| Charlotte Sophia Kasl | |
| Othername: | Charlotte Davis Kasl |
| Birth Name: | Charlotte Davis |
| Birth Date: | August 19, 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Missoula, Montana |
| Death Date: | August 7th, 2021 |
| Death Place: | Missoula, Montana |
| Burial Place: | Missoula City Cemetery |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | The University of Michigan Ohio University |
| Occupation: | Pianist, psychologist |
| Spouse: | Stanislav Kasl |
Charlotte Sophia Kasl, (née Davis, AKA Charlotte Davis Kasl) (1938–2021) was a U.S. psychologist and author.
Born Charlotte Davis on August 19, 1938, in Missoula, Montana, her parents were Mary Shope and Kenneth Pickett Davis. From an early age she showed a talent for piano and at age 17 she was teaching four of her own students. At the University of Michigan she earned her BA in Music and MA in Piano. She pursued piano studies for many years before becoming disillusioned with "the prospects of a music career in a department steeped in patriarchy."[1]
Now using her married name Charlotte Kasl, she began studying psychology and in 1982, received her PhD in Counseling at Ohio University, which allowed her to "merge her deep and profound interests in complex family dynamics and relationships with the cultural context of feminism and sexual politics."
She pioneered the 16-Steps for Discovery and Empowerment as an alternative to the Twelve-step program for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems.
She wrote several books based on some aspects of Sufi, Quaker, and Buddhist spiritual beliefs and traditions.
Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 1997.[2]