Clinical Team

Dr. Plotkin received his doctorate in clinical psychology from UCLA and was a member of the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program.

 

For the past 21 years, Dr. Plotkin has been the director of David Plotkin, Ph.D. and Associates, a group practice with offices in Encino and West Los Angeles.  He is also a clinical instructor at the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Outpatient Clinic, where he teaches and supervises psychiatry residents in providing cognitive behavioral therapy to patients. In addition to his clinical and teaching positions, Dr. Plotkin has conducted research and coauthored studies in the areas of panic disorder, social phobia, and substance abuse.