Drs. Donna & David Lane
About The Doctors
About
Dr. David Lane
David Lane, Ph.D., is the founder of the Counseling Program and Ph.D. program at Mercer University in Atlanta. He has over forty years of experience as a counselor, counselor educator, and supervisor. David is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Nationally Board Certified Counselor, a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, books, and manuscript reviews in the field of Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. He has presented and trained nationally and internationally on trauma recovery. In 2018, he was honored by the LPCA with the Linda Painter Service award, and the John C. Burns Lifetime Achievement Award in Counseling. In 2021, he was appointed by the Georgia governor to the Composite Board (Licensing Board) for Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists.
About
Dr. Donna Lane
Donna E. Lane, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor of Counseling at Mercer University, and a Christian counselor practicing since 1978. She is a Charter Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She has published numerous articles in professional journals in the field of counseling, and has presented internationally and nationally on trauma, grief and loss, narrative counseling, faith in counseling, and prayer. Donna is also the founder of the Cody Lane Foundation, which provides individual and small group spiritual direction and Christian education. She has led numerous retreats for church groups and women’s groups and presented about her writings at a variety of churches as well as multiple Christian organizations. She is an author of both fiction and nonfiction Christian books.
About
Our Work Together
In 2010, we worked together to develop materials we used to train pastors, teachers, and mental health providers in Haiti after the devastating earthquake. David worked extensively for over a year in Haiti leading teams of professionals to conduct training in trauma care, equipping the Haitians to provide the far-reaching services needed for their own people.
The trauma resources we developed for Haiti have been translated into numerous languages and are now being used worldwide in such places as Rwanda, India, New Zealand, Romania, Dominican Republic, Cambodia, Vietnam, Costa Rica, and the Middle East.
In the wake of the Newtown, CT, Sandy Hook School shootings in 2012, we led teams to train pastors and community workers in how to best assist with the trauma and terrible loss. We returned on the anniversary of the shooting to continue to offer support, training, and guidance to the community as they processed their trauma and grief.
Most recently, the trauma materials have been used in alcohol and drug treatment centers and juvenile detention centers, based on the understanding these issues are often directly related to trauma.
We write a diverse range of genres and topics, with the goal of touching as many people with the love and truth of the Kingdom of God as we can. It is our prayer that all of our books reflect this purpose. No matter what we write, whether fictional allegory, fantasy series, historical fiction, Biblical nonfiction, devotionals, children’s stories, or professional resources, we seek to “do it all for the glory of God” (I Corinthians 10:31).
Awards
2019
The Interview – finalist in Christian Inspirational Fiction category
Sky Light Falls: Whisperers Book One – finalist in Epic Fantasy category and Religious Fiction category
2020
Sky Light Rises: Whisperers Book Two – finalist in Religious Fiction category
2021
My Dog Can’t Jump – finalist in Children’s Fiction category and Children’s Picture Books category
2022
This Hallowed Ground – Gold Medal in Historical Fiction-Western category
Sky Light Ends: Whisperers Book Three – Gold Medal in Fantasy-Epic category
Dwelling – Gold Medal in Spirituality-Meditation and Prayer
The Banana Farm – Silver Medal in Fiction-Children’s-Family
My Dog Can’t Jump – Honorable Mention in Fiction-Children’s-Picture Books
Dwelling – Honorable Mention in Religion-Christianity
2019
Strength in Adversity – 2nd place in Biblical Studies category
Sky Light Falls: Whisperers Book One – 3rd place in Speculative Fiction category
2020
Sky Light Rises: Whisperers Book Two – 3rd place in Speculative Fiction category
Seeking Treasures – 2nd place in Biblical Studies category
2022
This Hallowed Ground – finalist in Historical Fiction category
2020
Seeking Treasures – Bronze Medal in Bible Studies category
Beware the Booger Bear – finalist in Early Readers/Children’s Picture Books category
2021
My Dog Can’t Jump – finalist in Children’s Picture Books category
2022
This Hallowed Ground – Silver Medal in Historical Fiction
Dwelling – Silver Medal in Bible Study