Manuel Vidal Powell

Are you ready to learn how to begin making changes that will allow you to live with purpose and meaning again? Get started today by scheduling a teletherapy session with Manuel “Vidal” Powell, who is currently booking new appointments for adults, adolescents and couples at Lifeologie Counseling Hampton Roads in Virginia. 

Vidal is passionate about providing Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) for adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, and psychosomatic symptoms, motivational interviewing for addictive behaviors, helping young adults who are navigating leaving home for the workforce or college, and working with any clients that desire spiritual balance and a deeper understanding of their life and mental health growth. He often incorporates mindfulness therapy into his approaches, especially for trauma and depression. 

Vidal received his Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University and holds a Bachelors in Psychology from Jackson State University. He has several years of experience working in mental health private practice and a variety of community health settings. He is formally trained in motivational interviewing (MI), a collaborative, client-centered therapy style that can be especially effective for people recovering from substance abuse. MI is designed to help people explore and resolve their ambivalence about change. Rather than telling his clients what to do, Vidal uses empathy, active listening, and open-ended questions to define their values and goals and guide them in finding their own motivation and commitment to change.

He likes to meet his clients where they are, and see them as they are beyond their situation, circumstances, and belief systems. His personal experience interacting with others from various backgrounds and creeds help him understand and develop plans for change in a way that is tailored to each client’s needs and level of readiness.

Vidal helps people begin and navigate periods of change that allow their lives to have purpose and meaning again. His personal experience assisting others who are ready to make meaningful changes when options and opportunities seem limited or nonexistent has helped his clients unlock and uncover the true parts of their inner selves. Let him help you unlock the life you are meant to be living.