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Chloe Carmichael
Dr. Chloe Carmichael is a clinical psychologist and USA Today bestselling author who helps organizations build the habits for courageous conversations. Drawing on her expertise in anxiety and mental resilience, she equips leaders with practical tools to tackle difficult topics with clarity and confidence. Her clients include Baker McKenzie, Columbia University, and Belfer Management LLC.
Dr. Chloe Carmichael is an internationally renowned speaker, a USA Today bestselling author, and a clinical psychologist specializing in workplace communication and courageous conversations. She helps leadership teams tackle the conversations that matter most, clearly, confidently, and without unnecessary conflict. She frequently appears in national media outlets such as ABC Nightline, Inside Edition, VH1, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times.
Dr. Chloe has authored two books that speak directly to her expertise. Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety shares how anxiety can be a positive force. Her latest book, Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly, explores the psychology of self-censorship and the case for speaking up to create genuine connection.
Dr. Chloe understands the pressures that cause leaders and teams to avoid difficult conversations, and what it takes to change that. Her sessions draw on clinical psychology to give participants a shared language for disagreement, structured tools for high-stakes communication, and the confidence to engage in healthy friction rather than avoid it.
Dr. Chloe graduated Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude from Columbia University and holds a PhD in clinical psychology from Long Island University. She has taught psychology at university level and presented for senior professionals at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the National Register of Health Psychologists.
A regular consultant and speaker for Baker McKenzie, the third largest law firm in the world, Dr. Chloe's sessions on communication and resilience have been described by the firm's global head of HR as leaving the "office abuzz."
Topics, sessions and talks
Based on techniques from her bestselling book, Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety, Dr. Chloe Carmichael shows audiences how to reframe anxiety as a source of energy and focus. She shares up to nine practical tools, each with step-by-step instructions, and explains how nervous energy, when managed well, can become welcome stimulation. Attendees learn to direct excess energy productively and build the focus and concentration that fuel creativity, motivation, and a more fulfilling working life.
Leaders often step out of their comfort zones to take on new responsibilities, which can be both a strength and a source of stress. In this workshop, Dr. Chloe Carmichael reframes stress as an opportunity for growth and shares practical ways to manage it. She offers strategies for setting boundaries, deciding which stressors to tackle, delegate, or eliminate. Attendees learn techniques to relax body and mind, manage stress proactively, and reduce "stress about stress."
Today's workplace asks employees to handle sensitive topics with emotional intelligence, professionalism, and confidence. Drawing on her book Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly, Dr. Chloe Carmichael gives leaders and teams more than a dozen psychologically grounded techniques for knowing when to speak up and when to exercise restraint. Tools such as Reflective Listening and Thought Replacement help attendees communicate clearly, handle disagreement constructively, and strengthen trust, culture, and performance.
Many high-functioning people struggle with perfectionism, valuing the conscientiousness and drive it brings while recognizing that it can also block learning and performance. Constant second-guessing can lead to procrastination, irritability, and reduced engagement. Dr. Chloe Carmichael shows attendees how to keep the positive aspects of perfectionism and shed the negatives, channeling it into a more productive and joyful approach to work and relationships. Attendees leave with fresh perspectives and practical tools to manage perfectionism (almost!) perfectly.
Universities are on the front line of debates about speech, identity, and psychological safety. In this timely lecture, Dr. Chloe Carmichael draws on her book Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly, and on clinical psychology and cognitive science, to give students, faculty, and administrators more than a dozen practical techniques for speaking up and exercising self-restraint. Attendees learn to engage difficult ideas, manage disagreement respectfully, and foster a culture of thoughtful dialogue.
Dr. Chloe works with leadership teams to build the communication habits that drive better decisions and stronger cultures. Her clinical background gives her a distinctive understanding of why people hold back at work, and her sessions translate that insight into practical tools leaders can use immediately.
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