Dr. Adam Dorsay is a licensed psychologist and executive coach in Silicon Valley, where he works with high-achieving adults (including professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and professional athletes). Adam is the host of SuperPsyched, an award-winning podcast with over 200 episodes available on all platforms. He has given three highly regarded TEDx Talks: one about men and their emotions, another about friendship in adulthood, and the most recent about the four ways humans connect. His new, International Impact Award-winning and bestselling book Super Psyched: Unleash the Power of the 4 Types of Connection and Live the Life You Love is now available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Beyond his private practice, Adam is a resiliency expert who co-created an international program for Facebook’s Online Safety employees for several years. He now serves as the resiliency consultant to DigitalOcean and has frequent requests from the media for interviews. He has provided keynotes and training to multiple corporations and organizations, including Microsoft, LinkedIn, and the California Psychological Association.
He is happily married, the father of young boys, and he is an avid world traveler who also speaks Japanese and Spanish.
His formal education includes:
- B.A. | Psychology & Asian Studies, Pitzer College
- Semester Abroad | Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan
- M.A. | Counseling, Santa Clara University
- Coaching Credential | The Coaches Training Institute
- Psy.D. | Clinical Psychology, Ryokan College
Dr. Dorsay has lived and worked in Japan and worked in multicultural settings both there and in and the United States. He is also conversant in both Spanish and Japanese.
Professional Affiliations
- Member of Santa Clara County Psychological Association (served on the executive board for two years)
- Member of California Psychological Association
- Former Member of Santa Clara University’s Human Subjects Committee Institutional Review Board
