Dr. Daniel E. Cassell

described by many who knows him to be a very humble, caring, fair, honest, reliable, dependable, and well manner person. His hobbies include reading a variety of books and peer reviewed journals, watching documentaries, listening to a variety of music but especially gospel. He also likes to engage in activities and events with his family such as travelling, outing, shopping, and dining, working out, reading the Bible, listening to, and meditating on the words of God, etc.    

Daniel E. Cassell was born in Monrovia, Liberia on January 8, 1966 unto the union of Mr. Edward Cassell and Mrs. Esther Cassell. He completed his high school education at A. M. E. Zion Academy in Monrovia, Liberia in 1984. A couple of years following high school, he enrolled at the University of Liberia. During the outbreak of the civil war in 1990, he travelled to France by way of the Ivory Coast. After nearly a year in France, he travelled to the Netherlands where he resided until 1995. In October of 1995, he migrated to the United States where he has resided since.  

Despite the significant challenge of not having an immigration status, Dr. Cassell enrolled as a part time student at the Bucks County Community College in the Fall-September of 1997. At the same time he started his career in the helping profession field as a residential counselor and therapeutic staff support (TSS). He also started out as a certified personal trainer. He later received an Associates of Arts degree from Bucks County Community College in 2002. Thereafter, he transferred to Temple University on the core to core agreement and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Kinesiology and minor in Psychology in the Summer of 2004. After completing his undergraduate studies, he continued his career by working as a Crisis Counselor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Case Manager at the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), and a Personal trainer at Ballys and LA Fitness, and Clinical Exercise Specialist at Dr. McHale Chiropractic.  

For the purpose of combining his interest in the helping profession and his passion for health and fitness, he enrolled in the public health graduate program at Temple University. However, following a semester, he transferred to A. T. Still University Graduate School of Public Health, where he received a Master of Public Health with specialization in Program Planning and Community Health Education in August 2005. In the Fall-September of 2005, he enrolled in the Doctor of Psychology program at Northcentral University (NCU) where he received both a Master of Psychology in 2006 and a Doctor of Psychology with concentration in Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine in July of 2013.

 

FOUNDING OF BUSINESSES AND CAREER PATH:

In 2006 while pursuing my doctoral studies, he founded a mental health/behavioral and substance abuse agency and named it Kwenyan Professional Health Services, LLC. At the same time, he was working as a Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC) in the Philadelphia and Bucks County areas. In 2008, he became Licensed as a Professional Counselor in the State of Pennsylvania and became a Licensed Clinical Drugs and Alcohol Counselor in the State of New Jersey in 2009. This enabled him to begin his career in private practice. After a year in private practice, his agency was approved by the New Jersey Division of Child Behavioral Health as an Intensive in-home and Community Provider (IIC) in 2009. 

He continued his private practice on a part-time basis for two years while launching his agency in the State of New Jersey. Due to the increase in his agency’s work demands, he eventually closed down his private practice in 2011 and went into full-time work to fully establish his agency. In addressing the gap in services, he developed an outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinic in 2010, which is licensed by the State of New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services as a continuum of care for the youths transitioning from the IIC program and for the public who were in need of services within the community.

To further address the gap in services for the indigents, underserved and uninsured, Dr. Cassell established a not-for profit mental health and substance abuse program in Ewing, NJ. which is also licensed by the State of New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

As of July 2020, Dr. Cassell owns and operates two licensed and joint accredited organizations: Kwenyan Professional Health Services, LLC (For-profit Parent Organization) and Kwenyan and Associates (Not-for-Profit Subsidiary Organization) with a total of six Intensive/Outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Services Outpatient Clinics at seven locations throughout the state of New Jersey. Each of these facilities are NJ State Licensed and nationally accredited by the Joint Commission for Healthcare Organizations (JCHCO). He employs over 150 full-time and 5 consultants ranging from Psychiatrist (MD), Psychologist (LP), Advance Practice Nurse (APN), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug  Counselor (LCADC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Administrative Assistants, Accountants, Medical Biller and Coders, Drivers, Driver’s Aids, Therapists’ Aid, Security, Building Maintenance Manager, House Keeping Manager, etc.