Empowering change
We believe in radical self-acceptance as a way to honor your already innate and complete wholeness. With clients, we strive to offer an opportunity to observe the depths of your conscious and unconscious patterns, without judgment, in a nurturing and empathetic environment.
Mallory Hemerlein, LCSW-S
Mallory is an LCSW with over seven years of experience supporting children, adolescents, families, and individuals, and has been independently licensed for four years. Licenced in the state of NM and NY, er work focuses on helping individuals navigate life transitions, particularly those experiencing trauma, anxiety, and depression. She believes in empowering clients to recognize that they are the experts of their own journeys and is committed to providing compassionate guidance as they heal and grow. Mallory is licensed to practice in the states of NM and NY.
Originally from Maryland, Mallory has had the privilege of traveling and working across the country but has called New Mexico home for the past eleven years. She is fluent in American Sign Language, having spent many years studying and working at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. As a lifelong learner, she completed a year-long training program with Dr. Gabor Maté, deepening her understanding of trauma and healing. For the past two years, she has been training in a direct lineage of Dora Kalff in Jungian Sandplay.
Mallory founded Hot Rocks Psychotherapy Group to expand access to community-centered, high-quality behavioral health services. The practice is grounded in collaborative growth, continuous learning, and meaningful connection. Her leadership model prioritizes the professional development and sustainability of clinicians while supporting client autonomy, resilience, and long-term wellbeing—reflecting the mentorship and training standards that shaped her clinical career.
Outside of work, Mallory enjoys floating in glacial lakes, roller skating, dancing, and planning her next adventure to hot springs.
Somatic Approach
I am trained in a somatic-based therapy technique called Compassionate Inquiry, which relies on integrating increased physical awareness as a foundation into the therapeutic process. Compassionate Inquiry focuses on the connection between physical sensations and emotions. Somatic therapy integrates elements of talk therapy with body techniques to provide increased awareness which is helpful for clients trying to heal from trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, or substance use.
PTSD Treatment
I am certified in a neurological intervention called Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memory (RTM). RTM is a novel treatment that seeks to alter key aspects of the target memory to make it less impactful and reduce nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilence and other features of PTSD. RTM is a non-traumatizing process of visualization techniques that support you in safely disassociating the traumatic memory from the traumatic feelings. The main goal of this treatment is for you to remain relaxed and comfortable during the entire process as I guide you through a series of visualization practices. To find out more information about the RTM protocol and if it may support you in your PTSD healing, please feel free to reach out to me.