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Dalia Albassam is an ADHD-trained and Anxiety-Informed coach who is passionate about helping high-achieving clients of diverse backgrounds regulate their attention to more efficiently manage workloads and avoid burnout.

Dalia is particularly skilled at helping teens and emerging adult clients prepare for the US collegiate landscape, learn how to thrive during the college years, and find their place in the workforce after graduation. 

Dalia tirelessly promotes policies of inclusion in the recruitment, admission, and retention of diverse college applicants. Drawing on her legal background at the US Department of Justice and her years of experience working with young people as an assistant professor, high-level academic tutor, and professional EF coach, Dalia has served on both the CalTech Admissions team and as VP of Recruitment for ARRC at UC Berkeley — positions where she gained insider access into the highly competitive college admissions process.

With compassion and insight, Dalia reminds her coaching clients that academic performance is not what defines a person and setbacks can be true opportunities for growth. “In reviewing an applicant’s transcript, if I saw a semester or two of low grades, I immediately looked at their personal statement. Inevitably, there I’d find that the student either faced personal, mental health, or executive functioning challenges. These were bright kids who, with the right mentoring and support, could learn to thrive.”

Dalia’s passion for working with young adults began when she was hired to serve as a mentor through the Sage Mentorship program, a position which involved coaching for college students facing significant EF challenges like getting to class on time, creating & following study plans, and staying on track academically.

Beloved by her clients as a true partner in developing EF skills, Dalia’s coaching sessions are filled with humor, warmth, and practical strategies that can be immediately applied. Dalia excels in helping teens, college students, and emerging adults develop lasting executive functions that will serve them throughout their lives.