Ijeoma Mbadugha

IJ is a compassionate and well-trained family psychiatric & mental health nurse practitioner from Rancho Cucamonga, California. She earned her master's degree in psychiatric mental health nursing from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

IJ offer both virtual and in-person consultations at Brain Psychiatry. She has years of expertise in diagnosing and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), anxiety, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

She offers the following testings:

• ADHD neuropsychological testing for patients seeking answers.
• Psychotropic gene and MTHFR gene testings to ensure patients are on the right medications.

As a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, IJ's commitment to serving the medically underserved began decades before COVID-19. However, the pandemic significantly deepened her focus on supporting the mentally disadvantaged population. Her goal is to equitably provide and maintain high-quality care as a premier community resource. Ensuring compassionate, empathetic, powerful, and competent mental health services remains at the forefront of her priorities.

We are culturally diverse and believe in health equity. We strive to mitigate the stigma associated with mental illness by advocating for our patients. Our mental health services are delivered with care, compassion, respect, autonomy, and integrity. We utilize practices spanning psychotherapy, medication management, counseling, and other evidence-based methods to ensure the highest possible quality of mental health delivery and care

"I believe that our patients and families deserve the best in healthcare delivery. My purpose is to help eliminate the stigma and barriers to mental healthcare and provide the highest quality and compassionate care based on individualized needs, utilizing evidence-based practices. To support our patients at all stages of their recovery, allowing them to live their best lives."