dianne DeSantis

MINDCare Consulting and Coaching - Founder

Baltimore, MD

http://www.mindcareusa.com

* MINDCare Consulting: Save the Parents * Options for learning about psychological well being and health care for parents * MINDCare was established to increase awareness and promote knowledge about psychological health care and well being especially for parents. It is not traditional mental health care. It is about being happy. All parents deserve to learn easy ways to raise responsible children, while taking very good care of themselves. MINDCare is an option for individuals to get support and information, ask questions, and discuss issues they might be experiencing. Everyone deserves to learn about they way they think, feel, and behave. * Services are conve...

My activities, interests, and hobbies

learning, laughing, teaching, kayaking, animal advocacy, and many other things...living!

Ms. DeSantis founded MINDCare after working in the traditional mental health field. She is a psychological healthcare consultant advocating for education about mental health and positive parenting. She is a local parent expert. She earned her degrees in Psychology from UMD, UB, and is currently earning her PhD. Ms. DeSantis held has been a clinician at various institutions including JHH, C & A Psychiatry, UMD, and BCPSS. Ms. DeSantis was most recently the Director of Crisis Interventions Programs at Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center and served on the Howard County Mobile Crisis Team. Ms. DeSantis is a certified ASIST Trainer (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). She is the mother of four children, has produced parenting videos, and has over 30 years of parenting experience. She facilitates Parenting Classes & Anger Management at HCGH and other facilities. Currently Ms. DeSantis writes for the Baltimore Examiner Family and Parenting online, as well as other online parenting sites. She worked with at-risk youth and abused children at Living Classrooms, Cultural Arts Institute, and CASA.