Les Aria, PhD

Chief Psychological Officer
The Pointe Malibue Recovery Center
Sacramento, California

Les Aria, PhD, is a pain psychologist with over 23 years of experience in the field of chronic pain and mindbody medicine. He previously served as the Lead Pain Psychologist for a major healthcare system in Northern California, where he helped redesign the chronic pain curriculum for over 22 clinics to integrate modern pain neuroscience and mindbody approaches. Dr. Aria was one of the co-founders of Menda Health, a virtual pain psychology platform for pain recovery. Additionally, he helped completely redesign the trauma-chronic pain program at The Pointe Malibu in Southern California. He now also serves as the Chief Psychological Officer at The Pointe Malibu. His work emphasizes the use of evidence-based brainmindbody interventions to promote trauma-addiction-pain recovery.

Presentation(s):

• BKO-03 - Behavioral Health and Social Services Breakout: "Addressing Pain Psychology from Acute Trauma to Chronic Adaptation"

  Tuesday, September 8, 2026
  2:15 PM - 4:15 PM PDT

• BPS-02 - Physiological, Psychological and Behavioral Approaches: Mind-Body Medicine from Acute Trauma to Chronic Persistent Pain

  Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  1:50 PM - 2:40 PM PDT

• PNL-02 - (Ask the Panel) When Pain, Addiction, and Mental Health Collide: Evidence-Based Strategies for Complex Comorbidities

  Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  3:50 PM - 5:20 PM PDT