Samavaya Psychology

Samavaya Psychology offers a reflective space that invites clinicians to engage in a clinical practice that is shaped by clinical and social theory and to engage with clinical theory through the lens of clinical practice.

 

Samavaya is a Sanskrit word that refers to the concept of inseparable relationship. It describes how qualities and substances are mutually dependent and intrinsically linked, and it highlights the unique connection between two entities that cannot exist without the other and are defined by the other.

 

With regard to psychology, we can understand this as the relationship between internal and external; reflection and action; learning and expertise; tradition and innovation; and theory and practice. We believe that orienting to complexity and to interdependence invites exploration, integration, and articulation, which in turn, provides a foundation for robust and transformative clinical service and education.

 

The vision of Samavaya Psychology was developed by Mamta Dadlani, PhD after spending over 10 years teaching, learning, and developing programs in graduate and post graduate programs, fellowships, consultation groups, and conferences. To learn more about Mamta's past educational presentations and publications, visit our education and training page.

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Providers

Mamta Dadlani, PhD is licensed Clinical Psychologist (California: PSY 28305; Massachusetts 10033) based in Berkeley, California. Mamta received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, completed her Clinical Internship at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed post graduate fellowships at the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis-West, Smith College School for Social Work (Marta Sotomayor Fellow), and at the Psychotherapy Institute (Supervision Study Program). She has served as a scholar of Multicultural Concerns in the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association and founded the Dialogues Across Difference Program in this same program. 

 

In addition to clinical practice, Mamta developed the Critical Social Theory and Praxis (CSTP) Curriculum at Smith College School for Social Work where she has served as adjunct faculty member since 2014. She has taught courses in Critical Social Theory and Praxis, SocioCultural Concepts, Group Theory and Practice, Research Methods, Community Based Research, and Community Practice. 

 

Mamta's research and writing focuses on integrating social justice and mental health with attention to individual, socio-political, and historical processes. She has presented her work annually at professional conferences over the past 15 years and welcomes collaboration in her scholarship and education & training. 

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Please note:

Additional providers will be joining Samavaya in the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. 

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