Meet The Team

M.D.

Dr. Diehl attended Emory University School of Medicine. Her internship and residency were also completed at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia. She served as Chief Resident at Grady Hospital, and subsequently was an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry until 2000. She has worked in private practice for ten years at Northwest Behavioral Medicine and Research Center, and has research experience. She has clinical experience in treating a wide array of psychiatric disorders. She has a special interest in treating mood disorders in pregnancy and post partum.

BSN, MSN, PMHNP, APRN-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Tia Townsend graduated from East Tennessee State University School of Nursing earning a Bachelor Degree in Nursing in 2003. In 2005 she was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Tennessee. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has extensive experience working in a variety of mental health settings including outpatient, community clinical services, and acute care settings. She also provides clinical instruction to nursing students. Ms. Townsend joined Psychiatric Health Professionals in 2014 and brings her vast array of experience to provide quality and compassionate care to our patients.