Develop Minded Therapies
My Story
DJ Lane - LMHC CFMHE CCE NCC CEAP CCMHC CMHS EMMHS
“Hard work makes the way!”
As a licensed Therapist and Certified Forensic Evaluator, he utilizes a variety of styles and modalities that will help to develop better mental health for his clients.
DJ's interest in human behavior and problem solving began much earlier in his life and his pursuit to utilize his skills has always involved a balance of educated learning: utilizing books, research, seminars, videos. Currently he continues to add specialties such as Forensic Evaluations, Child Custody evaluations, and qualifying as a Title 26/10 & 11 GAL in Washington state, and he strives to stay up to date on ways that he can more effectively help his clients.
Throughout the years of his professional life, before he began to develop successful strategies for operating his own agency, he garnered a satisfaction with helping people to achieve their goals. As a service writer in the automotive industry, he operated between customer and mechanic, keeping the customer confident that they would receive quality service, thus retaining top rated customer loyalty while gaining the mechanic’s trust that he’d get them plenty of work so that they wouldn’t worry. As a bonus, he taught car clinics to new customers.
Whether teaching therapy interns the use of innovation, creativity and technology in the treatment of trauma, or performing evals for a variety of civil and criminal cases. DJ's goal is to continue to help people set goals for the future and do the work it takes moving towards achieving them.
My Experience
Develop Minded Therapies brings over 15 years of crisis response experience, offering grounded, compassionate, and highly specialized support to organizations navigating complex and high-impact situations. Our work spans small businesses, government agencies, and multinational corporations across the West Coast, including Amazon, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Hasbro, KeyBank, Chase, Microsoft, MSNBC (digital), the Seattle Kraken, and the University of Washington, as well as partnerships with the States of Oregon and Washington and municipalities such as Tacoma, Seattle, and surrounding jurisdictions.
We specialize in trauma-informed response, including debriefings following workplace violence, critical incidents, and employee loss, as well as short-term stabilization during mass layoffs, abrupt terminations, and organizational crises. Our experience also includes supporting specialized teams, such as Starbucks’ diversity initiatives, addressing racial trauma and helping businesses maintain stability during periods of civil unrest, including the challenges faced in Seattle’s protest zones. In addition, we provide executive coaching, career guidance, and professional development to support resilient leadership and workforce growth.
Complementing this work, Develop Minded Therapies has over 10 years of experience providing court-involved evaluations and assessments. We have partnered with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to evaluate families and parents through comprehensive services including family observations, parental training, safety assessments, and reunification therapy, and have provided testimony in both civil and criminal court proceedings.
Our founder, DJ Lane, brings over 15 years of experience in forensic mental health, with expertise in immigration evaluations, family and forensic assessments, and mental health competency evaluations. He has testified as an expert witness in Mental Health Court in over 100 cases and later became a preferred provider for DCYF across Pierce, King, and Kitsap counties.
Licensed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New York, Florida and California, Develop Minded Therapies offers services both remotely and on-site nationwide through travel. We are credentialed with most major Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and can coordinate directly with your organization’s provider upon request, including ComPsych, Evernorth/Cigna, Carelon, Magellan, First Choice Health, Lyra, Canopy, BHS, Accentra EAP, AllOne Health, Workplace Options, United/Optum Health EAP, Empathia, MHN, and Beacon Health Options—ensuring accessible, responsive, and trusted support when it matters most.
Reach out to me today!
Please complete the form below to schedule an appointment.
I will try my best to accommodate your request and will be in touch ASAP.