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Specialties:
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Adjustment Disorder
Stress and Burnout
Secondary + Vicarious Trauma
PTSD
CPTSD
Dissociative Disorders
DID
RAMCOA
Trauma-informed Care
Clinical hypnotherapy
Traumatic Stress
Attachment Trauma
Perinatal / Postpartum
Sexual Trauma / Violence​
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Depression
Anxiety
Personality Disorders
Intimate Partner Violence
First Responders
Relational Trauma
Betrayal Trauma
Grief
Borderline Personality
Narcissistic Abuse
Ethical Non-monogamy
Women's Issues
Relationship Issues
Veterans
veronica mollere
LCSW-BACS
individual + group therapist
EMDR | clinical hypnotherapy | trauma-focused psychotherapy
our practice:
Well Psychotherapy emerged from my vision of providing New Orleans with competent and caring trauma-informed wellness services.
Our staff are equipped with a best-practices foundation in trauma-informed care, and they are expected to engage regularly with ongoing education in their respective specialties through this non-pathologizing, holistic framework.
Our leadership team engages each one in individualized supervision to support their development and capacity to dive deep with clients. We hold them to a high standard so that you can, too.
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My therapeutic work is aimed at empowering you to overcome life experiences that render you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hopeless. I work alongside you to rewrite the stories you live by, crafting new narratives that serve your growth and healing.
I work with a reverence for your neurobiological, psychological, social, and spiritual processes, while also providing opportunities to explore, process, and more adaptively integrate adverse experiences. I am proudly queer affirming and sex worker allied.
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My approach is embedded in Attachment Theory, but I integrate a number of modalities in treatment, all through a trauma-sensitive lens. While this repertoire is ever expanding, it includes: EMDR, Clinical hypnotherapy, DBT, CBT, Trauma-focused CBT, Prolonged Exposure for PTSD, Narrative Therapy, Ego State Therapy, Relational Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, and Phase-oriented Trauma Treatment.​
my practice:
about our founder:
Veronica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Louisiana but completed much of her training in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Social Work and a Bachelor’s of Art in Visual Art from Fordham University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the sole distinction of departmental honors with the Graduate School of Social Services. She is a regular lecturer for the Tulane School of Psychiatry.
She went on to complete a Fulbright fellowship in Chiang Mai, Thailand and pursue a Master’s degree in Social Work from the Silberman School for Social Work at Hunter College.
She is a trained EMDR therapist, level 1 clinical hypnotherapist, and has a certificate in the theory and treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders from the International Society for the Study of Trauma + Dissociation. She is a current member of the EMDR International Association, the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and lifetime member of the Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society.​​
For the past fifteen years, Veronica has been working in the field of social work and social justice in a variety of ways. She has:​
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+ Transformed a successful solo private practice into a growing group private practice in New Orleans focused on trauma-informed care
+ Researched mentalization in global communities of youth affected by systemic violence and war
+ Analyzed community responses to develop post-secondary curricula and occupational standards for Social Work in Afghanistan
+ Developed and tested an arts-based therapy curriculum for child survivors of commercial sexual exploitation
+ Facilitated education-based, culturally sensitive community initiatives and cultural exchange in Thailand to increase opportunities for families affected by social and economic difficulties
+ Developed and facilitated educational presentations in line with Louisiana state standards on the prevention of sexual violence, domestic violence, and bullying
+ Provided case management and counseling in NYC and New Orleans to survivors of sexual violence, at-risk youth, and disenfranchised families
+ Facilitated parenting groups aimed at reducing traumatic and adverse childhood experiences through education & empowerment with families in the Bronx
+ Provided in-home crisis management and mental health services to children and families in New Orleans
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Veronica is committed to community engagement and education to support structural change and increased awareness around mental health and social justice issues, specifically related to individual and collective trauma. She has given the following educational presentations and workshops, and is available for speaking engagements on these and other topics related to her social and clinical work:
+ Trauma Stewardship, Social Integrity, and Self Care | Well Psychotherapy Winter Retreat, January 2024
+ Trauma-Informed Care in Psychiatric Settings | Tulane University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, 2023
+ What Happened to Her? Multidisciplinary Trauma Informed Care in the Perinatal Setting | Woman's Hospital GRACE Speaker Series, 2020
+ Rising Strong: the Reckoning, the Rumble, the Revolution, a self-care series presentation on the work of Brené Brown | Affordable Healing Arts, 2017
+ Intimate Partner Violence in the Perinatal Period | (formerly) Metropolitan Center for Women + Children, presented to St. Tammany Nurse Family Partnership, 2014
+ Domestic Violence 101 | (formerly) Metropolitan Center for Women + Children, 2013
+ Stand Up! Speak Out! End Bullying Now | (formerly) Metropolitan Center for Women + Children, presented to 5th-8th grade classes, 2013
+ Sexual + Intimate Partner Violence in the Transgender Community | (formerly) Metropolitan Center for Women + Children, 2013
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Veronica is enthusiastic to engage in lifelong learning around her work, and has participated in the following post-graduate and professional training programs:
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+ From Complex Trauma to Dissociative Disorders | International Society for the Study of Trauma + Dissociation, 2023-2024
+ The Complexities of Complex Trauma Part II, Professional Training Program | International Society for the Study of Trauma + Dissociation, 2022-2023
+ Level 1 Training in Clinical Hypnotherapy | American Society for Clinical Hypnosis, 2022
+ The Complexities of Complex Trauma Part I, Professional Training Program | International Society for the Study of Trauma + Dissociation, 2020-2021
+ Anti-Racism Training | Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, 2020
+ Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR: The Progressive Approach | EMDR Institute, Inc, 2018
+ Prolonged Exposure for PTSD | Medical University of South Carolina online training, 2018
+ EMDR advanced training in EMD, EMDr for Complex Trauma + Dissociation | EMDR Institute, Inc, 2016
+ Adolescent Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) | Anna Freud Centre curriculum, 2015
+ EMDR basic training | EMDRIA approved course, 2015
+ Grief and Trauma Intervention | Children’s Bureau of New Orleans, 2014
+ Trauma Focused CBT | Medical University of South Carolina online training, 2013
+ The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Undoing Racism | participant, 2012
+ Motivational Interviewing | Institute for Community Living training & certificate, 2011
+ Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative | Hunter College certification, 2011
+ Options Counseling | Spence-Chapin Adoption Services training, 2008
Veronica has worked as a psychotherapist for over ten years and in the field of mental health for fifteen. In 2016, Veronica opened her private practice to address the role that traumatic stress was playing in her New Orleans community. In 2021, amid the universal stress of a global pandemic, Veronica expanded that practice to a group model, in order to address the demand for trauma-focused services from a diversity of therapeutic modalities and services.
She has reverence for survivorship and understands that so often, the underpinnings of psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual difficulties arise from unresolved trauma. Her professional and personal experiences have facilitated her ability to enable survivors of traumatic experiences to find relief from the manifold symptoms that result. Most recently, she has committed to using these experiences to educating and equipping newer clinicians with the tools to provide this high standard of care.
Trauma related disorders often coexist with other mental and physical health issues, and because of Veronica's passion, expertise, and commitment to breaking down barriers to trusted expert care, Well Psychotherapy carefully blends trauma-informed care with traditional with holisitic, innovative therapeutic approaches tailored to our client’s unique needs. She mentors all therapists on staff in this model, and is available for psychotherapy appointments for specialized care, although she currently has a waitlist. She is also available for consultation and supervision.