Speaking · Keynotes · Non-Clinical Trainings

A perspective your
audience hasn't
heard before.

Available for keynotes, conference presentations, bar association lectures, organizational trainings, and leadership workshops. Topics span trauma psychology, behavioral credibility, clinical hypnotherapy, and high-performance decision-making.

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"The most consistent feedback I receive after a talk is some version of the same thing — 'I've never heard anyone put it that way before.'"
Formats
Keynote & Workshop
Audiences
Legal · Clinical · Corporate
Fee
From $1,500
What makes this different
"Most speakers confirm what the audience already believes. The talks that change how people think are rarer — and more valuable."

I don't deliver motivational content. I deliver precision — clinical insights about human behavior, translated into language that lands for attorneys, executives, clinicians, and anyone else who works in high-stakes environments with real human beings.

Every talk is built around a specific argument that most people in the room haven't considered, applied to their specific professional context. The goal isn't to inspire — it's to change how the audience sees something they deal with every day.

Signature talks

Each talk is available as a keynote (45–60 minutes), a half-day workshop, or a full-day training. All can be adapted for virtual delivery. Custom topics available on request.

Talk 01
The Credibility Gap
How trauma rewires behavior, perception, and testimony — and what legal teams, juries, and clinicians consistently misread as character flaws. For bar associations, legal conferences, and forensic audiences.
Talk 02
Beyond Harm Reduction
Why the frameworks most clinicians use were designed for safety rather than growth — and what it looks like to practice at the edge of real change. For clinical conferences and healthcare organizations.
Talk 03
State Change & Clinical Hypnotherapy
A practitioner-level exploration of how therapeutic state change actually works, why most clinical training underestimates it, and what precision application looks like. For clinical and mental health audiences.
Talk 04
Clarity Under Pressure
For high-performance audiences — executives, athletes, leadership teams. How to see clearly and decide precisely when the stakes are real and the standard frameworks run out of answers.
Talk 05
Reading the Room
Applied behavioral psychology for attorneys, executives, and anyone who needs to understand what's actually happening beneath the surface of a high-stakes human situation.
Talk 06
Custom Topic
I develop custom presentations for specific audiences and contexts. Tell me who's in the room, what they deal with, and what you want them to walk away thinking differently about.
Formats & investment

Keynotes, workshops, and organizational trainings.

Speaking investments start at $1,500 for a keynote presentation. Half-day workshops start at $2,500. Full-day trainings and multi-session organizational programs are scoped individually based on audience, content, and delivery format.

Virtual delivery is available for all formats. In-person engagements within the Midwest are available without travel surcharge. National travel is available with standard travel costs added.

For bar associations, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions, reduced rates are available depending on context. Reach out and we'll find something that works.

"The best organizational trainings don't give people new information. They give people a new way of seeing information they already have."
MA Clinical Counseling Psychology — Northwestern University
Licensed Professional Counselor — Wisconsin #8486-125
8 years clinical practice — trauma, legal psychology, high performance
Available for bar associations, clinical conferences, corporate leadership, healthcare organizations
Experienced trainer and group facilitator — online and in-person
Audiences I speak to

Professionals who work with high-stakes human situations and need a clearer read on what's actually happening.

— Legal Conferences & Bar Associations
Trauma credibility, witness psychology, behavioral literacy for attorneys — translated into language that's immediately applicable in a legal context.
— Clinical & Mental Health Conferences
State change, hypnotherapy, trauma-informed practice, and the limits of standard clinical frameworks — for practitioners who want to push past comfortable assumptions.
— Corporate & Leadership Teams
Behavioral precision under pressure, decision-making psychology, and the patterns that either compound or undermine high-performance leadership.
— Healthcare Organizations
Trauma-informed care, clinician burnout and pattern recognition, state change in medical contexts, and the behavioral science of high-stakes clinical decisions.
Book a speaking engagement

Tell me about your event.

Send me the basics — your organization, the event, the audience, the date, and what you're looking for. I'll respond within one business day with availability and whether the topic fits your context.

For time-sensitive bookings, call directly.

alex@alexsteele.org
(608) 909-6461
Madison, Wisconsin · Available nationally

Speaking investments start at $1,500. Custom packages available for multi-session trainings and organizational programs.

Responses within one business day

Alex Steele, MA, LPC
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