Meet the Doctor

Dr. Tinai James, a cum laude graduate in Psychology from Clark Atlanta University, continued her matriculation at the California School of Professional Psychology where she earned her Masters of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology. Dr. James has trained in a variety of settings including community mental health, outpatient addiction treatment, and hospitals such as UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and Kaiser Permanente. As the youngest and only African American female therapist at Kaiser Permanente she held a leadership position on the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, facilitating quarterly trainings and workshops to develop and promote strategies and best practices within the realms of racial, social, sexual, and gender diversity. She also created the first Middle School Intensive Outpatient Program servicing four clinics in the Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano Area.

While providing individual, group, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults within the hospital setting, Dr. James also provided individual therapy in outpatient private practice. She is trained in a variety of interventions, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting, and has worked with clients presenting with various life challenges, including complex trauma, mood disorders, interpersonal relationship difficulties, suicidal ideation, and self-injurious behaviors.

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