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12-Week Fatherhood Program · Metro Atlanta, GA
A 12-week fatherhood group for dads in metro Atlanta that meets once a week. No lectures, no judgment. Just real men having real conversations about being the man and the father your kids need.
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12Weeks
1×Per Week
90Minute Sessions
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Why This Group
We Build the Man First
Most fatherhood programs jump straight to parenting tips. We don't. We build the man from the inside out before we ask him to be anybody's father.
Every week you sit down with other men who get it. We talk about the stuff most men never say out loud — the father wound, the anger, the pressure, the money, the silence — and we walk out with one real step to take before next week.
- Small group, real talk — what's said in the room stays in the room
- Meets once a week for 12 weeks
- Workbook and journals included with the program
- Led by an experienced counselor who's been in these rooms for 15+ years
The 12-Week Journey
What We Get Into
One conversation a week. Each one names something real, then gives you something to do about it.
Week 01
What It Really Means to Be a Man
Accountability, values, principles — the real definition.
Week 02
The Father You Needed
Your own father wound. Becoming what you didn't have.
Week 03
Mastering the Fire
Anger. Why we explode or go cold, and what to do instead.
Week 04
The Stuff We Don't Say
Depression, anxiety, substance use, and real alternatives to carrying it alone.
Week 05
Building the Man
Self-image, self-talk, and building real self-worth nothing can take from you.
Week 06
Discipline: The Master Skill
Discipline over emotion, getting off autopilot, and controlling the urge.
Week 07
Getting Older, Real Talk
Aging like a man, your health, and the wisdom that comes with age.
Week 08
Being an Intentional, Present Father
Presence over attendance, making your kids feel safe, and showing up no matter what.
Week 09
Provider with a Purpose
Budgeting, saving, delayed gratification, teaching kids about money, and legacy.
Week 10
Weathering the Storms
Unshakable gratitude, taking care of what you have, and passing your personal test.
Week 11
Letting Go
Releasing relationships, habits, old hurt — and forgiving yourself — plus how change works.
Week 12
Design Your Life
Dreaming again, designing your life as a father, and building experiences with your kids.
Inside the Room
Men Showing Up for Each Other
Program Materials
The Books That Go With You
Core Workbook
Fatherhood
The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have
The heart of the program. Every week follows the same rhythm — open up, get into the real conversation, work through it on paper, and leave with one step to take before next week.
Week 1 you take a self-check to see where you're starting. Week 12 you take it again and see how far you've come.
Guided Journal
A Journey Through Fatherhood
A guided journal for the dedicated father. Reflect, heal, and do the work — one honest page at a time.
Guided Journal
The Man Behind Daddy
A guided journal helping fathers preserve family history, open up, and pass meaningful advice to their children.
Career Guide
Father's Guide to Six-Figure Trades
High-paying skilled-trade careers, training paths, and earning potential — level up without a four-year degree.
Your Facilitator
Dr. Derek Collins
PhD, Christian CounselingCADC-IIMATSSAP
Derek is the CEO of The Diversion Center and the author of Fatherhood: The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have. For more than 15 years he's been in the room with men across metro Atlanta — men dealing with the same pressure, anger, and silence this program was built to break.
He doesn't talk down to anybody. He talks straight, and he makes room for men to do the same.
"You don't have to become a whole new man this week. You just have to take one real step."
Questions Dads Ask
Fatherhood Program FAQ
It's a 12-week group program for fathers in metro Atlanta, Georgia. Men meet once a week for a 90-minute session built around the workbook Fatherhood: The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have by Dr. Derek Collins. The program builds the man first (accountability, anger, mental health, discipline) and then the father.
The program runs 12 weeks. The group meets once a week, and each session is about 90 minutes.
It's for dads and father figures who want to show up better for their kids and for themselves, whether you're living with your children, co-parenting, or working to rebuild the relationship.
The 12 sessions cover what it really means to be a man, the father wound, anger, depression and anxiety, self-worth, discipline, health and aging, being a present father, money and legacy, getting through hard times, letting go and forgiveness, and designing your life as a father.
The core book is the Fatherhood: The Conversations Men Avoid But Need to Have workbook. The program also uses two guided journals, A Journey Through Fatherhood and The Man Behind Daddy, plus Father's Guide to Six-Figure Trades, a guide to high-paying skilled-trade careers.
The program was created by Dr. Derek Collins, CEO of The Diversion Center. He holds a PhD in Christian Counseling and is CADC-II certified, with more than 15 years of experience leading groups for men in metro Atlanta.
Call The Diversion Center at 404-503-8069 to learn when the next group starts, where it meets, and how to get your seat.
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