Dr. Powell received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Counseling, Counselor Education and Supervision and Substance Abuse Certificate in 2010 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received a Master’s of Arts Degree in Counseling-School Counseling in 1997 from Gardner Webb University and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education in 1992 from East Carolina University.
Dr. Powell provides professional mental health and substance abuse counseling services to individuals and groups of adults and adolescents and holds multiple licenses and credentials in school, mental health, and substance abuse counseling and supervision in these areas. He is licensed in North Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), #3658 by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC), Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS) (#1517) and credentialed as a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CSS) by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB). Credentials held by Dr. Powell include the National Board of Certified Counselors’ (NBCC) as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) (#50080), a National Certified School Counselor (NCSC), an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) (#ACS0080) as well as an EMDRIA trained EMDR clinician.
Dr. Powell has several years experience serving various clinical functions in school, mental health, and substance abuse counseling. His areas of specialization include Substance Abuse and Dependence including assessment, treatment planning, individual and group counseling, as well as other core components of substance abuse treatment for adults and adolescents. Mental health counseling services for adults and adolescent include issues of Trauma, ADHD, Educational difficulties, Adjustment Issues, Children of Divorce, Stress Management, Career Planning, Social Skills building, Depression, Grief and Loss as well as Anxiety. Dr. Powell believes that both adults and adolescents can benefit from professional counseling services that include personal growth and self-awareness components in addition to best practice models specific to areas of diagnostic impression.
