Jeanne Ryan Botz, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist with over five decades of nursing experience. She began her nursing education at St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Syracuse, New York, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1972. Jeanne went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Long Island University in 1978 and her Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Psychiatric-Mental Health from the University of South Florida in 1993, where she was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Student in Scholarship and Clinical Practice.
Throughout her distinguished career, Jeanne has worked across psychiatric hospitals, community mental health programs, outpatient clinics, and private practice settings. She began her career in crisis intervention and addiction services, managing one of the nation’s first methadone outpatient detox programs in the 1970s. Over the years, she has served as a psychiatric nurse, educator, and advanced practice provider, offering compassionate care for individuals facing depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and complex behavioral health conditions. For the past 20 years, Jeanne has proudly served veterans as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with the Veterans Health Administration, providing psychiatric evaluations, psychotherapy, and medication management.
In addition to her clinical work, Jeanne has made significant contributions to the field of psychiatric nursing through teaching, writing, and advocacy. She taught psychiatric nursing at her alma mater, St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing, and co-authored the Adolescent Chapter in the textbook Comprehensive Psychiatric Nursing (5th Edition), as well as a research paper presented at the National Drug Abuse Conference in Seattle. Her professional excellence has been recognized with multiple honors, including the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses (2018) and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (2019) for her life-saving intervention with a suicidal veteran.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Jeanne is deeply committed to her community and family. Alongside her husband, she has served as a leader in Retrouvaille, a ministry that supports couples in strengthening their marriages. She enjoys spending time with her two daughters and two grandsons, singing in local choruses, performing in community theater, and collecting teapots and Beatles memorabilia. Her lifelong dedication to mental health care reflects both compassion and resilience, values she continues to embody in every aspect of her work and life.