Diane K. Brantley is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience working with children and families specializing in maternal and child health. She enjoys working with women, men, couples, teens and children. She helps individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss issues including divorce and disability needs. She also specializes in working with high risk issues including abuse, neglect and family violence. She strives to integrate the spiritual aspect of healing into the therapeutic relationship.

Prior to beginning clinical social work, she was a children’s case manager, hospital and certified school social worker, Healthy Start social services counselor, and Healthy Families Assessment Worker. She holds a Master’s of Social Work from the University of South Florida in Tampa and a BA in Psychology from Baylor University. She also attended Loyola University in New Orleans and University of Texas in Arlington.

She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Council for Exceptional Children. She is on the Board of the Berlin Branch YMCA. She is a native Floridian and was raised in Sarasota. She has been married 13 years and has two children.