ELLEN BARTOLINI, PSY.D., PMH-C Psychologist
Ellen Bartolini, Psy.D., PMH-C, is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined the Developing Brain Institute (DBI) in June 2021. Dr. Bartolini specializes in treating parents and families coping with complex fetal medical diagnoses. She works closely with the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute and the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s National Hospital to support patients navigating challenging pregnancies. Dr. Bartolini has extensive experience in treating grief, loss and medical trauma, and has completed advanced training in perinatal mental health.
She also has been an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at The George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine & Health Sciences since October 2022, and prior to that was a clinical instructor at GWU. Prior to joining DBI, she spent five years in the Pediatric Medical Psychology department at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she developed expertise in treating children, parents and families facing serious medical illnesses. Dr. Bartolini earned her Psy.D. from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology and completed her postdoctoral fellowship through The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. At Children’s National, she is credentialed through her affiliation with the Division of Psychology & Behavioral Health. Dr. Bartolini is licensed as a clinical psychologist in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
The Clark Parent & Child Network
Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
Email: [email protected]
Department: MRI Lab
Recent publications & presentations
2024
Meghani DT, Moran Vozar T, Maki K, Clarke U, Bartolini E. “Psychological Aspects of Perinatal Mental Health.” In Wenzel A. (Ed.). (2024). The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (1st ed.). Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206903
2023
Vozar T, Bartolini E, Limperopoulos C. Psychology in the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute: an update, 18th World Congress for the World Association for Infant Mental Health conference. July 2023. Dublin, Ireland.
2022
Bartolini E, Clarke U, Sadler E, Monahan M, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. Development of a perinatal mental health program in a pediatric hospital: challenges and opportunities. 2022 Biennial Conference of the International Marcé Society. September 2022. London, England.
Clarke U, Bartolini E, Pope S, Amick J, Brees-Saunders Z, Limperopoulos C. The DC Mother-Baby Wellness Initiative: program development and initial experience. 2022 Biennial Conference of the International Marcé Society. September 2022. London, England.