Dr. Cynthia Radnitz is available for in-person sessions at our Ventura, CA office and telehealth sessions in CA, NJ and NY.

Dr. Cynthia Radnitz is a clinical psychologist and certified cognitive therapist by the Academy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with over 30 years’ experience practicing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). She has advanced training in treatment of OCD and has successfully treated many individuals with severe, complicated and treatment-resistant OCD. Other areas of expertise include anxiety (including social anxiety disorder and panic disorder), depression, trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, tics and Tourette’s Syndrome, PTSD, and substance abuse. Dr. Radnitz is committed to offering state-of-the-art CBT-based interventions to her clients in a highly supportive and accepting environment.

For 30 years Dr. Radnitz held a tenured faculty position in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) where she taught CBT-oriented graduate courses, provided clinical supervision to doctoral students and completed a term serving as Director of Clinical Training for FDU’s program in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Radnitz worked for 15 years part-time at the Bronx VA Medical Center assigned to programs for treating veterans with substance abuse problems. She is a graduate of the BTTI of the International OCD Foundation, the Virtual Professional Training Institute of the TLC Foundation for BFRBs, and the TS-BTI Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) Training.

Education
B.A. Duke University 1984
M.A. State University of New York at Albany 1988
Ph.D. State University of New York at Albany 1990
Post-doctoral training: American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, New York, NY1991-1992

Licensure
California (#PSY35732)
New Jersey (#3565)
New York (#010990)

Certification
APIT#: 10216
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) granted by the PSYPACT Commission on 01/13/2022.*

Honors and Awards
Garrett Award from APA Division 22 for early career development 1999
Emerging Research Award from the New Jersey Psychological Association 2001

Publications
View Dr. Radnitz’s Google Scholar Profile here.

Personal
Married with one daughter and two rescue dogs.