About Dr. Joy Chudzynski

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to visit my website. If you are here, you are likely experiencing some difficulties in your life and looking for someone to help. You should be commended on taking the first step to feeling better.

I am a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction treatment and trauma for individuals and couples. In addition, I provide clinical trainings for mental health professionals on topics of substance use and mental health assessment and treatment.

I am an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA’s Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine. Here I provide short-term, evidence-based treatments for a range of psychological and substance use disorders within a primary care setting.

I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, where I specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. My areas of expertise include Motivational Interviewing, the neurobiology of drug abuse, CBT and DBT interventions, and co-occurring disorders.