Confidential · FAA-Compatible · Licensed in Texas, Arizona, & Florida
“Therapy doesn’t have to be a career risk. But the wrong therapist can be.”
Real, clinical mental health care from a licensed psychologist who specializes exclusively in aviation professionals. Every session, every progress note, every treatment plan written with FAA medical realities in mind.
Aviation Therapy is real, clinical mental health care — provided by a Texas-licensed psychologist who specializes exclusively in aviation professionals, nervous system regulation, and lifestyle/nutrition interventions, all calibrated to the operational realities of flying.
This is not a generalist practice that occasionally sees pilots. It is a clinical practice purpose-built around the demands, culture, schedules, and FAA medical realities of a pilot’s career. That difference shows up in every session and in every line of clinical documentation.
“Most pilots avoid therapy because they’re afraid of what it might cost them. Pick the wrong therapist, and that fear is legitimate. This practice is built so you don’t have to choose between your wellbeing and your certificate.”
The Right Fit
You don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from support. Most pilots who reach out are high-functioning — carrying a weight they can feel but haven’t addressed.
Three principles run through every session and every treatment plan — built around the real demands of an aviation career, not adapted from a generic clinical model.
Aviation trains hypervigilance. That’s a feature in the cockpit and a problem at home. We work on practical strategies to down-regulate after a trip so the operational mode stops following you everywhere.
Every note and treatment plan is written knowing the FAA may one day request those records. We document your resilience, your proactive steps, and your fitness to fly — not your vulnerability.
This isn’t endless processing. We move — skills, strategies, lifestyle adjustments, and clear milestones. You should feel measurable progress within the first few sessions, not in a year.
No mystery, no ambiguity. Here is exactly how the process works from first contact through discharge.
A full clinical intake to understand your history, current situation, FAA medical status, and goals — followed by a clear written treatment plan. This session is aviation-specific from the first question.
Virtual, secured, conducted from wherever you are in Texas. Schedule built around your trip cycle. Regulation skills, lifestyle and nutrition recommendations — focused on what actually changes things.
If your records are ever requested by an AME or the FAA, you have a clinician-authored summary written specifically for aeromedical review — documenting your fitness to fly, not your vulnerability.
What therapy does — and doesn’t — trigger. Understanding the regulatory landscape before you start is part of the clinical process here, not an afterthought.
Engaging in therapy is not a reportable event on its own. A formal diagnosis with specific characteristics may trigger reporting on Form 8500-8 — but Dr. Powell is clinically rigorous: if you don’t meet criteria for a diagnosis, you won’t receive one.
This practice is private-pay and out-of-network. Your records aren’t flowing through insurance databases or employer EAP systems. That structure is intentional — and it matters for aviation professionals.
Every clinical note is written with the understanding that the FAA may one day review it — documenting your resilience and proactive steps rather than language that creates unnecessary risk for your certificate.
If you have an active or unresolved FAA medical issue, book a Medical Consultation first. We’ll map the regulatory landscape before starting therapy so you walk in with a clear strategy, not an open question.
Superbills available. Sessions are $250. Superbills are provided for independent self-submission to your insurance. HSA and FSA cards are accepted. The private-pay structure keeps your records out of insurance databases — a meaningful privacy layer for aviation professionals.
Private pay, out-of-network. Superbills provided for self-submission to insurance. HSA + FSA accepted. Virtual only.
Full clinical intake: history, FAA medical status, goals, and a clear treatment plan.
Weekly or biweekly virtual sessions scheduled around your trip cycle.
Texas, Arizona, or Florida residency required at time of session.
Straight answers to the questions pilots ask before picking up the phone.
