Dr. Julia LaMotte (she/her), a pediatric psychologist, works with children and families facing chronic or life-limiting health conditions. She advocates for holistic care that addresses both the mind and body.

Dr. LaMotte’s childhood, spent exploring libraries and bookstores across New England, nurtured her lifelong love for reading. She now dedicates her career to supporting children with medical conditions as a pediatric psychologist. Additionally, she actively educates future physicians and psychologists, emphasizing the transformative power of knowledge.

Dr. LaMotte specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with chronic medical conditions within the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology & Nephrology divisions at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. As a clinical psychologist, she collaborates with an interdisciplinary medical team, integrating psychological principles into pediatric health care through evidence-based methodologies. This approach aims to reduce access barriers to quality mental health services.

Academically, Dr. LaMotte co-facilitates a cross-cultural empathy course designed to promote critical understanding of racism in medicine among pediatric residents. She holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and completed residency as an Integrated Behavioral Health Scholar at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX, followed by a fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

• ResidenceUSA
• AddressIndianapolis
• e-mailjulialamotte@gmail.com