EMDR Consultant • Trauma & Addiction Specialist • HeartMath® Certified Practitioner

Joanna Crowell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) in the State of Connecticut, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of New York, a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC), a Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC), and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She brings extensive experience working with individuals experiencing trauma, anxiety, substance use disorders, addiction, emotional dysregulation, and other complex psychological and emotional concerns.

Her professional background spans clinical practice, program leadership, clinical supervision, graduate-level teaching, medical education, and specialized trauma and addiction treatment.

Professional Experience

Joanna previously served as Clinical Supervisor of the Middlesex Hospital Psychiatric Day Treatment Program, where she provided clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary team of eleven clinicians serving individuals experiencing mental health, behavioral health, and substance use concerns.

Joanna has also served on the Yale University faculty, where she supervised medical students completing their psychiatry rotations at Middlesex Hospital. She has taught at Southern Connecticut State University in the master’s-level Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, educating and supporting graduate students preparing to enter the counseling profession. In addition to her clinical and academic work, Joanna has written and lectured on the treatment of addiction.

Joanna also works as an independent contractor with Privé-Swiss, an executive retreat program providing highly individualized and intensive therapeutic support. In this setting, she provides specialized clinical services focused on trauma therapy utilizing EMDR, substance use disorder treatment, and HeartMath®, a form of biofeedback that supports nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and stress management.

In her private practice, Joanna specializes in working with individuals experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, substance use disorders, addiction, and emotional dysregulation. Her approach integrates evidence-based, trauma-informed, and nervous-system-focused interventions while emphasizing each client’s individual strengths, goals, and capacity for meaningful and sustainable change.

Advanced Clinical Training

Joanna has advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has achieved the advanced designation of EMDR Consultant. She utilizes EMDR to help individuals process traumatic and distressing experiences and reduce the emotional and physiological impact of unresolved trauma.

She is also trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and incorporates skills related to mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness into her clinical work.

As a HeartMath® Certified Practitioner, Joanna integrates HeartMath and biofeedback techniques to help clients develop greater awareness of their physiological and emotional states, strengthen nervous system regulation, build resilience, and develop practical strategies for managing stress and anxiety.

Joanna also incorporates Solution-Focused Therapy, a future-oriented and goal-directed approach that helps clients recognize their strengths, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical strategies for creating lasting change.

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma & PTSD
• Anxiety & Emotional Regulation
• Substance Use Disorders & Addiction
• EMDR Therapy
• HeartMath® & Biofeedback
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Education & Credentials

• Master of Science in Community Counseling — Southern Connecticut State University
• Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication, Concentration in Marketing — Central Connecticut State University
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — State of Connecticut
• Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) — State of Connecticut
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) — State of New York
• Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) — Connecticut Certification Board
• Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC) — Connecticut Certification Board
• Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) — Connecticut Certification Board
• National Certified Counselor (NCC) — National Board for Certified Counselors
• EMDR Consultant
• HeartMath® Certified Practitioner

Person-Centered, Emotion-Focused, Existential Practitioner • Talk-Therapy Consultant • Grief Specialist

Sharon Rose Cappella is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in the State of Connecticut, a doctoral student of Counselor Education and Supervision (Ed.D), a Graduate Student Graduate Assistant (GSGA) at Southern Connecticut State University, focusing on teaching, counseling, research, leadership, and advocacy. She also serves as a hospice volunteer for Constellation Health Services, conducting end-of-life support and presence. She brings experience working with individuals and couples experiencing trauma, grief, gerontological and caregiving concerns, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders and life changes, relationship issues, career changes, substance use disorders, emotional dysregulation, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Gender Dysphoria, social disruptions, identity crises, self-esteem formation, and other complex psychological and emotional concerns.

Her professional background spans clinical practice, graduate-level teaching and supervision, doctoral research, professional writing and publication, and grief preparation and support in hospice settings.

Professional Experience

Sharon currently serves on the Southern Connecticut State University faculty as a Graduate Student Graduate Assistant (GSGA) who served as co-instructor, presenter, researcher, and facilitator for academic projects. She also served an organizational and co-instructor role as a Graduate Assistant (GA) who organized meetings, graded assignments, co-instructed master’s-level counseling students in Counseling Skills and Techniques, and conducted individual and triadic supervision with master’s students.

Sharon is in year two of her doctoral program, working to complete her Doctorate of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision. Her dissertation will involve a comparison study of the lived experience with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (trauma) and Prolonged Grief Disorder (grief). She received her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and her Bachelor of Arts is in Psychology: Mental Health Specialization. And she possesses a Minor in Mathematics and a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree in general studies at Gateway Community College. Her passions lie in counseling, teaching, research, advocacy, leadership, caregiver support, and grief support.

In private practice, Sharon co-creates a journey to wellness and best self with individuals and couples experiencing trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, grief, caregiver fatigue, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders and life changes, relationship issues, career changes, substance use disorders, emotional dysregulation, gerontological concerns, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Gender Dysphoria, social disruptions, identity crises, self-esteem formation, and other complex psychological and emotional concerns. Her philosophy integrates trauma-informed, person-centered, existential, liberatory, psychoanalytical, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches into a client-empowering treatment plan which augments and maximizes strengths, personality, preferences, abilities, and skills.

Advanced Clinical Training

Sharon’s integrative therapeutic approach is tailored to the client and includes person-centered focus; existential search for meaning, purpose, and agency; liberatory empowerment; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy through thought-challenging and cognitive restructuring; and Emotion-Focused Brief Therapy (EFBT). Her solution-focused lens emphasizes personal identities and exceptions to problems.

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma & PTSD
• Depression
• Grief
• Caregiving and Gerontological Concerns
• Identify Formation and Strengthening
• Couples Counseling
• Existential Exploration
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Emotion-Focused Brief Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Education & Credentials

• Doctor of Education Student of Counselor Education and Supervision — Southern Connecticut State University

• Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Southern Connecticut State University

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Mental Health Concentration — Southern Connecticut State University

• Minor in Mathematics — Southern Connecticut State University

• Liberal Arts & Sciences — Gateway Community College

• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) — State of Connecticut

• Hospice Volunteer – Constellation Health Services

• Member:

  • Southern Connecticut State University Faculty (GSGA)

  • American Counseling Association (ACA)

  • Connecticut Counseling Association (CCA)

  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

  • North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES)

  • Psi Chi (ΨX) International Honor Society in Psychology

  • Chi Sigma Iota (ΧΣΙ) Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International

  • Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) International Honor Society of Education

  • Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)

  • Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE)

  • Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)

  • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)

Caroline Wallace is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) and EMDR-trained therapist who provides compassionate, trauma-informed counseling to adolescents and adults. She has experience supporting individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, mood-related concerns, emotional dysregulation, attachment-related difficulties, and other complex emotional and psychological challenges.

Caroline’s clinical approach integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), person-centered counseling, and strengths-based interventions. She helps clients process difficult experiences, develop effective coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and move toward meaningful, sustainable healing. Caroline is committed to creating a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where clients feel understood, build resilience, and work toward their personal goals.

Professional Experience

Caroline recently earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William James College. During her graduate training, she completed clinical field experience at The Power to Heal, LLC, where she provided counseling support to individuals experiencing a range of mental health and behavioral health concerns.

She also gained experience at A Behavioral Approach, where she worked as a Behavior Technician supporting children with autism spectrum disorder and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. This role strengthened her skills in behavioral support, client engagement, collaboration with families and treatment teams, and individualized care.

Caroline currently serves as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor at Satya Wellness Services in Massachusetts, where she works with individuals across the lifespan. Her primary clinical interests include trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation.

Across her work at The Power to Heal and Satya Wellness Services, Caroline provides evidence-based, trauma-informed care that honors each client’s strengths, goals, and readiness for change. She incorporates EMDR and CBT-informed strategies while fostering a therapeutic relationship grounded in safety, collaboration, and respect.

Advanced Clinical Training

Caroline is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an approach that helps individuals process traumatic or distressing experiences. She utilizes EMDR within a trauma-informed framework to support clients in reducing the emotional, physical, and psychological effects of unresolved trauma.

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma & PTSD
• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression and Mood-Related Concerns
• Emotional Regulation
• Attachment-Related Challenges
• Behavioral Health Concerns

Education & Credentials

• Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – William James College
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Johnson & Wales University
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) – State of Connecticut
• EMDR Training – The Therapist Institute

EMDR Practitioner • Trauma Focused • Holistic Therapist

Susan Kolbenheyer is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in the state of Connecticut and Mental Health Counselor (MHC-LP) in the State of New York. Her focus and experience is in working with individuals experiencing trauma, anxiety, challenges with life transitions, college students and young adults.

Professional Experience

Susan received her BA in Psychology and Human Development from Connecticut College before earning her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Holistic Specialization from Lesley University. During her graduate training, she found a passion for working with young adults and supporting individuals as they navigate periods of change, growth, and transition.

Her early clinical work included working in college counseling as well as helping adults address anxiety, mood-related concerns, trauma, and difficulties with self-worth. She has worked with individuals facing a range of life challenges, including major adjustments, relationship and family concerns, parenting, divorce, and the changes that can accompany an empty nest. Her work is grounded in a compassionate, person-centered approach that highlights each client’s strengths while honoring their individual experiences.

Susan integrates EMDR practice with humanistic, relational, and integrative therapeutic approaches to create individualized treatment that aligns with each client’s needs and goals. She strives to provide a safe, welcoming, and collaborative space where clients can better understand and work through difficult experiences, build resilience, and gain meaningful skills to support their emotional well-being in everyday life.

Advanced Clinical Training

Susan has completed Level 2 training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She utilizes EMDR to support individuals in addressing traumatic experiences and alleviating the emotional and physical responses that may persist following unresolved trauma.

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma & PTSD
• Anxiety & Emotional Regulation
• EMDR Therapy

Education & Credentials

• Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Holistic Specialization — Lesley University

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Human Development — Connecticut College

• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) — State of Connecticut

• Mental Health Counselor Limited Permit (MHC-LP) — State of New York

Trauma & PTSD Specialist • EMDR-Trained Therapist • Clinical Supervisor & Graduate-Level Educator

Melissa Ortiz-Sinclair is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Connecticut specializing in the treatment of trauma, PTSD, and anxiety. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has years of experience utilizing EMDR to help clients process traumatic and distressing experiences.

In addition to trauma-focused work, Melissa works extensively with individuals navigating relationship concerns and understanding the patterns, experiences, and beliefs that influence how they relate to their partners and to themselves. She also has a particular interest in women’s issues, including relationships, identity, boundaries, life transitions, and the various roles and expectations women may navigate throughout adulthood.

Professional Experience

Melissa provides individual psychotherapy at The Power to Heal LLC, where her clinical work focuses primarily on trauma, PTSD, anxiety, relationship concerns, and EMDR therapy. She also serves as a clinical supervisor at The Power to Heal LLC, supporting counselors in training as they develop their clinical skills and professional identities.

Melissa is an adjunct faculty member at Southern Connecticut State University, where she teaches Practicum Supervision to graduate students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. In this role, she provides clinical supervision and guidance to graduate counseling students as they begin working directly with clients.

Melissa began her clinical work at Southern Connecticut State University’s counseling clinic for undergraduate and graduate students, where she completed her clinical internship and provided counseling services to the university student population.

Prior to becoming a therapist, Melissa worked in the finance and real estate sectors in administrative and human resources roles. Her professional experience both within and outside the mental health field has given her an appreciation for the complexities of career, relationships, family life, and the many transitions that accompany adulthood.

Advanced Clinical Training

Melissa is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has extensive experience incorporating EMDR into her clinical work. Her EMDR work includes childhood trauma and abuse, sexual abuse and trauma, PTSD, catastrophic and traumatic loss, including loss related to suicide and homicide, as well as betrayal and infidelity trauma.

In addition to EMDR, Melissa incorporates Solution-Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches into her work. She believes in creating space for clients to process and understand their experiences while also providing practical skills and tools that can support meaningful change outside of therapy.

Melissa’s style is warm, calm, direct, and collaborative. She values authenticity and strives to create a therapeutic environment that feels both supportive and grounded, while helping clients work toward realistic and meaningful change.

Outside of her professional roles, Melissa is a wife and mother to a young child. She understands firsthand the balancing act that can come with career, relationships, family, and the everyday demands of adulthood, and values bringing a genuine and human presence to her work.

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma & PTSD
• Anxiety
• EMDR Therapy
• Relationship Concerns & Relationship Patterns
• Women’s Issues

Education & Credentials

• Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Southern Connecticut State University

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism — Purchase College, State University of New York

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — State of Connecticut

• EMDR Trained

• Adjunct Faculty — Southern Connecticut State University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Clinical Supervisor — The Power to Heal LLC

Mental Health Clinician • Health Psychology & Chronic Illness Specialist • Trained in Biofeedback

Dr. Tamazur Karim is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) in the State of Connecticut with a unique professional background spanning medicine, health psychology, clinical mental health counseling, and mind-body approaches to emotional and psychological wellness.

With her initial training as a medical doctor and subsequent graduate education in psychology and clinical mental health counseling, Tamazur brings an integrated understanding of both physical and psychological health to her clinical work. She has a particular interest in supporting individuals navigating chronic illness, chronic pain, anxiety, grief, major life transitions, and the emotional impact of difficult or life-changing diagnoses.

Her therapeutic approach is collaborative, compassionate, and individualized, drawing from evidence-based interventions while recognizing the close relationship between the mind, body, nervous system, and emotional experience.

Professional Experience

Tamazur’s professional background combines training in medicine, health psychology, clinical counseling, biofeedback, and behavioral health, giving her a multidimensional perspective on the challenges clients may experience when physical health and emotional well-being intersect.

Her clinical work includes supporting individuals experiencing anxiety, trauma-related concerns, chronic pain, serious and chronic medical conditions, grief, relationship difficulties, emotional dysregulation, and periods of significant uncertainty or transition.

Tamazur has a particular interest in working with individuals who may feel that their physical and emotional experiences cannot easily be separated. This includes people adjusting to a new diagnosis, coping with ongoing medical treatment, living with chronic pain or illness, experiencing health-related anxiety, or processing the emotional impact that changes in health can have on identity, relationships, independence, and quality of life.

In addition to individual psychotherapy, Tamazur has experience in corporate mental health and wellness initiatives, including workshops and psychoeducational programs focused on emotional well-being, stress, burnout, resilience, and mental health awareness.

Clinical Approach & Training

Tamazur incorporates principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based interventions, trauma-informed therapy, somatic and mind-body approaches, and biofeedback into her clinical work.

She has training in biofeedback and uses nervous-system-focused strategies to help individuals better understand the connection between physiological responses, stress, emotions, and self-regulation.

Her work frequently incorporates mindfulness, grounding, breathing techniques, guided imagery, body awareness, and other experiential interventions designed to help clients develop greater awareness of their emotional and physiological responses.

Tamazur also utilizes ACT-based interventions to help clients develop greater psychological flexibility, particularly when facing circumstances that cannot simply be “fixed,” such as chronic illness, pain, grief, uncertainty, and major life changes. This work focuses on helping clients make space for difficult emotions while continuing to move toward the relationships, experiences, and values that are meaningful to them.

Her medical background further informs her interest in health psychology and the psychological impact of physical illness, allowing her to approach clients’ experiences from an integrated biopsychosocial perspective.

Areas of Specialization

• Chronic Illness & Medical Diagnoses
• Chronic Pain
• Health-Related Anxiety
• Anxiety & Stress
• Grief & Loss
• Trauma & Emotional Regulation
• Life Transitions & Adjustment
• Mind-Body & Nervous System Regulation
• Biofeedback-Informed Approaches
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Education & Credentials

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — University of Tennessee at Martin
• Master of Arts in Health Psychology — Central Connecticut State University
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) — Ziauddin Medical University
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) — State of Connecticut
• National Counselor Examination (NCE) — Passed
• Training in Biofeedback

Nadia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the College of Charleston and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of New Haven. As a graduate counseling student, Nadia is completing her clinical practicum at The Power to Heal LLC under the supervision of experienced clinicians.

Nadia is passionate about creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard and understood. She believes that counseling is a collaborative process and strives to meet each client where they are while helping them recognize their strengths, navigate challenges, and work toward meaningful change.

Nadia’s clinical interests include navigating anxiety, self-esteem, identity development, life transitions, and the impact that difficult life experiences can have on an individual’s mental health. Nadia is also interested in trauma-informed care and the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. She is committed to continuing to grow as a clinician while providing compassionate and individualized support to each client she works with.

Professional Experience

Nadia previously gained professional experience working under the supervision of a licensed clinician at Alternatives Life Improvement, a practice providing mental health counseling to individuals who were formerly incarcerated. This experience deepened her interest in understanding the impact of life experiences, systems, and transitions on mental health and strengthened her commitment to providing compassionate, nonjudgmental care.

Nadia is now beginning her clinical practicum experience at The Power to Heal LLC, where she is gaining counseling experience under the guidance and supervision of experienced clinicians. She is passionate about creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel comfortable being themselves and working toward meaningful change.

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – College of Charleston
• (Active) Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – University of New Haven