Diane Dean, RN, LPC, CUG
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Ms. Diane Dean has dedicated her efforts to both clinical work and education. She began her career as a staff nurse and psychiatric nurse educator at St. Francis Medical Center, has developed and refined various intensive outpatient programs for adolescents and adults, and has worked extensively with clients with eating disorders and addictions. Ms. Diane Dean has taught at many colleges and universities, including the University of Pittsburgh, La Roche College and the Community College of Allegheny County.
Ms. Dean has been the recipient of numerous academic and professional awards, including the U.S. National Merit Leadership Award, and she has been named in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. In 2011, Diane was awarded the Make Mine a Million $ Business award from Count Me In, the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education, and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises.
Ms. Dean speaks and writes on various conventional and non-conventional health topics. Her work has been published in the Allegheny Medical Society’s Bulletin, Nursing Spectrum, and on Livestrong.com. She has guided and coordinated medical, nursing, and counseling student experiences for the duration of her career.
Ms. Dean has training and interest in non-conventional treatments such as therapeutic touch, Reiki, and acupressure. In the late 1990s, she spent several years working alongside Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, author of Coyote Medicine, at the UPMC Shadyside Center for Complementary Medicine. She has also completed her intensive training with Caroline Myss, author of bestsellers The Creation of Health and Sacred Contracts.
Ms. Diane Dean is a life-long resident of Pittsburgh and has two adult children. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, photography and traveling.
Heather Trettel, LPC
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Katie Ciarelli-Lonesky, LPC
(Murrysville & Highland Park)
Katie’s warm presence, genuine kindness, true compassion, and deep passion for helping people live their best lives are only part of what makes her an empathic clinician. Each of these intrinsic characteristics are complemented by a skill set she has acquired since 2005 in her work with a wide range of people in diverse settings ranging from in home family therapist to her experience with trauma grief and loss at the Neonatal Intensive Care at West Penn Hospital. Katie has dedicated her time and energy to transforming the lives of families, pregnant women, new mothers, couples, teens, children that are experiencing mental health needs.
Katie creatively blends positivity with practicality and curiosity with resourcefulness throughout the therapy process. It is her genuine desire to invest in people, her belief in their potential, her acceptance of who and where they are in the moment, and her natural ability to encourage them to be who they aspire to be which has given patients the opportunity to transform challenges into achievements and problems into solutions. With patience and dedication, Katie guides her clients to access their talents, knowledge, and skills, emphasizing their inner strength as a path to achieve their goals.
(Murrysville & Highland Park)
Katie’s warm presence, genuine kindness, true compassion, and deep passion for helping people live their best lives are only part of what makes her an empathic clinician. Each of these intrinsic characteristics are complemented by a skill set she has acquired since 2005 in her work with a wide range of people in diverse settings ranging from in home family therapist to her experience with trauma grief and loss at the Neonatal Intensive Care at West Penn Hospital. Katie has dedicated her time and energy to transforming the lives of families, pregnant women, new mothers, couples, teens, children that are experiencing mental health needs.
Katie creatively blends positivity with practicality and curiosity with resourcefulness throughout the therapy process. It is her genuine desire to invest in people, her belief in their potential, her acceptance of who and where they are in the moment, and her natural ability to encourage them to be who they aspire to be which has given patients the opportunity to transform challenges into achievements and problems into solutions. With patience and dedication, Katie guides her clients to access their talents, knowledge, and skills, emphasizing their inner strength as a path to achieve their goals.