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."
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