About GAB Seattle
Guided Autobiography has a long history in the Puget Sound area with certified Birren Center instructors bringing GAB classes to local colleges and community centers for nearly 15 years. GAB Seattle continues that tradition by expanding class offers in the greater Seattle area.
Founder and Lead Instructor
Amy Anderson Chen
Amy is certified Guided Autobiography Instructor through the Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies. Before becoming an instructor Amy was also a GAB student for over five years.
She is an instructor, entrepreneur, consultant and aspiring creative writer.
She lives with her family and dogs on the Eastside.
The Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies
James Birren PhD created Guided Autobiography (GAB) in the mid-1970s while he was a founding dean of the Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC).
Over the ensuing years, he wrote three books on GAB and conducted numerous research projects into its benefits, all the while traveling worldwide to present and expand the approach.
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Today there are over 600 GAB instructors worldwide.
Pacific Northwest GAB Groups
Located throughout Oregon, the Puget Sound region and British Columbia.
Share your story! The following list of instructors are certified through the
Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies.
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