Dr. Powell received his Doctor of Counseling in Counselor Education and Supervision and Substance Abuse Certificate in 2010 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received a Master 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. Dr. Powell is licensed in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) #3658 and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS), #S3658 by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors (NCBLCMHC), Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS), # 1517 and credentialed as a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS #510) by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB). He is licensed in South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor # 9055 and a Licensed Addiction Counselor Supervisor # 865 by the State of South Carolina Board of Examiners for Counselors, Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Dr. Powell is credentialed by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) (#50080), a National Certified School Counselor (NCSC), and as an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) (#ACS0080). Dr. Powell is recognized as a Certified EMDR Therapist by EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), and as a Consultant In Training (EMDRIA). Dr. Powell is credentialed by the National Association of Forensic Counselors as a Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist (CSOTS) #28043.

Dr. Powell has several years of experience serving various clinical functions in school, mental health, and substance abuse counseling areas. His areas of specialization include 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 adolescents 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.