Jinnelle Veronique (Aguilar) Powell
Over eleven years of commitment and service to the South Texas community in various capacities with volunteer organizations, child welfare agencies, and mental health community centers.
Leadership skills evidenced by prior work experience as a quality manager and project manager along with my role as the owner/founder of Distinctive Counseling and Consulting, PLLC providing oversight to a dynamic team of fully licensed counselors, provisionally licensed counselors, and student counselors in training.
Speaking engagement experience. Sought out by counselor education universities, news outlets, and school districts to engage diverse audiences on mental health topics.
Experience engaging in quantitative and qualitative research projects.
EMDR Trainer, EMDR Consultant, and EMDR Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy - Counselor Education and Supervision 2019-2024
Activities: Chi Sigma Iota, Co-President, Mentor, Book Club Committee, Social Justice Committee
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Master of Science - Community and Mental Health Counseling 2009 – 2011
Activities: Chi Sigma Iota, President-Elect; TCDA Legislative Liaison; Elite Graduate Program
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology 2004 – 2008
Activities & Awards: Student Government Association; Gender Equity and Advocacy Committee (Founder/Chair); Peers Educating Peers (PEP Talk). Awards: Emerging Leader Award-2007, Ring Scholarship Recipient-2008; Cum Laude
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Counselor (2013) and Board Approved Supervisor (2019), License Number 69081
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
EMDR Trainer (2023), EMDR Consultant (2022), and EMDR Certified Therapist (2020)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA)
Certified Professional Mediator (2013)
Manousso Mediation and Arbitration, LLC - Houston, Texas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor - Assessment Techniques in Counseling, Synchronous Course, Delta State University, Mississippi
August 2023 to Present
Adjunct Professor - Clinical Mental Health Internship, Synchronous Course, Delta State University, Mississippi
August 2023 to Present
Adjunct Professor - Clinical Mental Health Internship, Synchronous Course, Delta State University, Mississippi
May 2023 to August 2023
Adjunct Professor - Human Growth and Development, Hybrid Course, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas
Jan. 2023 to May 2023
Adjunct Professor - Foundations in Clinical Mental Health, Synchronous Course, Delta State University, Mississippi
Jan. 2023 to May 2023
Teaching Assistant - Introduction to School Counseling, Walden University
November 2021 to May 2022
Teaching Assistant - Psychometrics, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
January 2022 to May 2022
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMDR Trainer and EMDR Consultant
Compassion Works
February 2022 to Present
Independently contracted as an EMDR Trainer and EMDR Consultant. Facilitate basic training and consultation for mental health professionals learning how to use EMDR.
Board Approved Supervisor for Licensed Professional Counselor – Associates in Texas
Self-Employed
June 11, 2019 – Present
Provide supervision to LPC Associates working towards becoming fully licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
Licensed Professional Counselor/Business Owner
Self-Employed
February 2017 – Present
Provide counseling services for individuals in need of mental health services. In November 2020, founded Distinctive Counseling and Consulting, PLLC, a private practice mental health agency in Corpus Christi, Texas offering telehealth and in person mental health and life coaching services.
Project Manager
Mauney and Associates, LLC
April 2020 to August 2021
Provided oversight to the Home Study Coordinator team responsible for the management of high-volume email inboxes containing critical communication between the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and agency subcontractors. Ensured the Home Study Coordinator team worked collaboratively sharing responsibilities with one another to track and follow all home study and report referrals received internally. Created remote video trainings for newly hired Home Study Coordinators and contractors with the agency. Conducted internal investigations and implemented contractor performance reports. Responsible for revising forms and templates, revised and implemented policy and procedures, provided oversight to contractors throughout Texas, and engaged in assigned duties as needed. Left position to complete doctoral education requirements.
Project Manager; Specialized Quality Management Team Lead; Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report Writer; Home Study Clinician
Mauney and Associates, LLC
January 2014 – October 2017
Trained, mentored, and supervised new subcontractors throughout Texas. Ensured quality of kinship assessments, foster and adoption assessments, and adoption reports. Assisted with Region Team Lead pilot project, conducted research of case files, and obtained collateral references to write Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Reports for children in foster care pending adoption. Conducted kinship, foster, and/or adoptive home assessments with potential caregivers interested in providing either temporary or long-term care to children involved with the Child Protective Services legal system. Promoted to Quality Manager in February 2015; Promoted to Project Manager in August 2017; declined position to pursue professional counseling full-time.
After Care Services Treatment Specialist
Liberty Resources, Inc.
November 2013 – February 2015
Provided in-home therapeutic services to children and families involved in the juvenile justice system to prevent out-of-home placements of the youth, ease the transition back into the community from placement of the youth, and/or prevent re-placement of the youth. Conducted psychosocial assessments, developed treatment plans, worked collaboratively with outside agencies, prepared court reports, and provided testimony in family court as needed.
Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program Facilitator
Women's Shelter of South Texas
July 2013 – December 2013
Conducted intakes and assessments to determine eligibility and readiness to begin BIPP group sessions. Facilitated group sessions utilizing the Duluth model, a curriculum focused on ending violence and holding batterers accountable for their violence.
Home Study Clinician
Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report Writer
Subcontractor for Department of Family and Protective Services
January 2012 – January 2014
Conducted over 400 home studies for Child Protective Services. Researched case files for children and wrote adoption reports.
Veterans Case Coordinator/Telemedicine Facilitator
MHMR of Nueces County
February 2011 – February 2012
Provided individual counseling, group therapy, and case management services to Veterans. Referred and linked veterans and their families to existing community resources. Facilitated psychiatric appointments for adult patients.
Case Manager
Coastal Plains MHMR
February 2010 – February 2011
Provided intensive case management, skills training and parenting education to adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system.
PRESENTATIONS
Powell, J.V. & Colburn, V. F. (2024, February). A Recentering Conversation about Burnout through a Compassionate and Relational Perspective. Texas Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (TACES) Mid-Winter Conference. Georgetown, Texas
Powell, J.V. (2024, January). The Power of Community and Relationships in Mental Health. Afterschool Centers on Education at Jim Hogg County ISD, Hebbronville, Texas.
Uribe, J., Dardis, K., Bradley, N.B., Powell, J.V. (2023, October). Your ADA Compliance is More than Large Font and Transcription. Poster Presentation. Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (ACES) CSI Days. Denver, Colorado.
Powell, J.V. (2023, August). Depression and EMDR Therapy. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi TX-CHIP Program. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Uribe, J., Dardis, K., Bradley, N.B., Powell, J.V. (2023, May). Your ADA Compliance is More than Large Font and Transcription. Spring Quarter Learning Community Event. Walden University.
Powell, J.V. (2023, January). Introduction to Relational-Cultural Theory. Winter Quarter Learning Community Theories Event. Walden University.
Powell, J.V. (2022, November). Anxiety Disorder Training. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi TX-CHIP Program. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Powell, J.V. (2022, November). Remediation can be empowering: Demystifying the remediation process. Texas Counseling Association Professional Development Conference 2022. Dallas, Texas.
Bradley, N.B., & Powell, J.V. (2022, September). Relational-cultural theory in distance counselor education in the eyes of a mentor and her mentee. North Central Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors Conference 2022. Omaha, Nebraska.
Powell, J.V. (2022, July). Introduction to EMDR. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi TX-CHIP Program. Corpus Christi, Texas.
Powell, J.V. (2022, February). Remediation Can Be Empowering: Demystifying the Remediation Process. Texas Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors Mid-Winter Conference 2022. Arlington, Texas.
Truitt, T. & Powell, J.V. (2022, February). Private Practice: Social Change in Action. Walden University Learning Communities.
Powell, J.V. (2021, September). Implementation of a Remediation Plan with a Supervisee: A Unique Experience. Kate Walker Training Monthly Consultation Group, Texas.
Powell, J.V. (2021, May). Mental Health Awareness. Afterschool Centers on Education at Jim Hogg County ISD, Hebbronville, Texas.
Powell, J.V. (2021, June). Record Keeping in Counseling. Practicum at Walden University, School of Counseling.
Powell, J.V. (2020, December). Record Keeping in Counseling. Practicum at Walden University, School of Counseling.
Powell, J.V. (2020, December). Core Counseling Microskills. Practicum at Walden University, School of Counseling.
Aguilar, J.V. (2018, February). Understanding Psychosocial Assessments. Presentation at Coastal Bend CASA, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Aguilar, J.V. (2017, April). Home Assessments for The Department of Family and Protective Services. Presentation at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Aguilar, J.V., Lenz, A. S. (2011, June). Integrating RCT into Supervision: Mediating effects on Relational Health & Working Alliance. Poster presented at Jean Baker Miller Training Institute Intensive Training Institute, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
PUBLICATIONS
Powell, J.V., Bradley, N.B., Patton, J.L., Bailey, C.L., Szirony, G., Levingston, K. (2024). The Application of Relational Cultural Theory in Distance Counselor Education Programs [Manuscript pending publication]. School of Counseling, Walden University.
Sutherland, S. & Powell, J.V. (2022). Common Factors Theory. SAGE Encyclopedia for Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.
Sutherland, S., Argueta, J. & Powell, J.V. (2022). Black Racial Identity. SAGE Encyclopedia for Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy.
Lenz, A. S., Speciale, M., & Aguilar, J. V. (2012). Relational-cultural therapy intervention with incarcerated adolescents. A single-case effectiveness design. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 3(1), 17-29. doi: 10.1177/2150137811435233
Aguilar, J. V. (2010). "Boys Don't Cry," A movie review: implications for counseling persons who are transgendered. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 5(4), 440-446.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Powell, J.V. and Bradley, N.B., (In Progress). A meta-synthesis of the application of relational cultural theory in counselor education and supervision. School of Counseling, Walden University.
AWARDS & FUNDING
Submitted for Consideration to Research Enhancement Funding Program Proposal: Evaluating the Effectiveness of EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Therapist Training on Graduate Student Counselors-in-Trainings’ Trauma Treatment Readiness, Self-Efficacy, and PTSD Knowledge – 2024 – Decision Pending
Outstanding Doctoral Student Awardee, Omega Zeta Chi Sigma Iota, Walden University - Academic Year 2022-2023
Outstanding Student Awardee, School of Counseling, Walden University – Summer 2023
Texas Counseling Association Educational Endowment Fund Recipient – 2022
Coastal Bend Top 50 Women of Distinction Awardee – 2022
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Elite Graduate Program Awardee – 2010
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Ring Scholarship Recipient – 2008
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Emerging Leader Awardee – 2007
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Committee Member, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling - October 2023 – Present
Newsletter Committee Chair/Past-President, Chi Sigma Iota Omega Zeta Chapter, Walden University - June 2023 –Present
Leadership Team Member, International Growth and Connection RCT Education Affinity Group (EAG) - Oct. 2022 – Present
Mentor, Chi Sigma Iota Omega Zeta Chapter, Walden University School of Counseling - Sept. 2022 – August 2023
Peer Facilitator, National Alliance on Mental Illness - Feb. 2022 – July 2023 *Helped to coordinate and facilitate the first mental health support group for mental health professionals in Texas.
President, Chi Sigma Iota Omega Zeta Chapter, Walden University - June 2022 – April 2023
President-Elect, Book Club Committee, & Social Justice Committee, Chi Sigma Iota Omega Zeta Chapter, Walden University - Feb. 2021 – May 2022
Volunteer Counselor, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, Inc. - May 2013 – Aug. 2013 *Facilitated a women's group based on the Relational Practice in Action Manual developed by the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute.
Counselor Intern, TAMUCC Counseling and Training Clinic - Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2011
President-Elect, Chi Sigma Iota, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2010
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Disaster Mental Health Responder, American Red Cross
August 2021 to August 2022
Provided volunteer mental health services to individuals who have experienced a disaster.
Volunteer Counselor, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, Inc.
May 2013 – August 2013
Facilitated a relational practice women's group based on the Relational Practice in Action manual developed by the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute.
Counselor Intern, TAMUCC Counseling and Training Clinic
January 2011 – August 2011
Provided individual and family counseling within an RCT framework.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Counseling Association, 2019-Present
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, 2022-Present
Texas Counseling Association, 2011-2014 and 2019-Present
Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors, 2019-Present
EMDR International Association, 2019-Present
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request