Carolshene Powell, LCMHC

Carolshene Powell is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with two decades of experience helping people move through difficult life challenges and find greater stability. Her practice blends evidence-based methods with a compassionate, individualized approach to care, drawing on specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Over the course of her career she has developed extensive expertise in trauma-focused work, creating therapeutic spaces where clients can process painful histories and build resilience. She has also spent 20 years in substance abuse counseling, providing both group and individual support and emphasizing the role of connection and community in recovery. For the past 15 years she has engaged in crisis intervention, partnering with people during some of their most urgent moments to develop practical action plans for safety and stabilization.

Carolshene welcomes clients across the lifespan, from children as young as five to adults in their sixties, and finds particular fulfillment working with teenagers and women addressing body image and weight-related concerns. Her clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, along with related areas such as communication difficulties, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety. She emphasizes respect, validation, and ongoing professional development to support each person she works with on a path toward healing and growth.