Your next step toward healing.

Why We Do What We Do

Our goal is to help individuals and families overcome their respective challenges or traumatic experiences through a therapeutic relationship involving evidenced-based treatment modalities. Whether you are an individual or family in need of counseling services or a new professional seeking supervision or consultation services, we are honored to be your choice as you take the next step in your journey.

Counseling and Consulting Services in Texas

  • Individual, Couples, & Family Counseling

    Our counselors are experts in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, along with a wide array of mental health issues individuals may be facing. Distinctive counselors use evidence based approaches like EMDR, Gottman’s Couples Counseling, Sandtray, and Play Therapy to meet your unique needs.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.

  • Supervision, Consulting & Coaching, and Learning

    Our team of Distinctive Supervisors, EMDR Consultants, and Distinctive Faculty provide tailored supervision, consultation, coaching, and trainings designed to help professionals reach new heights in their work.

  • Distinctive Play Therapy

    Play therapy refers to a large number of treatment methods, all applying the therapeutic benefits of play. Play therapy helps children to address and resolve their own problems and builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world around them.

Distinctive Faculty and Supervisors

  • Dr. Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S, EMDR Trainer & Consultant

    Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Distinctive Faculty, Supervisor, and Clinician

  • Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S

    Distinctive Learning Faculty, Distinctive Play Supervisor, and Clinician

  • V. Fawn Colburn, MS, LPC-S, Certified Sandtray

    Distinctive Learning Faculty, Distinctive Supervisor, and Clinician

  • Elizabeth Barrientes, MS, LPC-S, RPT

    Distinctive Supervisor and Clinician

Distinctive Counselors

Distinctive Associate Counselors and Student Counselors-In-Training

Clara Jobe, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Play Counselor

Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S

Merideth Owens, MS, LPC-Associate, EMDR Trained

Distinctive Play Counselor

Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S

Mirakal McGill, MS, LPC-Associate, EMDR Trained

Distinctive Play Counselor

Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S and Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Angelina Ortiz, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Play Counselor Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S and Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Lajoya “Joya” Williams, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Counselor

Supervised by Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Paschen Saumell, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Counselor

Supervised by V. Fawn Colburn, MS, LPC-S and Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Brittany Culp, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Counselor

Supervised by V. Fawn Colburn, MS, LPC-S and Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Jennifer Lowery, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Play Counselor Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S

Oluwatosin “Tosin” Anjorin, BS in Human Development & Family Sciences

Distinctive Student Counselor In Training

Supervised by Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Cami Guerrero, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Play Counselor Supervised by Julie Thigpen, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S and Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Holly Humphrey, MS, LPC-Associate

Distinctive Play Counselor

Supervised by Elizabeth Barrientes, MS, LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist

Salma Perez, BA in Psychology

Distinctive Student Counselor In Training Supervised by Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S and Elizabeth Barrientes, LPC-S, RPT

Jessica Blakeslee, BA in Psychology

Distinctive Student Counselor In Training Supervised by Jinnelle V. Powell, PhD, LPC-S

Providing you with a safe space to heal

Your appointments will take place in our soothing office environment with fully private rooms, complimentary coffee and water, and individualized care.

 
 

In-person and remote options

Our offices are conveniently located in Corpus Christi, Texas and Robstown, Texas. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – we’ve got you covered with teletherapy.

Get started with Distinctive, today.