About

Dr. Tejas Srinivas, C. Psych is the founder of Praxis Psychology and a Registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

As a clinician, Dr. Srinivas is dedicated to providing therapy and assessment that is evidence-based and client-centered. She works to facilitate recovery for adults struggling with a broad spectrum of mental health concerns, especially including anxiety, depression, trauma- and adjustment-related stress, moral injury, grief, interpersonal difficulties, and emotion dysregulation. She draws from traditional Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), as well as third-wave CBT modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). She has specialized training and extensive experience in trauma-focused treatments including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE), and she is an accredited provider of CPT and a certified PE therapist. She also employs Adaptive Disclosure (AD) for moral injury. She strongly believes in the utility of assessment for clarifying the nature of mental health difficulties, informing treatment planning, and helping clients measure their progress in therapy.

Dr. Srinivas’ approach to therapy and assessment builds on her experiences in a variety of settings, from hospital clinics serving military veterans, law enforcement officers, and individuals in rural communities, through community mental health and university clinics serving urban residents. She has worked with clients diverse on multiple dimensions including type of trauma exposure, life circumstances, socioeconomic status, medical conditions, and cultural and social identities.

Dr. Srinivas is deeply committed to supporting military veterans and law enforcement members, and she has been privileged to dedicate much of her career to working with these communities.

As a trainer and consultant, Dr. Srinivas follows a collaborative and needs-based approach. She has extensive experience helping professionals identify specific areas for learning and growth, deliver high quality services to client populations, and develop and measure the impact of novel client programs. In all these endeavours, she works to distill and translate core research findings and clinical wisdom into practical guidelines and strategies for implementation.

She has provided training and/or consultation to mental health clinicians in the following areas:

• Developing and evaluating trauma-informed programs for treatment and assessment

• Evaluating mental health service accessibility for veterans in the US VA system

• Adapting treatment for varied client groups (e.g., intelligence officers, military sexual trauma survivors)

• Applying trauma-informed principles to treat distress relating to hate crimes and bias

Additionally, she has provided training and/or consultation to a wide range of professionals outside the field of mental health, including victim advocates, law enforcement officers, legal professionals, civil servants, and legislative representatives. Areas of focus have included the following:

• Trauma-informed interviewing with adult survivors of gender-based violence

• Developing and evaluating wraparound legal, social, and mental health services for adult crime victims

• Disaggregating data to identify the needs of Asian and Pacific Islander population subgroups

• Translating psychological research findings to inform criminal justice initiatives

In addition to her work with Praxis Psychology, Dr. Srinivas is Clinical & Regional Training Lead for Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) in the Central North region. In this capacity, she provides training and consultation for mental health clinicians delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) across Ontario.

Dr. Srinivas completed her Clinical Psychology residency at the VA Boston Healthcare System, affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, and her B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy (summa cum laude) from Yale University. Much of her prior research has involved various trauma-affected populations, and you can find her publications here.