Cassandra LeClair, Ph.D.

Texas A&M University

Clinical Associate Professor

Cassandra LeClair LLC

I work with companies to provide training and development for improved communication and employee well-being. I provide learning and growth opportunities on a personal level that positively impact your work life.
I create materials using my 20 plus year career in course planning and collegiate teaching. Together we will set objectives for your training and discuss what transformation you would like to occur. It’s not therapy and it’s not counseling. It’s training using science and empathy.  I bring scientific research, advanced education & specialized certifications, decades of professional experience, and the transparency of my personal journey to guide you on a path toward interpersonal awareness and empowerment.

Communication Trainer and Consultant

I want to show others how they can overcome, build resiliency, reclaim their personal power and be the person they know they are meant to be. In my keynote speeches, I share stories of personal triumph, but I also break down the work it took to “feel better” about what I have experienced. I share tips, tricks, and tools for navigating the ups and downs of life and discuss how we can tap into our own superpowers each day.

Motivational Speaker

I am a certified mediator in the state of Texas. I work with parties to facilitate dialogue to resolve disputes. My main focus is on negotiating contracts, divorce settlements, and estate planning. Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that utilizes an unbiased 3rd party to help settle conflicts between groups. My professional expertise in conflict and interpersonal communication enables me to help parties understand the background of their disputes. I work to enable clients to come to healthy, fair resolutions that are mutually beneficial.

Mediator

Being Whole 

I never planned to write this book.  I never wanted to write this book.  A few years before the book was published, I was thrust into a personal crisis. At that time, I couldn’t handle one more thing and instead of coping and managing as I have in every other crisis. I broke. 

    I was jolted back emotionally back to a place I had been ignoring - because I didn’t realize it even existed. I could either keep ignoring it, or I could use my expertise to work through it - so I did the work.
It was like my personal and professional worlds had slammed into one another. I realized I needed to look not just at events that were happening to me but also at patterns in my history and the storylines behind those. This propelled me into an entirely different space of self-awareness.  I let go of coping mechanisms I had long used, roles and personas I had been playing, and other patterns I was hanging onto and made my way back to who I truly was.  And when you shed the layers that conceal who you truly are, you can show up authentically in relationships, make decisions based on what feels good to you and show up fully for yourself in all areas of your life. 

    You never know when someone is going to reach their breaking point. You don’t see all of the experiences that have led them to that moment. You may not understand why their reactions are different than what you would have. This book exists in the hope that someone else will read it and feel less alone.

Author

Being Whole Podcast

In my podcast, I speak to guests about challenges and transformations they’ve experienced, both personally and professionally. I started this podcast because I wanted to build a platform for others to share their stories. I love hearing about the experiences of others and learning what they do to overcome and keep themselves “whole”. These conversations are empowering and encourage you to live intentionally and seek patterns that best fit your life. We explore intentional communication and dive deep into what it means to take aligned action. I share tools to help improve your mindset in business, relationships, and life.  The stories will inspire you to learn more about your needs and boundaries to equip you to navigate real life situations with confidence. Learn to nurture the most important relationship of them all, the one you have with yourself.

Podcast Host

Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

I am an instructor for Engineering Communication. This joint endeavor through the Cockrell School of Engineering and The Moody College of Communication at UT allows me to work with Engineering students to develop their communication skills across professional, technical, and personal contexts.  We focus on enhancing public speaking, technical writing, networking, leadership, team building, ethics, and communication strategies.

Lecturer

Texas State University

My focus is on fostering interpersonal growth and creating healthy relationships through communication. Throughout my time at Texas State, I taught Interpersonal Communication, Family Communication, Relational Communication, Gender Communication, The Dark Side of Communication, Intro to Communication, and Quantitative Research Methods. 

My research focuses on communicative coping and negotiating identity in the face of unexpected relational disruption.

Communication Studies Professor

Are you struggling to bring employees back to the office?

Coming together again after a long hiatus provides a great opportunity to rebuild community and communications among your teams.

People want to improve their communication skills, but they often don’t know how.

How can you get your managers and leaders to lead with emotional intelligence, vulnerability, and open dialogue?

My trainings focus on improving your employees’ communication, emotional intelligence, and mindset. 

Topics include: Banishing Burnout, Navigating Conflict, Creating Community, and Leadership Development.



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