Dr. Meleney Scudder, PsyD

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Get to know Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Meleney Scudder, who serves patients in Farmington, Connecticut. 

Dr. Scudder is a supervising clinical psychologist working with adolescent and adult populations for Correctional Managed Health Care for the University of Connecticut Health Center.

From August 2009 to March 2017, she served as a Clinical Psychologist at Counseling Affiliates in Glastonbury. Prior to that, Dr. Scudder presented on Trauma-informed Correctional Care at the Building Bridges Conference held at Central Connecticut State University; addressed the American Psychiatric Nursing Association in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, discussing “Youth Violence: Etiology Typology and Treatment”; and delivered a presentation on Trauma in Children and its Causes and Effects in East Hartford, Connecticut, as part of the Reach initiative to assist youth with trauma histories involving criminal justice-involved parents. She also presented Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Offender Treatment at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Correctional Managed Health Care, in Farmington, Connecticut.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Scudder obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Connecticut, Storrs in 1985, a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 1991, and a Doctor of Psychology Degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 1995.

Many years later, in 2014, Dr. Scudder achieved certification as a correctional health professional with an advanced specialty in mental health from the National Correctional Health Care. 

Clinical psychology is a broad branch of psychology that focuses on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Some of the more common disorders that might be treated include mood disorders like depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, in addition to trauma influenced problems such as personality disorders and behavioral difficulties like eating disorders. Licensed clinical psychologists meet with patients to identify problems – emotional, mental, and behavioral – occurring within their lives. Through observation, interviews, and psychological tests, they aim to diagnose any existing disorders or difficulties for their patients. 

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