Meet Tama
Clinical Psychologist · Global Lens · Deeply Human Approach
“I’m drawn to what lives beneath the surface — the patterns we inherit, the roles we learn to carry, the relational dynamics shaped long before we can name them, and the resilience that endures even when no one sees it.”
— Tama
About Me
I’m a psychologist with a global background, a modern therapeutic lens, and nearly two decades of experience helping individuals and couples understand themselves more deeply. My work sits at the intersection of emotional health, attachment, identity, and the ways our histories shape how we move through the world..
My approach is active and engaged. I don’t take a distant or passive stance—I work with you in real time, noticing what unfolds, making sense of patterns, and helping you stay in the conversations that matter.
I believe therapy should be clear, collaborative, culturally aware, and grounded in real life. The people I work with come to therapy not because they are failing—but because they are evolving.
My clinical identity was formed across many countries and contexts. I trained and worked in psychiatric emergency rooms in Chicago, trauma recovery programs in New York, France, and England, and specialized centers for survivors of torture in Amman and New York City.
One truth became unmistakably clear:
Trauma is rarely a story of the past. It lives in the present — in how we cope, protect, push through, or stay “strong” at the cost of ourselves.
I’ve supported survivors of war, political violence, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, FGC, and complex family systems—as well as the quieter, everyday forms of emotional inheritance that shape a life without ever being named. These experiences deepened how I understand identity, attachment, culture, and the emotional legacies people carry.
Over time, I began to see that many of the struggles people bring into therapy are not simply individual problems. They are influenced by culture, migration, family history, and the silent expectations we inherit about who we are supposed to be. My work is grounded in helping people untangle those threads — so they can reconnect with themselves more clearly and live with greater intention.
Today, I practice in Stockholm, working primarily with English-speaking adults and couples who want therapy that is emotionally honest, culturally aware, and grounded in both science and lived experience.
At its core, my work is about helping people come back into relationship with themselves.
A Human Note
Outside the therapy room, I value stillness, meaningful conversations, and the small rituals that make us feel human again. As an expat building a life in a new country, I’m continually reminded of the courage it takes to create belonging, to evolve, and to live a life aligned with who we truly are.
Growth is rarely about becoming someone new, but about returning to parts of ourselves that were never meant to be lost.
I believe deeply in people’s capacity to grow, to reconnect with themselves, and to rewrite the stories they inherited. It is a privilege to walk alongside that process.
Education And Credentials
• Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology (United States)
• Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology (United States)
• Pre-Doctoral Clinical Rotations – Montefiore Medical Center (New York) & John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital ofCook County (Chicago)
Inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient settings · Neurocognitive and diagnostic evaluations · Multidisciplinary hospital-based care
• Advanced 2-Year Clinical Fellowship – Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
Complex trauma · Cross-cultural mental health · Psychological evaluations · Expert testimony
• Global Clinical Experience
United States · France · Israel · England · Jordan
• Clinical Leadership
Former Clinical Director of Evergreen Meadow Academy (EGMA) · Designed and implemented a trauma-informed program to support and empower young girls in the aftermath of trauma.
• Founder
Private psychology practice in New York City
• Consultant – Trauma-Informed Program Development
Youth · Families · Cross-cultural communities
• International Training & Manual Development
Trained West Bank mental-health providers · Developed treatment manuals · Facilitated clinical workshops
• Advisory Board Member
Evergreen Meadow Academy (EGMA)
• EMDR-trained
• Advanced Training In:
Psychodynamic Therapy · Attachment-Based Therapy · Bowenian & Contextual Family Systems · Trauma - Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy
How I Work
My therapeutic approach blends research-based methods with relational depth, emotional clarity, and cultural fluency. I draw from:
Psychodynamic therapy
Attachment-based frameworks
Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
DBT-informed tools
Relational and systemic theories
Principles from Emotionally Focused Therapy
Mind–body and nervous-system attunement
I help clients explore anxiety, burnout, depression, emotional overwhelm, identity transitions, relational patterns, and high-functioning distress. Many come wanting to understand how their early attachment experiences, cultural background, or family systems shape how they love, cope, and relate today.
I work best with individuals and couples who want therapy that is focused, reflective, active, and grounded—therapy that doesn’t just create insight, but change.