Speaker’s Bureau
Manassas Group Members regularly give talks sponsored by community groups and organizations. The topics and speakers to the right are currently available and can be scheduled. Please contact us if you need a presentation on any other specific topic.
To arrange any presentation through our Speaker’s Bureau, you may call us at (540) 774-4686.
Currently available topics:
Emotional Coping Skills
Title #1: “Don’t Let Your Anger Kill You or Anyone You Love!”
- Description: Positive steps for handling anger constructively.
- Speaker: Louis Perrott, Ph.D.
Title #2: “Are Your Emotions Making You Sick?”
- Description: Understand how the mind can affect the body and what to do about it.
- Speaker: Gudrun Freeman, Ph.D.
Anxiety and Stress Management
Title #1: “Is Worry Making You Sick?”
- Description: Learn why worry and physical illnesses are close bedfellows.
- Speaker: Gudrun Freeman, Ph.D.
Title #2: “Conquering Your Job Stress”
- Description: How to handle the stress of working at your job.
- Speaker: Louis Perrott, Ph.D.
Title #3: “Avoidant Behaviors”
- Description: Gain understanding of how treating fears, anxiety and depression can decrease avoidance and conflict.
- Speaker: Dan DeVilbiss, Ed.D.
Depression
Title #1: “Is it the Blues, the Blahs, or are You Really Depressed?”
- Description: Learn how to tell the difference and what to do.
- Speaker: Louis Perrott, Ph.D.
Marital/Family/Relationships
Title #1: “But What About My Grandchildren?”
- Description: How to avoid taking sides, if your children divorce.
- Speaker: Gudrun Freeman, Ph.D.
Grief and Loss
Title #1: “Different Types of Grief”
- Description: Learn to identify and resolve different types of grief and loss.
- Speaker: Dan DeVilbiss, Ed.D.
Presentations on the Topics of:
- Family Stress
- Post-Partum Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self-Care of the Clinician
- The Loss of Identity Through Motherhood
Speaker: Ellen Arledge, L.C.S.W.