Dr. Sabrina Chiarella
Vanier Children's Mental Wellness
871 Trafalgar Street
London, ON N5Z 1E6
Telephone: (519) 433-3101, ext. 272
Email: schiarel@vanier.com
Clinical interests: My clinical research interests and experiences have provided me with a strong foundation in conducting comprehensive assessments on children and adolescents, evaluating their cognitive, academic, social/emotional and behavioural functioning in order to provide recommendations to parents, schools, and community providers. I have experience with a number of assessment instruments and I have proficiency in a variety of intervention techniques, including CBT, CPS, DBT, behavioural management training, play therapy, narrative therapy and integrative methods. I have extensive experience in providing interventions within individual, family and group contexts. My work also includes working with preschoolers, children and adolescents and their families presenting with a range of psychopathologies. In addition to my work at Vanier Children’s Mental Wellness, I work in private practice and I hold an Assistant Profession position at Huron University College, where I have been teaching since 2019.
Topics for workshops, seminars: Guiding students through the assessment of preschoolers, children and adolescents with complex needs; Attachment and trauma
Type of clinical practica: Advanced assessment; Initial assessment
Types of clients: Adolescent; Child
Modality: Family; Group; Individual
Theoretical orientation: Behavioural; Cognitive; Cognitive behavioural; Family Systems
Types of client problems: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g. Communication, Autism Spectrum, ADHD Disorders, etc.); Depressive Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders; Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders; Dissociative Disorders; Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders
Type of supervision you can provide: Co-thearpy/Co-interview; Observe student live; Review audiotape with student; Student describes case
Recent students:
Current students:
Clinical mentor: Available
Research interests: Focusing on the development of empathy and emotion and understanding, and selective trust in infancy; development of selective trust, examining the extent to which infants modify their behaviour towards an individual whom had previously expressed unjustified emotions.
Available to supervise:
Constraints: Available to supervise Monday through Wednesday. Important to note: there is currently no backup supervisor available should something come up. This placement would suit someone looking for very part time. Given the complexity of the families, the student will be interviewed to ensure they are a good fit. Shorter term placements preferred, simply because of the lack of supervisors currently available at Vanier.
Last updated: May 22, 2024
