PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS

Heads Up for Harry organizes and hosts professional speaker events in the Atlanta area for teens, young adults and their families. These events help both the young people and their caregivers become more comfortable with and open to proactive mental health. Both students and parents have reported that these events make a tremendous impact on the way they think about mental health and sparks the much-needed conversations in their own lives.

2023 speaker series - doreen dodgen-magee

speakers we have worked with

ross szabo

Ross Szabo is the Wellness Director for Geffen Academy at UCLA and the CEO of the Human Power Project, a company that creates cutting edge mental health curriculum. An award winning speaker, author and consultant, Ross’s talk drew from his own experience with mental illness and extensive work in the field. He is also the former director of outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign from 2002-2012, created the first youth mental health speakers’ bureau, and developed an effective high school curriculum called “Behind Happy Faces” to increase help seeking behavior in teens. 

bianca hughes

Bianca Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia, and is also trained to integrate Christianity into her sessions when applicable. Bianca helps people live an authentic and purpose-driven life by guiding them to accept their imperfections and push back against shame, anxiety, and fear. She hosts support groups that encourage self-compassion over perfectionism, and her blog focuses assists people in finding the right therapist, facing disappointment, and re-discovering their own value and self-worth.

how to get involved

If you are interested in having Heads Up for Harry organize a speaker for your school or organization, please contact us at info@headsupforharry.org