ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Diane Black is a licensed professional counselor who has always had a heart for children. She was drawn into child advocacy when she visited a residential treatment facility and saw first-hand the inadequate level of care the children received and the deplorable conditions in the children’s home. As a result, she founded a non-profit corporation, The Roosevelt House. As the executive director, she galvanized the community and organized fund raisers turning the former dilapidated hotel into a comfortable and beautiful home with quality care.  

Over the years, Diane testified as an expert witness for dozens of abused children within the court system, and treated hundreds of abused children during her time in private practice as a psychotherapist, and as a licensed childcare administrator in Texas. She also volunteered as a court appointed special advocate, or CASA.

Her formal education includes an undergraduate degree in social work and a master’s degree in education, with a specialty in counseling and development. Her post graduate work is in educational psychology, with a focus on children who experienced trauma. She later taught Educational Psychology at Stephen F. Austin State University. Diane is licensed as a professional counselor by both the State of Texas and nationally and is a member of the American Counselors Association. 

Diane visited the Russian Embassy twice where she had the privilege of discussing the issues of international adoption with high-ranking diplomats. She was later interviewed extensively by the Russian media. In the United States, she was interviewed by the Voice of Russia radio station in New York.

Diane began studying the craft of writing when life put her into a story she felt needed to be told. She is a member of the Writers League of Texas.