Georgette
Richardson
PhD

Clinical Psychologist
Languages
English
Clinical Assistant Professor, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
  • Behavioral Health
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Locations

Stead Family Children's Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
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Clinical expertise

Behavioral Health
Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Care
Heart Failure
Heart Transplant
Single Ventricle Heart Conditions
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
Psychological conditions related to chronic pain
Psychotherapy
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

About Georgette Richardson

I came to the University of Iowa to build something: psychological care that sits inside medical care rather than at the end of a referral. That means being part of the team from the beginning, in the intensive care unit, before and after surgery, and through repeated procedures a serious diagnosis asks of a child over months and years. Families meet me as a member of their care team rather than as one more appointment.
I work with infants, children, and teens living with serious and chronic medical conditions, and with caregivers beside them. What inspires me is the visit where a child does something they had stopped believing they could do, and a caregiver gets to see it happen.
Resilience is not the outcome of a diagnosis we prevented. It is the presence of a life worth living. My clinical and research work focuses on resilience in infants, children, and teens living with serious medical conditions, and in the families who care for them. Reducing distress is part of that work. The larger aim is helping children and families build the confidence, skills, and support they need to move forward together.
- Georgette Richardson

Training and Education

Certifications

Licensed Psychologist, Iowa Board of Psychology

Health Service Provider, Iowa Board of Psychology

Memberships

American Psychological Association

Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54 of the American Psychological Association

Iowa Psychological Association

Degrees

PhD, School Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

MS, Clinical Psychology, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

BS, Psychology, Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri

Fellowships

Pediatric Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health and Early Childhood Follow-Up, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medical Internships

Health Service Psychology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado