About Tami-Lee
Depth of knowledge.
Actual human being.
I'm a Registered Psychologist with a Master's in Educational Psychology and 15+ years of clinical experience. I have a particular specialty in sexual health, though the people I work with bring me everything from relationship breakdowns to anxiety to that persistent feeling that something just isn't working and you can't quite put your finger on it.
My practice is built on a neurobiological understanding of how people actually change. Emotional and psychological patterns aren't character flaws or personal failings. They're the brain doing exactly what it was shaped to do. Understanding that isn't just reassuring, it's genuinely useful. When things make sense, they become workable.
I tend to work well with people who are curious, ready to be honest, and not looking to be handled gently. I'll be direct with you, I'll tell you what I actually think, and I'll challenge you when it's useful. I've also been told I'm funny, which I personally feel is underrated as a clinical skill.
I'm new to Victoria and actively building my practice here. If you're looking for a psychologist who takes your concerns seriously, knows this area deeply, and isn't going to make you feel like a problem to be managed, I'd genuinely love to connect.
Clinical Approach
Evidence-based. Neurobiologically grounded. Tailored to you.
I believe the most useful thing a therapist can do is help you understand what's actually happening and why. Not in a way that feels like a lecture, but in a way that gives you real traction. Most of the approaches I use are designed to work at the level of how the brain processes experience, not just how we think about it consciously.
Neurobiological Framework
Emotional pain, relational patterns, and even physical symptoms like pelvic pain all have neurological underpinnings. I find that explaining the mechanisms behind what someone is experiencing is often genuinely therapeutic on its own. A lot of people have spent years blaming themselves for things their nervous system was doing entirely without their permission.
Holistic and Integrative
Nothing exists in isolation. What happens in your body affects your relationships. What happens in your relationships affects your sense of self. What happens to your sense of self affects everything else. I work across all of those dimensions at once, because treating one piece while ignoring the rest rarely sticks.
Genuinely Tailored
The clinical foundation I bring to every session is consistent. How I actually work with each person is entirely individual. Some sessions are focused and skills-based. Others go somewhere unexpected and that's exactly where the work needs to go. I follow the person, not the protocol.
A Note on Sexual Health
An area most clinicians sidestep.
I've made it my life's work.
I came to sexual health work somewhat by accident. Early in my career, my supervisors thought it would be amusing to refer a string of clients with sexual dysfunction my way. It turns out I don't rattle easily. Rather, I found I had a real skill for making uncomfortable topics feel safe, and I developed a genuine interest in an area that most clinicians would rather avoid. I've been working in sexual health ever since.
I work with individuals and couples navigating sexual pain, low desire, erectile concerns, and the anxiety that tends to build around intimacy over time. These conversations can feel difficult to start. In my experience, there is profound relief in talking about it openly and addressing it head on.
Sexual health is still a gap in most clinical training programs. It doesn't get the research funding it deserves, it's underrepresented in graduate curricula, and a lot of people spend years being told their concerns are normal, psychological, or not worth investigating. That's exactly why I've made it a focus.
Sexual Pain
Vulvodynia, vaginismus, vestibulodynia, and dyspareunia. Real conditions that are more common than most people realize, and genuinely treatable with the right support.
Desire & Arousal
Low desire, mismatched libido, and arousal difficulties are among the most common concerns I see. They're also among the most responsive to psychological intervention.
Sexual Anxiety
Anxiety around intimacy can quietly take over a relationship. Whether it stems from past experience, performance pressure, or body image, there's usually a lot to work with.
Erectile Concerns
Erectile difficulties are frequently psychological in origin, even when they don't feel that way. I work with men and couples navigating this with honesty and without judgment.
Identity & Orientation
Questions around sexual identity and orientation deserve thoughtful, unhurried space. I work with people across the full spectrum of gender identity and relationship structure.
Compulsive Sexual Behaviour
When sexual behaviour starts to feel out of control or is causing harm, it's worth exploring what's underneath it. I approach this without shame and without a predetermined framework.
Credentials & Training
Regulated, trained, and
accountable to it.
Registered Psychologists in Canada are regulated health professionals. That means graduate-level training, thousands of supervised clinical hours, and ongoing accountability to a licensing college. It's worth understanding what that distinction means when you're choosing who to work with.
I completed my Master of Education in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta and have been registered in Alberta since 2012 and British Columbia since 2018. I've also completed doctoral coursework in Psychiatry at the U of A Faculty of Medicine, which has shaped the neurobiological lens I bring to clinical work in ways that a counselling degree alone wouldn't have. For over a decade I've supervised master's level practitioners and provisionally registered psychologists. I'm not just practicing in this field. I'm helping to shape how the next generation of clinicians approaches it.
In 2020, that work was recognised with a Top 40 Under 40 award from Edify Magazine — something I was genuinely proud of, even if recognition has never been the point.
Licensure
- Registered Psychologist in Alberta #3777
- Registered Psychologist in BC #2425
Education
- M.Ed., Counselling Psychology, University of Alberta
- Doctoral coursework, Psychiatry, U of A Faculty of Medicine
Academic Appointment
- Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Educational Psychology
- University of Alberta, 2017 to Present
Clinical Supervision
- Approved supervisor for provisionally registered psychologists
- 10+ years supervising master's level practitioners
Recognition
- Top 40 Under 40, Edify Magazine
- November 2020
Media
The work speaks.
Occasionally, so does the press.
There's a shortage of clinicians willing to talk about sexual health clearly and without flinching. Over 15 years, that willingness has led to a recurring presence in national broadcasting, print, and radio.
CBC Radio
20+ episodes · 2015–2025
Recurring expert contributor on Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly and RadioActive with Adrienne Pan — covering relationships, sexuality, sexual dysfunction, and mental health across more than two decades of segments.
Global & CTV News
Featured expert · 2020–present
Invited for television interviews on relationship health, infidelity, and the psychological effects of major life disruptions including the COVID-19 pandemic on couples and intimacy.
Vue Weekly
Biweekly column · 2015–2017
Wrote a regular column on relationships, sexuality, and mental health for Edmonton's alternative weekly — bringing clinical expertise into a public, accessible format over two years.
Print & Publications
Chatelaine · Flare · CFP Journal
Referenced in Chatelaine (2016) and Flare (2020) as a leading Canadian voice on sexuality. Acknowledged as a contributing expert in the Canadian Family Physician journal, 2025.
Medical Education & Clinical Outreach
Teaching a variety of clinicians to have better conversations.
Sexual health is consistently undertaught in medical training. Since 2016, I've brought that gap into focus — lecturing annually at the U of A Faculty of Medicine and presenting at hospitals and cancer centres across Alberta.
University of Alberta · Faculty of Medicine
Annual guest lecturer in MED 526 Physicianship since 2016 — teaching medical students how to take a sexual history and navigate psychological aspects of sexual dysfunction. One of very few psychologists invited into this curriculum on a recurring basis.
Hospital Grand Rounds
Invited presenter at U of A Hospital Psychiatry Grand Rounds (2017, 2018), Family Medicine Academic Day (2020, 2022, 2024), and the Urogynecology and Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women (2019).
Cancer Centres
Delivered workshops on sexual health, intimacy, and desire at the Cross Cancer Institute and Hinton Cancer Centre — bringing psychological expertise into settings where these conversations are almost never available.
Clinical Supervision & Graduate Teaching
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Educational Psychology, U of A (2017–Present). Guest lecturer at City University and MacEwan University. Approved supervisor for provisionally registered psychologists, with over a decade supervising master's-level practitioners.
About This Practice
Rooted in Edmonton.
Now growing in Victoria.
Transcend Wellness is my Victoria practice, and an extension of Transcend Psychological Services, the Edmonton clinic I founded in 2012. Victoria is where I practice directly, and where I'm working toward a collaborative wellness space that brings together professionals across disciplines. That vision is still taking shape, but the care is here now.
Edmonton
Transcend Psychological Services
Founded in 2012. A full-service psychological clinic offering individual, couples, and group therapy across a broad range of concerns.
Visit transcendpsychological.com ↗Victoria
Transcend Wellness
My direct practice, now accepting new clients in person and virtually across BC. A collaborative wellness space is in development — watch this space.
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a good fit.
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