- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.
- Master's in Science and Mental Health Nursing through the University of South Florida, Tampa.
- Member of Signa Theta Tau Honor Society.
- Worked 9 years as an ARNP with the Lee Memorial Consultation Liaison Team, providing consultation, evaluations, and assessments on medically complex psychiatric patients-covering 4 local hospitals.
- Has worked in a collaborative way with Dr. Steven R. Machlin for 19 years, providing psychiatric evaluations, medication management, counseling, and capacity assessments.
- Employs a cognitive behavioral framework.
- Works with adult patients, treating mood and anxiety disorders, with a special interest in working with women with Breast Cancer.
- Dianne has a compassionate and supportive style in assisting her patients to achieve their treatment goals.