About.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY32361) working in private practice at Tethered Healing Center in California and virtually at Sage Integrative Health, a Bay Area holistic psychedelic clinic. I also serve as a lead psilocybin therapist on the UCSD phantom limb pain clinical trial. I specialize in the assessment and treatment of PTSD, anxiety, and depression and am trained in psychedelic-assisted therapies, Somatic Experiencing, and numerous evidence-based PTSD interventions. I prioritize working from a decolonized framework and after a decade of clinical work, I believe mind-body-spirit integration is the path to wholeness. I am a proponent of both naturopathic and allopathic healing approaches. I am very committed to my own personal growth, healing, and development, as it allows me to continuously deepen how I work with people. I regularly take time for personal retreat and prioritize a balanced life. I enjoy volunteering my time mentoring minority trainees, have led numerous diversity related efforts across several institutions, and give regular invited talks, presentations, and workshops.
In addition to my work with my clients, I enjoy doing vipassana meditation and sadhana, hiking with my partner, sketching, and painting. I love reading historical non-fiction and way too many books on consciousness and spirituality. I also experiment with herbalism, make my own tea blends, and am always searching for the best Middle Eastern cuisine around. The bedrock of my spiritual path is non-dual, tantric, animistic, and pagan.
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University of California, Berkeley, Advanced Psychedelic Facilitation Training Program (9-month, 175 hours), OHA-approved program
September 8, 2022 - May 26, 2023. Full Diversity Scholarship and Travel Scholarship Awarded. Mentor: Dr. Susana Bustos
Certified Psilocybin Facilitator
Somatic Experiencing (3 Year Certification Process)
Beginning Level I, May 6-9, 2022 (Completed), Beginning Level II, July 22-25, 2022 (Completed), Beginning Level III, November 4-7, 2022 (Completed). Faculty Instructor: Ariel Giarretto, LMFT. Assistant Faculty: Shideh Lennon, PhD
Intermediate Level I, March 3-6, 2023 (Completed), Intermediate Level II June 9-12, 2023 (Completed), Intermediate Level III, October 20-23, 2023 (Completed). Faculty Instructor: Ariel Giarretto, LMFT. Assistant Faculty: Shideh Lennon, PhD
Advanced Level I, July 11-16, 2024 (Upcoming), Intermediate Level II November 1-6, 2024 (Upcoming), Faculty Instructor: Dave Berger, MFT, PT.
San Francisco VA Health Care System / Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
APA-Accredited Advanced Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in PTSD (2019-2020)
Post 9/11 Integrated Care Clinic, PTSD Clinic
San Francisco VA Health Care System / Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco
APA-Accredited Clinical Residency (2018-2019)
Rotations: PTSD and Substance Use Team, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Team, PTSD Clinic, Women’s Clinic, Neuropsychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Team
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders (2017-2018)
Depression Clinical and Research Program (2016-2017)
Outpatient Ketamine Clinic
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, PTSD Team (2016-2017)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Ambulatory Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic, Department of Psychiatry (2015-2016)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neuropsychological Assessment Center (2015)
May Institute Community Mental Health Clinic
Crossroads Day Treatment Program for serious mental illness (2014-2015)
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Dr. Samadhi completed Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy training through Polaris Insight Center and participated in several ketamine experiential groups for clinicians at Polaris. She received further experiential training at Sage Integrative Health and participates in weekly ketamine consultation group at Sage Integrative Health.
Dr. Samadhi completed the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training Program in August 2021.
Dr. Samadhi has been trained and currently serves as a psilocybin therapist for the phantom limb pain UCSD clinical trial.
Dr. Samadhi was part of the inaugural cohort for Advanced Psychedelic Facilitation Training Program at the University of California, Berkeley. The competitive training is a 9-month long intensive training for a group of 24 advanced practitioners centered on psilocybin facilitation and integration with special emphasis on the spiritual praxis of this work.
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Dr. Samadhi has received rigorous, extensive training in the following evidence-based therapies in both civilians and veterans:
Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Dr. Samadhi has over six years of training and experience in psychiatric diagnostic assessment, serving as independent rater for numerous NIH-funded and/or FDA-approved clinical trials including MAPS’ phase II and III MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD clinical trials. Dr. Samadhi has been trained in administering the following structured and semi-structured clinician-administered diagnostic interviews:
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5)
Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and DSM-5 (SCID), and SCID for Personality Disorders (SCID-PD)
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)
Dissociation Subtype PTSD Interview (DSPI)
Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scales (HAM-D, HAM-A)
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International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
American Psychological Association
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
National Prevention Science Coalition
Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage (HEAL) Trafficking
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Theravada Buddhism Vipassana Meditation with Heidi Bourne
Medicine Mandala Apprenticeship at Rio Cosmico with Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman
Awakening Women’s Temple Facilitation Training Program with Chameli Ardagh
Skakta Tantra and Kaula Lineage with Laura Amazonne