Back to Home
Speaker · Educator · Coach · Clinician

Professor
Dex™

Where Understanding and Education Meet Transformation

David Dex Hayward, LMHC — therapist, educator, author, and founder of Haydex & Partners™ — brings 30+ years of clinical expertise to stages, boardrooms, campuses, and screens as Professor Dex™.

Send an Inquiry @DexSpeaks
Professor Dex — David Dex Hayward, LMHC
Licensed Since
LMHC · MCAP · 30+ Yrs
900+
Clients Served

Your experience is no longer in charge of you.
Change the frame of the picture that you have lived in
and then your life changes…

Reframing — Professor Dex™

Professor Dex™ is a trademark of David Dex Hayward. Trademark application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) — Serial No. 99881193 · Filed June 12, 2026. All rights reserved.

What Professor Dex™ Offers

Services & Engagements

From boardrooms to classrooms, stages to screens — Professor Dex™ delivers transformational education grounded in 30+ years of clinical experience.

Speaking Engagements

Keynote addresses, conference presentations, and panel discussions on mental health, communication, relationships, and personal transformation. Professor Dex brings clinical depth with real-world accessibility — leaving every audience equipped to act.

Book a Speaking Engagement

Corporate Wellness Training

Customized workplace wellness programs that reduce burnout, improve communication, and build psychologically safe teams. Training is tailored to your organization's culture, size, and goals — from lunch-and-learns to full-day intensives.

Request Corporate Training

PPR Technique Workshops

The Pause, Paraphrase & Respond (PPR)™ technique — CPR for relationships and communication. Workshops available for couples, families, corporate teams, and community organizations. Participants leave with a tool they can use immediately.

Schedule a PPR Workshop

Coaching (Individual & Group)

One-on-one and group coaching sessions focused on personal growth, communication mastery, leadership development, and life transitions. Professor Dex helps clients reframe their narrative and step into their next chapter with clarity and confidence.

Start Coaching

Media & Interview Appearances

Available for podcast interviews, television segments, radio appearances, documentary features, and editorial commentary on mental health, relationships, communication, and community wellness. A compelling voice with clinical authority.

Media Inquiry

Online Courses

Coming soon — self-paced digital courses covering the PPR technique, communication mastery, reframing your mindset, and relationship transformation. Built for individuals, couples, and professionals who want expert-guided learning on their schedule.

Join the Waitlist
Signature Technique

PPR™ — CPR for
Relationships

The Pause, Paraphrase & Respond (PPR)™ technique is Professor Dex's signature communication framework — a structured, timed method that eliminates internal noise, builds genuine understanding, and transforms how people connect.

1
PAUSE
Speaker holds the clock — 2 minutes of uninterrupted sharing
2
PARAPHRASE
Listener verifies understanding — "What I heard you say is…"
3
RESPOND
Listener gets 1 minute to respond — only after confirmation
Book a PPR Workshop
PPR
Pause · Paraphrase · Respond

"Like CPR restores a heartbeat,
PPR restores communication."

— Professor Dex™
USPTO Serial No. 99881193

Follow @DexSpeaks

Daily insights on communication, mental health, relationships, and transformation. Join the conversation.

Visit @DexSpeaks on Instagram
Get In Touch

Professor Dex™ Inquiry

Speaking engagements, workshops, coaching, media, and partnership inquiries. We respond within 1 business day.

Your information is kept strictly confidential and will only be used to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell or share your data with third parties.