Diane Peters Mayer

DIANE PETERS MAYER, M.S.W., L.S.W., is a licensed social worker and psychotherapist with more than thirty years of private practice specializing in anxiety disorders, including performance anxiety and self-defeating behavior. Her books include Overcoming School Anxiety, The Everything Health Guide to Controlling Anxiety and Conquering Ring Nerves.

Mayer holds a B.A. in psychology and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the International Coaching Federation.

When she’s not writing, Mayer works with competitive dog handlers through her program Competing at Your Peak: The Unique Dog Handlers' Training Program to Combat Ring Nerves. Her writing draws directly on her clinical work addressing anxiety in performance and competitive settings.

Diane lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Diane Peters Mayer’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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