Our Team
Partnering With the Best
Meet Our Team
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf
Medical Director
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, MD, is a dedicated and forward-thinking physician with a deep passion for mental health care, pain management and medical innovation. With a focus on pioneering advancements in interventional health care, Dr. Ashraf has been at the forefront of ketamine treatment for mental health conditions since 2016 when he co-founded his flagship ketamine treatment facility in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Dr. Ashraf was raised in Southeast Alaska, and now resides in Anchorage with his wife and two young children. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University. He then went on to attend medical school at the University of Washington before completing his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina hospitals in Chapel Hill. Dr. Ashraf has a particular interest in using his training and expertise as an anesthesiologist both inside and outside of the operating room to promote the highest level of patient care.
Bryn Daisy-Borders, CRNA is a seasoned anesthesia provider, bringing over 15 years of healthcare experience to her practice. Bryn completed her anesthesia training at Mayo Clinic before moving back home to Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and four children.
Bryn feels strongly about promoting a compassionate and personalized connection with each individual. With a commitment to understanding the unique aspects of every patient, she strives to tailor treatment plans that align with their specific needs and goals on their journey to wellness.
Bryn’s background in mycological and natural product research fostered her interest in alternative means of drug discovery and therapeutic application. Her professional experiences have led to her commitment to help patients who have exhausted traditional treatment options access the transformative power of ketamine therapy.
Bryn Daisy-Borders
Clinical Director
Nicole McCune
CRNA
Nicole Lynn McCune is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with more than 20 years of experience in critical care and anesthesia. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2004, following a decade as an ICU nurse, and went on to earn her Master of Science in Anesthesia from Midwestern University in 2015.
Nicole currently practices at Alaska Native Medical Center, specializing in trauma and obstetric anesthesia. She also brings her extensive clinical experience to Ketwell Alaska, where she provides ketamine infusion therapy for patients living with chronic pain and complex mental health conditions.
Nicole is passionate about thoughtful, evidence-based care and the potential of ketamine and other emerging treatments to provide meaningful options for patients. She values creating a safe, supportive environment where patients feel heard, respected, and cared for throughout their treatment.
Her combination of critical-care, anesthesia, and ketamine experience allows Nicole to bring a unique perspective to each patient’s care. She is committed to expanding access to innovative, patient-centered treatment options for people across Alaska.
Juniper Talley (she/they), PNP is a person with a deep sense of service, adventure, and humor. A long-time Alaska resident, Juniper brings a unique approach to supporting care. With extensive career experience spanning from the Emergency Department, flight nursing, OB, pediatrics, and mental health, fostering and cultivating whole person connectedness is paramount for supporting healing and change.
Curiosity about trauma responses in the body prompted Juniper to set off on a journey of discovery. She obtained her Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP) in 2023 through the University of Alaska Anchorage. She completed individual ketamine assisted psychotherapy(KAP) training through PRATI and group training through Katya Calhoun. She received a certificate in Psychedelics Today’s year long VITAL training program for psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT). She has completed Brainspotting level 1 training, and CBT for gender affirming care. Her approach and ethos come through a trauma informed lens of meeting people where they are with encouragement, humor, and decolonized language. She draws inspiration from the work of Martha Rogers grand theory-The Science of Unitary Beings, and Linda Thai, trauma therapist and educator.
When not engaged in patient centered care, or contemplating altered states of consciousness for planetary healing, juniper can be found creating ASMR and yoga nidra recordings while wandering around in the woods forest bathing with her Cardigan Welsh Corgi Omar. She also likes to organize dance events for her community, volunteer for various organizations, and provide space for Sunday community saunas.
Her mantra or quote is: courage through connection
Juniper Talley
PNP
Sam Norman
RN
Sam Norman is an RN (2001) who has been practicing hands-on, root-cause healing since 2015, when she received her training in the John Barnes Myofascial Release method and completed her Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification. Her work is grounded in the Ayurvedic understanding that we are woven together from three subtle energy bodies, mind, and physical form — and that true healing means addressing all of these layers, not just the symptom in front of us.
Over the years Sam developed MyVeda Body Therapies — her signature blend of myofascial release and subtle energy work, informed by a thorough Ayurvedic lens. She begins with clients’ history and lived patterns to understand where imbalance in body, mind, or spirit may have taken root, then works hands-on to help release what the body has been holding. Sam’s approach has a profound effect on the mind and emotions, and she uses it as a treatment modality to help clients heal scar tissue, chronic pain, and autoimmune disease, while also offering practical, day-to-day guidance for lasting change.
At Ketwell, Sam brings this same root-cause, body-based approach to complement the clinic’s work — supporting clients in releasing what the body holds and integrating their experience on a somatic level.
MyVeda Body Therapy
120 min · $250
Ayurvedic medicine teaches that we are so much more than a body and mind. We are also composed of three subtle energy bodies that weave together with the mind and the physical body to create our wholeness as a human. MyVeda is a blend of myofascial release and subtle body energy work. Sam began her training in myofascial release with the John Barnes method in 2015 and has built her sessions around his framework of the body holding stories and patterns within it that can be released when we hold space for it. MyVeda can have a profound effect on the mind and emotions and is used as a treatment modality to help heal scar tissue, chronic pain, and autoimmune disease.
Intake/new client: this 2-hour session includes a complete Ayurvedic intake — a thorough history that helps you understand and discover where imbalances in body, mind, or spirit may have started, so we can get to the root of the disease process rather than just managing symptoms. During the 2-hour sessions, we will start with a 1:1 discussion helping you to understand your constitution and imbalances. After our discussion, we transition into our somatic & energy work session. After our time together, you’ll receive a personalized care plan of small, sustainable shifts to your day-to-day life that can have a profound effect on your overall well-being
90 min · $160
Yoga and Ayurvedic medicine teach that we are so much more than a body and mind. We are also composed of three subtle energy bodies that weave together with the mind and the physical body to create our wholeness as a human. MyVeda is a blend of myofascial release and subtle body energy work. Sam began her training in myofascial release with the John Barnes method in 2015 and has built her sessions around his framework of the body holding stories and patterns within it that can be released when we hold space for it. MyVeda can have a profound effect on the mind and emotions and is used as a treatment modality to help heal scar tissue, chronic pain, and autoimmune disease.
