About meIn my 16 year practice as a registered psychologist, I have helped hundreds of individuals and couples reach their goals in a safe therapeutic relationship. Through a practice of deep listening, I am able to see the places where you need guidance, places you may not be able to see yourself. I can help you to cultivate your own inner wisdom; realise your goals with confidence; hold confidence in relationships at work and with family or intimate partners. In short, we can work together to help you work through your process and get back on your path.
I have several areas of experience and expertise, such as overcoming anxiety and depression, developing vocabulary to ask for and get what you want in relationships, understanding the narratives of your past and present, and building confidence and wisdom. My biggest passion lies in helping my clients find and own their voice and enact their authentic selves in their lives.
I work alongside my clients as they create and cultivate all kinds of relationships; find peace in their relations with family, friends, and partners; proceed through a paths of conscious coupling, recoupling and uncoupling; integrate plant medicine experiences and find and create vocabulary to understand and express themselves internally and externally.
You are not broken You are breaking through.- ALEX MYLES
Adjunct professor, Antioch University MAP program in the LGBT specialization
Clinical Supervisor at Sage Institute, Framework Associates, Queer Life Space and Antioch University
Board of Psychology Member, Division 29; Private Practice
Member Bay Area Open Minds, American Psych Association and California Psych Association
Consulting Psychologist, Harm Reduction Outreach Van and Suicide hotline on call supervisor in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
“I've known Tameeza (Dr. Samji) as a colleague for over 15 years, and trust her expertise & presence deeply. She has a broad range of training and knowledge, but just as notably, she is caring, warm, and compassionate, someone who it's easy to talk to and share with. She has a particular depth of wisdom and experience in working with couples in both traditional and alternative relationship formats and is able to help partners learn new skills to create deeper connection. She is also wonderful at helping individuals end self-limiting blocks and find true confidence & love for themselves. Highly recommend her as a wise guide and therapist!”
- Kerry McKee, LCSW
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). San Francisco, CA. Clinical Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.)
August 2007. Concentrations: Diversity and Culture; Female Bisexuality and Bi-racial/Bi-cultural experience; Roles of Spirituality in Health; The Varying Roles of Therapist in Facilitating Therapeutic Change
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). University of London, UK. Master of Science (M.Sc.),
November 2000, Concentrations: Gender Theory; International Development Policy and Practice; Education and Community Building; Participatory and Grassroots Advocacy; Eco-Feminism, Deconstructing systems of oppression.
University of Victoria British Columbia, and University of Calgary Alberta, Canada. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.),
November 1997, Majors: Cultural and Applied Anthropology, Philosophy of Religion
“Dr. Tameeza Samji is a highly skilled clinician who is both intuitive and compassionate. She has great success in assisting in the self actualization of individuals and she great with couples too. Tameeza has a wide breadth of experience which contributes to her confidence in holding a safe and secure container for her clients. I would recommend Dr.Tameeza Samji to anyone looking for mental and emotional support in these turbulent times we are living in.”
- A. Lucas LMFT”
MORE ABOUT ME
I am an immersive explorer of cultures, an artist, a nature lover, a mentor, a partner and mother of two.
I was granted Artist Membership into City Arts cooperative in San Francisco and had four successful gallery showings of paintings and mixed media art between 2008 and 2011. I continue to paint and am currently also working with pottery.
I have planned, built and created temporary and permanent art and community with thousands of others at a desert festival for fourteen years with the sole aim of creating space for expression and encouraging radical creativity
I’ve spent extensive time living, traveling and working in Aruba, Mexico, Spain, Dubai, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, India, & Pakistan
I have been to and visited over 20 countries including Egypt, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Oman, India, France, Scotland, Wales, Morocco, Turkey, and Zanzibar, Portugal, The Netherlands, Fiji, The Bahamas, Brazil, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, many of them more than once.
I’ve hiked extensively through Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, California, upstate New York, Scotland and Northern India
I’ve hitchhiked the perimeter of Ireland and climbed 10 out of the 12 Bens (mountains)
I have Snow-shoed, skied, snowboarded and camped through over 15 Canadian winters
I was a summer camp counselor for 3 years in a row through high school and lived in a tipi, being the wilderness and camp leader of various groups of kids and teens
I’ve planted trees for 6 months in Northern Alberta & British Columbia and replaced approximately 75,000
felled trees.
I have been practicing Ethical Non Monogamy for over 20 years.
All of my experiences have sustained me and allowed the cultivation of skills that in addition to a strong theoretical and clinical grounding, have afforded me survival and adventure skills and the ability to work in small and large communities and to engage with responsible intimacy.
They have also given me a great love of teaching, facilitating, mentoring and sharing knowledge, and have fueled my great appreciation for nature, art, beauty & living with the earth