Dr. Jinnelle V Powell, PhD, LPC-S, EMDR Trainer, Consultant, and Certified Therapist

Dr. Powell has served the South Texas community for over eleven years in various capacities with child welfare agencies and mental health community centers. Dr. Powell has experience working with trauma survivors, children and adolescents, and adult perpetrators of domestic violence. Dr. Powell is an EMDR* Trainer, EMDR Consultant, and EMDR Certified Therapist approved through the EMDR International Association. (*Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In addition to her role as a counselor, Dr. Powell has experience conducting home studies for private adoptions. When she is not working to help those in need, she spends her time raising her four children.

As a professional counselor, Dr. Powell strives to provide a safe and therapeutic space for clients who have a history of trauma or who may be facing difficulties in their lives. She utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)* as a treatment modality in addition to Relational Cultural Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist people in meeting their goals and overcoming unique challenges. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association, Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors, and the Texas Counseling Association. She also serves on the Executive Board of Chi Sigma Iota at Walden University. Dr. Powell earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University, her Master of Science in Community and Mental Health Counseling at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in 2011, and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Texas A&M University – Kingsville in 2008.