Mallory Ackemann, LCSW

Mallory Ackemann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 12 years of direct clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Originally from Connecticut, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Special Education from the University of Delaware and a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University. Her professional background includes roles as a school counselor and work in therapeutic settings, where she has assisted people facing anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship and parenting challenges, educational difficulties, anger management, trauma, and major life transitions.

Her practice is grounded in a client-centered philosophy that emphasizes warmth, respect, and collaborative decision making. Mallory treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them surface strengths and set meaningful goals. She draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor work to each client's needs.

Mallory values the therapeutic relationship and aims to build trust and mutual respect while offering practical tools and supportive guidance. Her primary areas of focus include stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional interests include aging and geriatric issues, blended family dynamics, body image, and women’s issues. She seeks to empower clients to make the changes they want and supports them through each step of that process.