Meet the Team
About
Physician
Amy Walton, MD
Board Certified Psychiatrist · Fellow, APA
Dr. Walton grew up in Houston and earned her undergraduate degree from UT Austin and her medical degree from UT Health Science Center at Houston. She completed her psychiatry residency at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Walton is Board Certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
After returning to Texas in 2007, she spent 13 years with Seton Healthcare caring for patients experiencing mental health crises and training medical students and residents from UTMB Galveston, Texas A&M, UT Southwestern Medical School, and Dell Medical School. During that time, she also served as Chief Medical Officer of Seton Shoal Creek Hospital and Associate Chief of the Ascension Texas Mental Health Service Line. She maintains a faculty appointment in the Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry.
In 2021, Dr. Walton opened her private practice to focus on developing longer-term treatment relationships with patients in an office-based setting. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Austin Clubhouse. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, cooking, reading, and spending time with her family and pets.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Sabrina Kones, PMHNP-BC, LCSW
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner & Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Sabrina grew up in Cypress, TX and moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas, earning a Master of Science in Social Work in 2004. Over the following 15 years, she practiced as a clinical social worker in emergency departments and psychiatric hospital settings, gaining firsthand insight into the mental health needs of the community — and a clear view of the provider shortage and treatment gaps driving unnecessary delays in care across Central Texas.
Motivated to help close those gaps, Sabrina returned to UT Austin and earned a Master of Science in Nursing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She was named an Integrated Behavior Health Scholar, focusing on collaborative care and healthcare equity, and was recognized for research on disparities in psychiatric hospital admissions. Her clinical foundation includes her work at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, as Social Work Lead at the Dell Seton Psychiatric Emergency Department, and in crisis response to critical incidents including Hurricane Katrina.
As both a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Sabrina brings a unique perspective to assessment, therapeutic intervention, psychopharmacological management, and treatment planning. She strives to offer patients a non-judgmental, affirming space to explore their needs and find the most effective path to long-term wellbeing. In her free time, she enjoys music, fantasy football, cartoons, poetry, kayaking, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog who is a very good boy.