BIOGRAPHY

Education
  • BA, Psychology - University of California at Davis. March 1990.
  • MSW with a Concentration in Children, Youth, and Families: Clinical Emphasis - San Diego State University. June 1992.
  • LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) #20259
  • Psychoanalytic Consultation Group. 2011 to present.
  • Post-Partum Mood Disorders Study Group.  San Diego Post-Partum Health Alliance. January 2010-2012.
  • Enrolled in the Grief, Loss & Bereavement Certificate Program. San Diego Hospice’s Center for Grief Care and Education. Did not complete certificate due to program termination. 2007-2008.
Awards
  • Sharp Health Care Social Worker of the Year Nominee. 2002 & 2003.
  • Mental Health Services Contractor Association Award for Most Valuable Service in a Contract Program. May 1996.
  • UC Davis Outstanding Senior Award for Community Service. 1989 & 1990.
Publications
  • Mallios, Gretchen and Rothermel, Yvonne. Perinatal Mental Health: Differentiating Mood and Anxiety Disorders from the Expected Emotions of New Motherhood. Therapist Magazine. Page 31, Jan/Feb 2012.



            Presentations



  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.  University of Washington, Seattle, WA.  Guest lecturer.  December 2, 2014.
  • Parenting Subsequent Children After Infant Loss. Parent Savers Online Radio Show. Episode 74. October 2, 2013 air date.
  • Seeking Support After Miscarriage and Infant Loss. Preggie Pals Online Radio Show.  Episode 75. October 7, 2013 air date.
  • Birth Trauma. The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia. May 4, 2013.
  • Miscarriage and Stillbirth: Pregnancy after Loss. Preggie Pals Online Radio Show. December 24, 2012 air date.
  • Miscarriage and Stillbirth: Coping with Loss. Preggie Pals Online Radio Show. December 17, 2012 air date.
  • Subsequent Pregnancies and Parenting in the Shadow of Perinatal Loss. Maternal Mental Health 2012: Special Challenges during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. UCSD/Postpartum Health Alliance Conference, October 13, 2012.
  • Special Considerations When Working with Losses in a Multiple Birth. Maternal Mental Health 2012: When Babies Die. UCSD/Postpartum Health Alliance Conference, October 13, 2012.
  • Perinatal Loss: Assessment and Treatment Implications. Postpartum Health Alliance Educational Luncheon Speaker. La Jolla, CA. December 9, 2011. 
  Professional Experience


  • Clinical Counseling Supervisor - Elizabeth Hospice's Grief Support Program
  • September 2017 - Present

  • Clinical Supervisor - Scripps Hospice Bereavement Program
                 May 2015-September 2017
                
  • Private Practice - San Diego, CA
    May 2011-Present

  • Medical Social Worker - Sharp Grossmont Hospital Women’s Center & Prenatal Clinic
    January 2001-October 2003

  • Medical Social Worker - San Diego Hospice, Inc. 
    November 1997-December 2000

  • Program Social Worker/Intake Screener - New Alternatives #12 (Comprehensive Adolescent Treatment Center), San Diego, CA
    March 1993-November 1997

  • Director/Supervisor:  Harmonium, Inc.  “Teens Helping Other Teens” Hotline, San Diego, CA
    October 1992-April 1997

  • Social Worker/Counselor: SAY San Diego: Extended Child Care Programs, San Diego, CA
    October 1992-March 1993

  • Psychiatric Social Worker Intern:  Children’s Hospital.  Child Guidance Clinic, Escondido, CA
    September 1991-May 1992

  • Protective Services Worker – Intern Position:  Department of Social Services – Children’s Bureau.  Child Sexual Abuse Adjunct Unit, San Diego, CA
    September 1990-May 1991