Carole Gionet, BSc., BScN., NP-PHC., MNNP-PHC, Director, Integrated Mental Health

Virtual Psychiatric Assessments and Follow Up Care across Ontario

Carole is a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialized in psychiatry, with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.  She has over 20 years’ experience in primary health care and mental health care.

Carole has worked in a variety of settings: community health centres, university health centres and various hospitals like The SickKids Hospital in Toronto in psychiatry. Carole is now the Director, Integrated Mental Health for Dig a Little Deeper, providing private, comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment for common mental health conditions, as well as overseeing the program. No referral is required.

Carole is qualified to provide mental health care to children (ages 10+), adolescents and adults. She is passionate about providing quality, compassionate, and comprehensive mental health services, especially to those who feel they have been lost in the system. Some of her practice specialties include (but not limited to) ADHD, depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder and OCD.

​She possesses strong clinical skills enhanced by her natural ability to build therapeutic relationships with clients and their families. She has dedicated most of her nursing career to providing hope to clients with mental health challenges. She is committed to working with others to remove the barriers and stigma associated with mental illness. She believes in the mind and body connection and takes a holistic approach.

Education | Certifications

• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
• Master of Nursing degree, The University of Toronto
• Canadian Nurses Association certificate in psychiatric and mental health nursing

Affiliations

• Member of CADDRA, the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
• Member of Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO)
• past Chair and active member of the Community of Practice Mental Health and Addictions for Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO)

Publications

Westland, M. A., Chan, H. J., Westland, J., Farquharson, J., Gionet, C., Manalo, M., & Abad, V. R. (2024). Chapter 20: Special Considerations for Childhood and Adolescent Populations. Marshall, B., Bliss, J., & Drake, S. (Nov. 2024). Psychiatric-Mental Health Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nurses. In Springer eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826162298.0020a

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