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Erik Fisher Ph.D.
Erik Fisher Quick Facts
Main Areas: Understanding Personal and Group Power Dynamics and EmotionCareer Focus: Author, Media Consultant, Speaker, Psychologist
Affiliation: American Psychological Association, Georgia Psychological Association, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, CEO Board of Directors Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett
Erik Fisher, Ph.D.
Licensed clinical psychologist, author, media consultant, and public speaker Erik Fisher, Ph.D., has helped many adults, children, and families develop healthy life perspectives and relationships.
Dr. Fisher currently runs a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. A veteran of public speaking, he addresses audiences on how to take a more insightful and empowered look at their everyday battles, including those happening at home between parents and children, in the workplace, in the sporting and political arenas and relationships. His approach involves helping others understand the inseparable relationship between perceptions of power and the emotions that we feel. In addition, his books The Art of Managing Everyday Conflict (2005) and The Art of Empowered Parenting (2007) earned him guest contributor spots on CNN, NBC, FOX and webmd.com, as well as in Psychology Today and Marie Claire, among other nationally syndicated newspapers and radio shows. When asked why he can paint such a broad brush with his theories, he states, “it is understanding why we use emotions and what their purpose is that is most important in understanding human dynamics.”
As interested as he is in the development and growth of his clients, he is just as interested in the development and growth of his community. Currently, he is the CEO for the Board of Directors of the Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett, a non-profit organization providing educational and therapeutic services to families of children with a wide range of disabilities.
Dr. Fisher received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Ohio State University. He then continued his graduate studies at the University of South Florida, where he conducted in depth research on the psychological development of body image, a precursor to eating disorders. While pursuing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology, he obtained a minor in sports psychology.
After graduation, Dr. Fisher and a fellow colleague developed a program designed to identify the immediate needs and unique perspectives of individuals and their families with ADD, a program known as The ADDvantage Program. Focusing on the strengths of ADD, he was able to empower many children and adults, who otherwise felt that they were doomed to lives of mediocrity and failure.
Dr. Fisher’s current practices include: innovative uses with hypnotherapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, interaction analysis, educational tools, visual imagery, play therapy, outdoor therapy, as well as spiritual therapy. He is often best known in his field for helping those who have not found success or results with other therapeutic approaches.
At the urging of his patients, Dr. Fisher now writes books that detail various struggles with power and emotion and the solutions needed to mend them. His latest book, The Art of Empowered Parenting: The Manual You Wish Your Kids Came With, explains the importance of equity-based parenting for raising healthy and happy children, and outlines the advantages of this approach over the more traditional “hierarchy-based” family model. Temperament, attachment, non-traditional family models, verbal and non-verbal communication, and family counseling options are just a few of the topics Dr. Fisher details in the text.
More information about The Art of Empowered Parenting: The Manual You Wish Your Kids Came With or Dr. Erik Fisher can be found at www.erikfisher.com.
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Erik Fisher
Earth is a school of learning and emotions are the lessons being taught.
Love is like an unpolished diamond that we are each given. As we master each emotion, we cut another facet into that diamond of love. The more emotions we truly understand and embrace, the more brilliant the diamond becomes as the light of our soul shines through it.
Failure is only an emotion, but it becomes a reality when we quit.
Arrogance has led to the downfall of almost every empire in the history of our world... Will it lead to the downfall of ours???
Failure is possibly one of the most important emotions that we experience because it tells us when it is time to learn... nothing more, nothing less. It is our choice to surround it with shame, guilt, inadequacy and other emotions that keep us in our darkness and ignorance.
Parenting is a journey for both the parent and the child. Thank your
child for where they may direct you, and guide your child with wisdom.
Finally, love them for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
It is easy to be spiritual when life is good, and it is easy to find religion
when life is bad. It is critical that we hold on to our spirit of determination
through these challenges.
Contacting Erik Fisher
Dr. Fisher's contact information is as follows:
285 S. Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA 30045
770-513-0577 (office voice)
770-513-3884 (office fax)
erik_fisher_phd@mindspring.com
