Performance-psychology-driven coaching for executives, students, and parents who want clarity, discipline, and sustainable results in work, school, and life.
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Dr. Joel's New Parent Coaching Book!
Fix It Fatigue: A Guide for Today’s Parents
A practical, psychology-based roadmap to help Gen-X parents move from anxious fixing to confident coaching.
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For Students (Middle School through College/Grads) & Their Parents
Build Executive Functioning. Strengthen Performance. Gain Independence.
School demands focus, organization, follow-through, and emotional regulation — skills most students were never directly taught. The Executive Functioning Performance Lab helps students build the practical systems that make learning, motivation, and confidence more consistent at every stage of school.
Students learn how to manage time, start tasks more easily, stay organized, regulate stress, and follow through on responsibilities — while building independence and reducing overwhelm.
Parents learn how to step out of constant reminding and micromanaging and into a calmer, more strategic role that supports independence, reduces conflict, and reinforces the same executive functioning tools their student is learning.
This program supports both students who feel stuck and students who want to get ahead by strengthening the skills that drive long-term success in school, activities, and life.
Best For: Families navigating procrastination, motivation struggles, time management issues, emotional regulation challenges, academic inconsistency, or students who simply need stronger habits and structure to thrive.
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Get Support to Strengthen Executive FunctioningFor Executives & Leaders
Lead With Clarity. Perform with Capacity.
High-performing leaders partner with me when pressure escalates, clarity slips, and the cost of success becomes unsustainable. Through performance psychology coaching, we rebuild focus, emotional discipline, and resilience—so you can lead decisively without burning out.
Best For: CEOs, founders, executives, physicians, and high-stakes professionals experiencing chronic pressure or plateau.
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About Dr. Joel
Dr. Joel Ingersoll is a nationally recognized performance coach for students, parents, business leaders, and athletes. For more than 20 years, he has helped thousands of individuals across 200+ colleges and universities rebound from setbacks, strengthen resilience, and develop the academic, emotional, and leadership skills required to thrive in today’s high-pressure world.
He is the author of Fix-It Fatigue: How Gen-X Parents Can Stop Fixing Everything and Raise Adults Who Can Handle Anything. Dr. Joel holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, an M.A. in Applied Social Psychology, and a Master Coach Certification (CMC). He is the founder of the ClearMind Leadership Lab, Center for Psychological Health & Fitness and the creator of multiple college readiness and performance programs, including College BounceBack Accelerator and The Independence Blueprint.
His work has been featured in academic journals and national media outlets for his expertise in student performance, parenting, and the integration of fitness, psychology, and peak-performance science. He has served as an advisor to student organizations, supported campus wellness initiatives, and consulted with athletic teams and coaching staffs as a sports and performance psychology expert.
Blending psychology, coaching, and performance science, Dr. Joel delivers a practical, holistic system that helps students, parents, and professionals move from stuck to strong—and ultimately, to unstoppable.
Discover the Path to Lasting Change
Optimize your mental health and performance with collaborative, strength-focused approaches blending psychotherapy, coaching, fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle factors.
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Mental Health University Podcast
Over 20 years of counseling, coaching, advising, and mentoring thousands of college students have led me to a critical insight: College admission does not guarantee college readiness or success. I am obsessed with sharing my knowledge of the ungraded skills that help college kids adjust, discover, cope, develop, and thrive throughout their college experience. Join me for weekly episodes targeted toward increasing mental health awareness and tackle the most pressing college student challenges.
