About Joy

Joy Powell

PMHNP-BC, LCSW

"I love working with my clients to help them gain clarity on the issues that bring them into treatment - I listen carefully and bring my own knowledge and experience to support the outcomes they want, knowing that they are the experts on their life and capable of the changes they desire.  I'm interested in helping them to resolve their problems, not just manage their symptoms."

Education

Joy graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Maine. She then pursued a two-year Post-MSW Fellowship in the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, where she later became a faculty member. After a while in clinical practice and leadership roles, Joy returned to Yale as a student in the School of Nursing where she pursued her Master’s, specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health Care, graduating in 2018. 

Degrees

• Masters in Social Work, 2006
• Post-Masters Fellowship, 2006-2008
• Masters in Nursing, 2018

Licensure

• Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), Washington (#610059720), Idaho (#62849)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Idaho (#41943)
  

Certifications &

Specialized Training

• CBT-I Therapist – 2023
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) PMHNP Board Certification
• Certified SIFI Field Supervisor of Social Work Students – 2014
• Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, United States – 2010
• Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist - 2010
• Crisis Intervention Team Member - 2009
  

Additional Skills & Experience

• Family reunification for children in state custody
• Palliative and oncology mental health care in hospital settings
• PTSD/Anxiety and geriatric/dementia care at the VA
• Brain tumor and bereavement support groups
• Peer Support training and program management
• Acute Care / Crisis support
• First responder at Sandy Hook massacre
• Student/Intern training and support
  

• Crisis Intervention Team (paired with police for mobile crisis assessment)
• MAT (suboxone) treatment program development and oversight
• Art therapy and medication care for incarcerated youth and adults
• Forensic assessments of parolees and patients on probation
• Assessment and treatment of psychiatric patients in Emergency Departments, inpatient settings, residential programs and outpatient
  

Organizations, Honors & Memberships

• Connecticut Governor’s Award in gratitude for service (for role as Sandy Hook First Responder)
• Connecticut Mental Health Center Award for Excellence, New Programming (for Peer Support Program Development)
• 2008-2009 NEATTC/State-Sponsored Leadership Institute (competitive selection)
• Graduate of the Leadership Institute, New England Institute of Addiction Studies