Dr. Danielle Cataudella

Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

800 Commissioners Road East, Rm B6-300
London, ON  N6A 5W9
Telephone: (519) 685-8144
Email: DrDCat@protonmail.com 

Clinical interests: My clinical work and research has focused on the coping and adjustment of children and adolescents with life-threatening or limiting illnesses and their families – mostly commonly childhood cancer and acute inpatients with a variety of medical issues (e.g. accidental injury, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, chronic pain). Within an academic teaching hospital, clinical work is conducted within the context of an interdisciplinary team and bio-psycho-social conceptualization and family-centered model of care. 

Topics for workshops, seminars: Pediatric Psychology, Grief/bereavement

Type of clinical practica: Clinical Psychology, Health and Rehabilitation

Types of clients: Lifespan

Modality: Individual; Group; Family

Theoretical orientation: CBT/Integrative; Cognitive behaviour; Behavioural; Interpersonal process; Family systems; ACT/Mindfulness; Biopsychosocial

Types of client problems: Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders; Adjustment to Medical Condition; Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Complex/Persistent Bereavement; Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders; Feeding and Disorders of Eating.

Type of supervision you can provide: Student describes case; Co-therapy/Co-interview; Observe student live; Two-way mirror; Other Training Opportunities - Consult/Liaison; Clinical Research; Program Eval.

Recent students: A. Newton (2020)

Current students

Clinical mentor: Available for advanced students with child/adolescent academic and intervention experience.

Research interests: Pediatric Oncology; Palliative Care

Available to supervise: No

Constraints: Advance therapy placement for advanced students with child/adolescent academic and intervention experience, and behavioural medicine interest (i.e. coursework, workshop, research, previous clinical placement).

Last updated: May 24, 2023