Averie McCauley, LCSW-BACS
Averie is the founder and clinical director of Crescent City Psychotherapy and Wellness. She is certified in both Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting (BSP) – two evidenced based brain-body psychotherapies.
With years of experience in treating trauma and anxiety, as well as a special interest supporting people living with chronic pain and complex conditions like EDS, her focus has narrowed to medical trauma and health related anxiety.
In the therapy room, an attuned space is held on your journey of healing and integrating all the chapters of your story– past, present, and future.
About Averie
As an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Approved Consultant and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (BACS), Averie enjoys teaching EMDR therapists best practices through case consultation, as well as supervising and mentoring new clinicians.
Averie was EMDR trained in 2015, certified in 2018, and became an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in 2021. In 2019, Averie was trained and certified in Brainspotting, becoming the first Louisiana psychotherapist certified in both EMDR and BSP. Averie also went beyond BSP certification to complete advanced training, including an intensive as well as Phases 3 and 4 with BSP creator, David Grand, PhD.
In service to the profession and community, Averie has been the Louisiana Trauma Resource Network (LA TRN) Co-Chair since 2019 — a volunteer group dedicated to providing EMDR treatment to first responders. Averie also served as the Louisiana Association of Clinical Social Workers (LACSW) President from 2019 to 2021, where she remains on the board currently as a mentor member.
Prior to private practice, Averie was the Director of Psychological Health for the United States Marine Corps Reserve Psychological Health Outreach Program (USMCR PHOP), offering psychological assessments and psycho-education to leadership, service members, and families.
As a psychotherapist at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (OLOL RMC), she provided mental health treatment and crisis stabilization services to patients suffering with acute mental health and addiction/substance use diagnoses. On the Student Support Services team at Louisiana State University (LSU), Averie guided first generation college students on their academic, personal, and career paths.
Since earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from LSU in 2004 and a Master in Social Work from Tulane University in 2007, Averie has continued to pursue specialty clinical training while supporting people on their journeys to wholeness and healing across diverse settings.
In her group practice, she has the privilege of continuing this meaningful work, while mentoring and supervising new graduates, providing professional consultation to EMDR clinicians, and serving on boards that represent the mental health profession.
Averie offers EMDR and BSP intensives to adults via Telehealth. These are customized accelerated therapy programs. Rates range from $165/50 minute to $300/90 minute.
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