Speaking & Events

Give your audience the gift of knowledge from the leading expert on relationships, wellness, and psychological abuse.

Dr. Avery Neal, PhD, LPC, is a respected international researcher and thought leader on relationships, mental wellness, and psychological abuse. Known for her compassionate and engaging style, Dr. Neal delivers impactful, research-based talks that empower audiences to build healthier personal and professional relationships.

Her presentations offer transformative insights into emotional well-being, subtle abuse, and the power of self-awareness, inspiring lasting change and deeper connection. Whether speaking at corporate events, nonprofits, or international conferences, Dr. Neal brings clarity, warmth, and expertise to every stage.

She is available for keynotes, conferences, corporate trainings, leadership summits, and fundraising events, locally and worldwide.

Speaking for Healthcare Organizations

Bringing psychological abuse awareness, education, and training to healthcare organizations through keynotes, grand rounds, and staff education.

Psychological abuse is the most common form of intimate partner violence, and the people living with it are already being seen in emergency departments, primary care, women’s health, and behavioral health. Dr. Avery Neal gives nurses, physicians, therapists, and care teams a clear, research-based way to recognize psychological abuse, understand what it does to the mind and body, and respond in ways that open the door to support.

Keynote Topics

Seeing What Patients Can’t Say

Psychological abuse, its effects on health, and the role of every clinician

For frontline and clinical teams, this keynote explains how psychological abuse works, why it is so easy to miss, and how the nurse, physician, or therapist already in the room can recognize it and connect the patient to support.

The Diagnosis Behind the Diagnosis

How psychological abuse shapes the conditions healthcare teams treat every day

For medical and behavioral health audiences, this keynote connects the research on chronic stress to the mental and physical conditions clinicians see across specialties, and makes the case for routine screening.

Formats

Keynotes, grand rounds, workshops, and in-service education, available in person or virtually and tailored to each audience.

About Dr. Avery Neal

Avery Neal, PhD, LPC is a practicing psychotherapist, international author and speaker. In 2012 she opened Women’s Therapy Clinic, which offers psychiatric and counseling support to women. She specializes in depression and anxiety at all stages in a woman’s life.

Dr. Avery Neal is the author of, If He’s So Great, Why Do I Feel So Bad?: Recognizing and Overcoming Subtle Abuse, which has been translated and published in twelve languages. Her articles and interviews have been published by Oprah.com, DailyOM, Best Self Magazine, Hitched Magazine, Bustle, POPSUGAR and PKWY Magazine and her courses have been taken by over 13,000 people worldwide. A leader in the field of relationships and mental health, The International Association of HealthCare Professionals nominated Dr. Avery Neal as one of the top psychologists in Houston.