Professional SummaryThree Decades of Psychology, Now Applied as Coaching
Dr. Kassel spent sixteen years building and directing forensic and community mental-health programs in Illinois, then seventeen years directing graduate psychology programs and training clinicians before exiting academia in 2023 to coach full-time.
- 16 years, forensic & community mental health — direct clinical work with adults and adolescents facing chronic mental illness, addiction, sexual behavior concerns, and domestic violence, delivered through individual and group therapy, within programs he also built and directed
- 17 years, graduate psychology education — directed a university's online graduate psychology division; authored and taught coursework in addiction, forensic psychology, and crisis intervention
- Published doctoral researcher — peer-reviewed work in The Journal of Individual Psychology
That combination — reading risk accurately, understanding what actually changes behavior, and three decades of pattern-recognition — is what he now brings to coaching clients navigating recovery, high-conflict relationships, compatibility, and performance.
Dr. Kassel does not hold an active clinical license and does not provide therapy, psychological treatment, or forensic/offender-treatment services.
Areas of FocusHow I Can Help
Addiction & Recovery Coaching
Support for people in or pursuing recovery — structure, relapse-prevention planning, and navigating the identity shift recovery requires.
Learn more →High-Conflict Relationships & Co-Parenting
Practical strategy for a high-conflict partner, ex-partner, or co-parent — de-escalating, setting boundaries, and protecting kids from adult conflict.
Learn more →Relationship Compatibility Coaching
Adlerian Lifestyle Analysis applied to compatibility — for evaluating a relationship, entering a new one, or understanding a recurring pattern.
Learn more →Executive & Leadership Performance
Performance coaching grounded in real leadership experience — high-stakes decisions, team performance, and pressure.
Learn more →Sexual Compatibility & Sex-Related Patterns
Coaching-level conversations on sexuality, compatibility, and sex-related compulsive patterns — not clinical sex therapy.
Learn more →Signature MethodAdlerian Lifestyle Analysis
Dr. Kassel's core coaching framework is Adlerian Lifestyle Analysis — understanding the private logic and core convictions that drive how a person approaches relationships, conflict, and self-defeating patterns. He trained under nearly 1,000 hours of clinical supervision with a leading figure in Adlerian psychology, and his own research appears in The Journal of Individual Psychology, the field's flagship journal.
See the full approach — core concepts, how sessions work, and common strategies →
CredentialsEducation & Publications
- Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD) — Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago
- MA, Counseling Psychology — Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago
- BS, Psychology — University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Published doctoral researcher; peer-reviewed publication in The Journal of Individual Psychology
- 30+ years combined experience across forensic/community mental health and graduate psychology education
InvestmentRates
| Initial consultation (25 min) | $75 — credited toward your first session or package |
| Standard coaching packages | $800 – $1,400/mo |
| Intensive tier | $1,800 – $2,500/mo |
| Single session | $275 |