Carolshene Powell

Practical skills for healing and resilience

LCMHC Utah

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Carolshene

Carolshene Powell is a licensed mental health counselor with two decades of clinical experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and shifts in life circumstances. She draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods to help clients build practical skills, process painful experiences, and strengthen self-worth.

Background and approach

Her approach combines structured techniques with an emphasis on each persons unique goals and pace. Powells background includes extensive work with trauma-focused methods and behavioral therapies, allowing her to address symptoms related to past hurt as well as current difficulties like social anxiety, low self-esteem, isolation, and problems with communication or forgiveness.

Over many years she has developed strategies that aim to reduce distress, increase resilience, and support clearer decision-making about life purpose and self-love. She provides care in Utah and offers sessions in English, tailoring treatment plans to individual preferences and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online delivery

Carolshene Powell uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR alongside client-centered techniques to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve day-to-day coping. EMDR offers a phased, trauma-informed process that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, prioritizing the client's experience and goals as the foundation for change.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client explore goals, preferences, and responses to different strategies, adjusting the plan as work progresses to ensure methods fit the person's needs and comfort level.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care during life transitions, and maintain momentum between meetings while allowing licensed professionals to deliver the agreed-upon therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, along with related issues such as social anxiety, isolation, and guilt and shame.

What is the therapist's general approach or style?

The work blends client-centered support with structured, evidence-informed techniques such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build skills and process difficult experiences.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

She has 20 years of experience working in clinical settings and with a range of therapeutic methods.

What credentials and location apply to this clinician?

The clinician holds the credential LCMHC with license number UT LCMHC 5617259-6004 and practices in Utah.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered for therapy?

Clients can work via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and the therapist's availability.

How are costs and payment handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Utah

Languages

English