wagner

Counselor

Offerings at Inner Alchemy: Support group for survivors of sexual violence

As a Licensed Counselor, Beth's approach to counseling builds on existing strengths and situates you, the client, as the expert on your own life. She believes that relationships with self, others, our broader communities, and the earth are foundational to wellbeing, and encourages exploration of these areas through a trauma-informed, culturally attuned lens. Beth is a student of Somatic Experiencing, a body-oriented method for healing trauma and stress, and works in a trauma-informed way. The natural world has been instrumental in her personal healing and growth process, and she brings elements of ecotherapy and nature into her practice. She also help clients prepare for and integrate plant medicine/psychedelic experiences. In addition to her work with Inner Alchemy, she is a full-time therapist at Affirming You Therapy and is affirming of all people, including multicultural, neuroexpansive, 2SLGBTQ+, and polyamorous people and relationships.