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General Information Regarding Speaker Series

All speakers will be at our Atlanta (Emory) Location, Health Center Building, 4th Floor, Wesley Woods of Emory University, 1841 Clifton Road, Atlanta unless otherwise noted.
Series takes place on either the 2nd or 4th Thursday of each month, September-March, 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. For directions, click here.
On non-speaker Thursdays, a regular support group will take place at this location. Time permitting, a support group will occur after speaker presentations.

We are always looking for interesting/informative speakers. If you have suggestions, let us know: info@AtlantaMoodSupport.com.

September 24, 2009


Blueprint for Hope

The Emory group will not meet tonight in our regular location.

October 22, 2009


Speaker:
David Karol Gore, PhD, PC

Dr. Gore has been doing therapy since 1984 and received his doctorate in 1988. He is licensed as a psychologist and is also a clinical member of the American Association of Family Therapy. Dr. Gore has a general psychotherapy practice in Buckhead, with an additional Roswell office one day a week. He sees children, adolescents and couples, as well as individuals and families. He is married with four children and enjoys the five minutes of peace and quiet he gets every month. He believes in therapy over medication, in connection over isolation, in changing over homeostasis. He loves his work and looks forward to speaking to our group.

Topic: Mood Disorders, the Mammal Brain and Therapy

November 12, 2009

 
You and your fellow support group attendees are the featured speakers as we will have a regular support group tonight. Because of Thanksgiving, this is the only Emory meeting this month.

December 10, 2009

Holiday Potluck Party


Annual Holiday Party
7:00-9:00 PM
Note: This is the last meeting of the year.
January 14, 2010

 
You and your fellow support group attendees are the featured speakers as we will have a regular support group tonight. Join us for the first group of the new year!

February 11, 2010


Speaker:
Robyn Gruber, LPC

Robyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Director of the Counseling Ministry at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. She helps adults who have experienced trauma to heal from the wounds of their past using a structured model of therapy called Trauma Resolution. She believes that there are no wounds that cannot be healed and that it really is possible to resolve trauma and eliminate its ongoing effects on an individual’s life. She is enthusiastic about the work she does and the changes that happen in her clients’ lives as their wounds heal. She looks forward to speaking to our group. Robyn is married with two middle-school aged children.

Topic: Trauma Resolution Therapy

March 11, 2010


Speaker:
Brian Thomas, MD

Dr. Thomas is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Atlanta.  He is also a clinical assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine.  He completed his residency training in adult and then child and adolescent psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.  He attended medical school at Mercer University School of Medicine.  He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia. Dr. Thomas is also DBSA Metro Atlanta's Professional Advisor. Come prepared with your questions for Dr. Thomas, as we'll take the entire time tonight for Q&A.

Topic: Ask the Doc

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Stay tuned for more events, speakers and other activities!

DBSA Metro Atlanta does not specifically endorse any of our speakers. The views expressed are those of the individual speakers. Speakers and/or topics subject to change.

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