Raychel Powers, Psy.D.

Owner / Operator

• Provide individual and couples therapy to teens and adults with a wide range of psychological concerns.
• Conduct Fitness-for-Duty evaluations for a Florida county School Guardian Program (firearms assessments).
• Conduct Fitness-for-Duty evaluations for Florida Department of Corrections employees.
• Administer psychological assessments and prepare psychological reports.
• Conduct Compensation & Pension evaluations for veterans via contracts with VES and QTC.
• Conduct forensic competency examinations in Leon County.
• Conducted placement assessments for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
• Provide clinical supervision to mental-health counseling interns and post-doctoral residents.

Senior Psychologist

• Conducted forensic evaluations on Competence to Proceed and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity under Florida criminal law.
• Completed competency reports to the court.
• Evaluated residents for risk of harm to self and others and assigned relevant levels of supervision.
• Provided clinical supervision for post-doctoral and practicum students.
• Worked collaboratively with interdisciplinary recovery teams — psychiatry, social work, unit staff, nursing, and team leaders.
• Provided crisis intervention.

Post-Doctoral Resident

Supervisor: Ann Monis, Ph.D.

• Conducted psychological evaluations for clients referred by the Department of Children and Families and primary-care physicians.
• Provided individual therapy to older adults in assisted-living facilities.

Post-Doctoral Resident

Supervisor: Lisa Saponaro, Ph.D.

• Conducted evaluations for community mental-health agencies, court-ordered youth, and Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Evaluation types included intellectual, learning disability, vocational, treatment recommendation, and forensic placement.
• Provided individual therapy to adults and children, and couples therapy.

Therapist

Supervisor: Juliana Gerena, Psy.D.

• Provided individual therapy to adults and children.
• Conducted court-ordered evaluations for youth involved with the juvenile-justice system.
• Conducted individual and family therapy within the G.A.T.E. and S.A.F.E. programs.
• Co-facilitated adult and juvenile group therapy; completed case documentation.

Senior Counselor — Post-Doctoral Resident

Supervisor: Cynthia Somers, Ph.D.

• Provided individual therapy to adults and children.
• Conducted intakes and suicide-risk assessments.
• Completed CFARS, intakes, treatment plans, and discharges.

Clinical Assessment Specialist — Post-Doctoral

Supervisor: Siji John, Ph.D.

• Conducted psychological interviews in the community and correctional settings to obtain full psychological histories.
• Assessed recidivism risk using the Texas Risk Assessment System.
• Wrote comprehensive reports with recommendations for courts and probation officers.

Clinical Psychology Internship

Supervisor: Jacqueline Cranmer, Psy.D.

• Worked across three security levels (low, medium, and high).
• Conducted brief counseling, individual therapy, and group therapy.
• Provided crisis intervention for self-harm, suicidal and homicidal ideation, anger, and conduct issues.
• Assessed for learning disability, malingering, suicide risk, ADX referrals, and SHU placement.
• Consulted with medical and psychiatry departments for medication referrals.

Psychological Trainee — Psychometrician & Therapist

Supervisor: Lisa Saponaro, Psy.D.

• Conducted evaluations for community mental-health agencies, court-ordered youth, and the State of Florida.
• Prepared over 125 psychological reports for children and adults (ages 5 to 70).
• Evaluation types included intellectual, learning disability, vocational, treatment recommendation, and forensic placement.
• Provided individual therapy to adults and children.

Psychology Trainee / Practicum Student

Supervisors: Selma De Jesus, Psy.D. & Sherri Skibinski, Psy.D.

• Provided individual therapy to an adult male population.
• Conducted assessments for malingering, diagnosis, personality, and learning disabilities.
• Facilitated psycho-educational groups on substance use and process groups on criminal thinking.
• Conducted intakes, suicide-risk screening, mental-status exams, and medication-compliance evaluations.

Psychology Trainee

Supervisor: Shayna Ginsburg, Psy.D.

• Conducted family and individual therapy with voluntary and court-ordered clients via the Family Violence Intervention Project and Youth Court.
• Conducted evaluations for the Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Program.
• Facilitated a parenting-skills group.

Psychology Trainee

Supervisors: David Shapiro, Ph.D.; Lenore Walker, Ed.D.; Ross Seligson, Ph.D.

• Conducted evaluations for a residential substance-abuse center, Legal Aid, and the Guardian ad Litem program.
• Facilitated the Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP) with incarcerated women in a county jail.
• Lead co-author of the Juvenile Aggression Reduction Training (JART), a psycho-educational group program for youth.
• Facilitated JART and Girl Talk groups with incarcerated juveniles in detention.
• Attended court to observe proceedings and evaluate the mental status of defendants.

Case Worker — Child Protection

• Managed a caseload of 15 children and families involved with the Department of Children and Families.
• Prepared for and appeared in court to update on child welfare and parents’ case-plan progress.
• Conducted home visits to ensure child safety.
• Coordinated treatment-team meetings, adoption staffing, medical travel, and teacher consultations.