University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Natacha Emerson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UCLA. As a hospital psychologist, she directs the Pediatric Psychology Consultation-Liaison Service at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and co-directs the UCLA Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. She also provides integrated psychological services to medically-complex patients across several outpatient clinics at UCLA including: pediatric hematology oncology, pediatric obesity, and adult cystic fibrosis. She has worked with patients with cystic fibrosis for 5 years and feels lucky to have learned so much from such inspiring patients. Dr. Emerson’s research has spanned a wide range of topics including: end-of-life care, self-efficacy, health disparities, family-based interventions for medically-ill children, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, medical ethics, and professional wellness. In the last year, she has built a clinical program that aims to provide relief to patients with chronic somatic symptoms who have not responded to traditional biomedical approaches.
W37-- It's Complicated: Mental Health Beyond Anxiety & Depression
Saturday, October 10, 2026
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT