Mr. Chris Jacobs, CEO

Chris has been an active member of the behavioral health field for over 20 years. He originally started working on the Behavioral Health unit with Peachford Hospital in Atlanta, and Summit Ridge in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Chris founded BRO on the belief that people in recovery can truly thrive in a clean, sober, safe, and supportive environment. At the core of the program are his strengths of a compassionate heart, belief in transformation, perception, coupled with his understanding of the disease of addiction and commitment to the recovery community. Chris invites individuals and families to surrender and “Trust In the Process” of recovery.

Chris is involved with several communities and charitable organizations as well as professional entities. He also participates annually with organizations such as the Boy’s and Girls Club with Toys for Tots at Christmas, “Chris’s Closet and a Coat Drive for the homeless, and with local elementary schools “Back to School Supplies drive.”

Prior to establishing Breakthrough Recovery Outreach, Chris attended the University of Southwest Louisiana, where he majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Sociology. While at USL, he played linebacker for the Ragin’ Cajuns. He also enjoyed a brief stint of playing professionally in the Canadian Football League. Chris is a proud member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Olu Osaba, MD, Medical Director

Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyDr. Osoba received his medical degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He completed his psychiatric residency at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit Michigan and his child and adolescent psychiatric fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Osoba has been the Medical Director in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and held the position of Attending Physician and Outpatient Service Supervisor for the Henry Ford Health System. He is board-certified in adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Osoba is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Mr. Nadim S. Ali, Tai Chi Instructor, LPC

Nadim S. Ali is a therapist and consultant in Atlanta, where he counsels, teaches Violence Prevention, and Tai Chi. He has been actively involved in educating individuals about the dangers of substance abuse and has counseled both adolescents and adult patients. Mr. Ali has worked in all facets of addiction treatment from detox to outpatient and aftercare and has trained counselors in the USA and in Saudi Arabia. In the two years that he spent in Saudi Arabia as the Director of the Chemical Dependency Unit he was able to establish the first counselor program in the history of Saudi Arabia for Arabic speaking counselors and participated in the development of a training manual that is still in use in that country to help train to recover people to be counselors. He uses alternative methods such as Tai Chi, the ancient Chinese slow-motion exercise, as an intervention for the treatment of addiction and anger management. He is certified by the Tai Chi Health Society as an Instructor. He has been a practitioner since 1977

Jean W Thelemaque Jr, Therapist, MA, LPC, NCC

Jean W. Thelemaque Jr. was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, in a large Haitian family. He has a background in business which permits him the ability to provide a multi-cultural flair and understanding when working with clients from diverse backgrounds.

Mr. Thelemaque’s eclectic therapeutic style is results-driven and provides honest engagement in any individual and or group session. He also believes in taking a holistic approach when working with clients, emphasizing the importance of not only addressing mental and emotional concerns but, paying close attention to one’s physical and spiritual states as well.

Mr. Thelemaque holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Finance from CUNY, Brooklyn College, and a Masters of Art in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University and is a proud member of Phi Theta Kappa.