Dr. David Karol Gore — Atlanta Psychologist and Family Therapist

Meet Dr. Gore

Atlanta Psychologist, Family Therapist & Alcohol/Substance Use Counselor

Dr. David Gore has been practicing psychotherapy in Atlanta since 1983. He is a generalist by design — kids, teens, families, and individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, and addiction. He would rather help people than talk about helping people.

NOTE: There is currently a two to four week waiting period for new clients.

Dr. David Karol Gore has been practicing psychotherapy since 1983. His interest in helping people began as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania. He began working at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic in 1978, which is acknowledged as one of the birthplaces of directive, solution-focused treatment. There, he learned of the family systems (family therapy) approach to treatment, and this has been his focus ever since.

Dr. Gore chose to obtain his Master's and Doctoral Degree at Georgia State University, graduating in 1988. His advanced degrees are in clinical psychology, specializing in family therapy. Dr. Gore has been in private practice in Atlanta since 1989 and has been running his own practice since 1992. Although families are his focus, Dr. Gore's expertise extends to individual therapy for all age groups, as well as family therapy.

Dr. Gore grew up in New York, and still talks funny. After living in Midtown for fifteen years, he became a suburbanite in 1997. When time allows, Dr. Gore enjoys reading, doing electrical repairs with the circuit breaker on, basketball and other sports. When not at work, Dr. Gore is usually found keeping his animals and wife happy, missing his grown-ass children, or trying to fix stuff that breaks around his house.

The Abbreviated Resume

November 1959 Born. Weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces. I was almost adorable.
Fall 1976 Captain of H.S. Football Team. Record: 1 win, 7 losses. They were not as good as the record indicates.
Winter 1980 Drops out of University of Pennsylvania. Goes to California to find self.
Winter 1981 Couldn't find self. Returns to U. of Penn.
Spring 1982 B.A. Degree, University of Pennsylvania, Psychology major.
Spring 1985 M.S. Degree, Georgia State University, Clinical Psychology.
July 1986 to June 1987 Internship at IJR in Chicago, under the supervision of Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
March 1988 Ph.D. Degree, Georgia State University, Clinical Psychology.
June 1988 Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Kregelman family.
Summer 1989 Licensed Psychologist, State of Georgia (#1366).
September 1992 Opens David Karol Gore, Ph.D., P.C., a solo psychology practice.
December 1999 Launches drgore.com. Quickly becomes the third most visited website (just behind amazon.com and ebay.com).
August 2002 Elected 'Room Mom' for Third Grade Class, a stunning upset the PTA did not see coming.
September 2005 Abruptly fired as wife's lactation coach.
June 2007 Watched the Sopranos finale. It was clear to me that the only correct interpretation of the ending is that Tony was going to st
February 2011 Teenage daughter threatens to call DFCS because he refuses to buy a Wii, Nintendo or XBox.
July 2013 Loses all ability to engage in small talk. This occurred during the third hour of a swim meet.
May 2016 Invents fidget spinners. Singlehandedly ends the ADHD epidemic.
September 2016 Realizes he forgot to patent "Fidget Spinners." Knock-offs appear. Life savings disappear.
August 2018 Gets kicked out of Brene Brown's Daring Way Certification program for using "e" instead of "é."
March 2020 Designs and tries to rent out an eleven-office suite, which led to the beginning of covid.
March 2026 Malcolm Gladwell estimates that Dr. Gore has practiced over 55,142 hours of therapy.