About Mallory
Mallory Ackemann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of clinical experience. She greets clients with warmth and clear attention. She aims to make the first step feel less daunting for people who are worried about stress, anxiety, parenting, or life changes.
She trained in social work and began her career supporting children, adolescents, adults, and parents in school and therapeutic settings. Over the years she has helped people facing depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma, and career or educational challenges.
Background and approach
Her work also includes support for ADHD, self-esteem concerns, and social anxiety. Mallory follows a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on finding practical steps clients can use between meetings.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift patterns of thinking and behavior and uses solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals. She also uses emotion-focused ideas to help people better understand and name their feelings. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Mallory emphasizes respect, open communication, and celebrating small gains along the way. Clients can expect straightforward guidance and a steady, encouraging presence. She aims to help people discover strengths they already have and practice manageable tools for daily life.
Mallory works from Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
How counseling approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, respect, and your goals. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks questions, and helps clarify what matters most so you set goals that feel right.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect behavior and mood. Online CBT often includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing new responses, and using short exercises between sessions to build different habits.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong feelings and how those emotions shape relationships and decisions. In remote sessions the therapist guides emotional awareness and supports practicing new ways of communicating and coping.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different tools until a good fit is found.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people send notes between meetings or use text when speaking on the phone is not convenient. These options make scheduling and staying consistent easier for many people.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Delaware, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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