Jay Dubois, PhD
Men’s Mental Health Coach | Speaker of “From Avoidance to Passionate Service” | Professor of Human Relations | Spiritual Guide, 20+ Years
Jay Dubois, PhD
Men’s Mental Health Coach | Speaker of “From Avoidance to Passionate Service” | Professor of Human Relations | Spiritual Guide, 20+ Years
Transforming Avoidance into Authentic Leadership
Emotional Mastery for Men, Leaders, and Organizations
Most leadership programs teach performance. Jay Dubois teaches presence. With over twenty years of research and practice in human relationships, Jay helps men and teams turn avoidance into awareness — transforming emotional pain into purpose, and pressure into clarity. His approach blends anthropology, trauma-informed insight, and real-world leadership coaching to build cultures where integrity, empathy, and courage thrive. When men heal, organizations evolve — from reactivity to response, from burnout to balance, from avoidance to service.
Why Leaders Choose
JAY DUBOIS
Real Transformation — From the Inside Out
Emotional Mastery
Learn to stay steady under pressure and lead with presence instead of reaction.
Authentic Leadership
Build trust and connection by transforming vulnerability into strength and clarity.
Cultural Healing
Shift organizational dynamics by replacing avoidance with empathy, integrity, and accountability.
Purpose-Driven Growth
Reconnect to what truly matters — leading yourself, your team, and your mission with aligned intention.
Scholar, Healer, Builder:
Milestones in Jay Dubois’s Work
Early 2000s — Begins a long-running shamanic practice (20+ years), informing a cross-disciplinary lens on healing and transformation.
2005–2016 — Extensive fieldwork in Peru (Central Andes, Northwestern Amazon) and Belize; documents rock art at 20+ Central Andean sites that underpin his Huánuco dissertation.
2006 — B.A., summa cum laude, Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Boston.
2012 — College professor at California State University, San Bernardino, teaching gender and human interactions.
2017 — Ph.D., Anthropology, University of California, Riverside; dissertation: Transformational Refractions of Social Messages in the Rock Art of Huánuco, Peru.
2017 — Faculty at California State University, Northridge, with 10+ years of university-level teaching experience centered on gender, race, and human interactions across the CSU system.
2021 — Crow Canyon Archaeological Society webinar with strong audience praise.
Later 2020s — Publishes in Cambridge Archaeological Journal on Huánuco. Cambridge University Press: 19 April 2021, pp. 247-263 | Peru rock art; expands public scholarship and speaking.
2020s — Featured in Authority Magazine on intuition; additional invited talks (e.g., cacao domestication).
2020s — Ongoing fieldwork on South America–Mesoamerica interaction networks through ritual, ceremony, and symbolism.
2020s–present — Executive Director, Compassionate Transformation Community (CTC), expanding access to mental and emotional health services.
2022–present — Founds two men’s support circles in Southern California; leads the Heart Center’s Brotherhood circle (Pasadena).
2023–present — Co-authoring the book Unlocking Light on healing and transformation.
Jay Dubois, Ph.D
Upcoming Speaking Events
Join Jay live as he brings emotional leadership and men’s healing to stages across the country.
28
OCT
The REAL Summit
5:00 - 5:30 pm Cornell Tech, NY
05
NOV
Heart Center Connection
7:00 - 8:00 pm Pasadena, CA
Jay Dubois'
Coaching Journeys
Basic Journey
$ 500.00
Gold Journey
$ 3000.00
Clarity Session
FREE
New Book: Unlocking Light
AVAILABLE 2026
Coming soon: Unlocking Light—a collaborative book by five practitioners of healing and transformation, co-authored by Jonathan J. (Jay) Dubois, Ph.D. Through vulnerable, inspiring personal stories and insights, it’s crafted for anyone seeking a way out of suffering and a path toward meaningful change. Jay is currently co-authoring this work with four accomplished practitioners across various modalities; join the mailing list to be notified of publication and related events.
What Leaders Are Saying
On behalf of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, I just wanted to provide a huge thanks for your willingness to present as part of our webinar series. It was such a pleasure to hear your presentation and have the opportunity to collaborate with you; we have received a TON of positive feedback from our audience praising you for sharing your knowledge and expertise! You seem to be a crowd favorite!😊 It was a wonderful presentation – super informative and interesting!
Tayler H.
Community Outreach Manager -- Crow Canyon
I came expecting a lecture and left with a breakthrough. Jay helped me see how avoidance was driving my burnout. His words gave me permission to slow down, feel, and lead with clarity again.
Marcus T.
Senior Manger