About Therapy with Dr. Brent Powell
When You’re Used to Fixing Things Yourself
Plenty of capable people spend years as the one who sorts things out, at work, at home, and in whatever they’ve built or been responsible for.
Then an issue shows up that won’t give way to the usual approach, like a decision you keep circling, a temper that runs hotter than it used to, or a restlessness that follows you from one month into the next.
Asking for help feels unfamiliar when you’re used to being the person everyone else comes to.
And if you’ve tried therapy before, there’s a fair chance it didn’t feel like it was set up with you in mind.
Why the Person in the Chair Gets Lost in So Many Settings
I’ve worked in enough different clinical settings, and I’ve seen how many other places approach therapy.
Some settings have to serve a lot of people at once, and the individual in the chair gets lost inside the program. People in rooms like that learn to offer the easy version and save the real one for the drive home.
Other times the conversation stays general for weeks, and you leave each hour unsure what was supposed to be different.
Neither experience is a reason to write off therapy, because what usually went missing was a room organized around you and the change you came in for.
Talk Plainly About the Thing That Won’t Budge
Therapy with me is welcoming and comfortable, and the whole hour belongs to you.
You and I look at the actual issue together: what’s driving it, what your options are, and what you’re willing to try next.
Coaching and running small businesses taught me how people think when there’s pressure to perform and real responsibility on the line.
That background makes it easy to talk plainly about work, expectations, and the strain of being the one in charge, so none of it needs translating first.
You Stay the Focus Until Change Takes Hold
From the first session, change is what every conversation is aiming at, and you set the pace.
Once a problem has a clear shape, the decisions around it start to look manageable, and situations that used to throw you begin to go differently.
Men’s issues are a regular part of my work, and I keep the conversation direct and practical for every adult who comes in.
If you and your partner want to work on the relationship together, I’m also the counselor at Sageberry who sees couples, and the Couples Therapy page explains how that works.
About Dr. Brent Powell, LPC
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) at Sageberry Psychology.
My clinical work has taken me through community health, residential treatment, and college counseling centers. Alongside that, I spent over a decade in college coaching and have owned multiple small businesses.
After some time in the world of therapy, I decided to dive deep and earn my doctorate so I could serve my clients better.
Now I blend what I learned in those studies with what so many settings have taught me, so the relationship we build has all of it behind it.
Ask Me How I’d Approach What You’re Facing
Sageberry’s New Albany location is my full-time base, and people elsewhere in Mississippi can see me by video.
A complimentary 15-minute consultation gives you a chance to describe what’s going on and hear how I’d tackle it before you commit to anything. If you’ve tried therapy before, tell me what fell flat.
Call the office or sign up online.