Rhema Wellness Institute
Welcome to Rhema Wellness Institute
Healing was not something I felt I had time to give myself permission to do. I was always the strong one. The one to hold everyone else together. I pastor, I counsel, I keep my husband lifted, and make sure my children are ok. I sat with my dying father as he took his last breath, stood by my adult son and daughter in law as my grandbaby passed on to be in the arms of Jesus.
Then, the diagnosis was my own...Breast cancer. I had 4 surgeries that changed my body forever. I see the scars, I feel the nerve damage, I am forever changed, but by the grace of God I am still here. I survived. I just didn't take the time to heal — to become whole — to confront what came to kill me — to take back the peace, joy and confidence it stole. One day I found myself without the strength to rise from the covers and move forward.
It was then when I heard the still small voice of God whisper, "I need you to live". It was the rhema word I needed in that season.
I had to give myself permission to be still — to rest — even if the world around me was still spinning like a hamster's wheel.
I was depleted. I had to be replenished in my mind, body and spirit. Even if that meant one sip of water, one scripture, one song, one sermon — one conversation or one connection at a time.
Then I found the strength to arise again — to be whole — and the courage to move forward and live.
Rhema Wellness Institute, PLLC was established to help individuals, couples, families, business organizations & communities with whole-person wellness through providing evidence-based, compassionate, professional counseling, coaching, mentorship and education rooted in faith and built upon the same framework that helped me; Rest, Be Filled, Arise, Move Forward.
Together we are building a highly experienced, gifted , talented and Holy Spirit-filled care team of licensed counselors, certified coaches, spiritual mentors, faith-based educators and more who we believe are fully equipped and able to bring healing, wholeness and wellness across the nation.
Meet Tonya
Tonya Powell, M.A., L.P.C. is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Life Coach, Spiritual Mentor, Author, Apostle, and Founder & Executive Director of Rhema Wellness Institute.
With more than 20 years of experience in professional mental health counseling and over 18 years of pastoral leadership, Tonya brings a unique integration of clinical expertise, spiritual wisdom, leadership experience, and compassionate care to the individuals, families, and organizations she serves.
Throughout her career, Tonya has worked across diverse settings and populations, with experience in domestic violence and victim advocacy, military service members and their families, grief and loss, major life transitions, emotional regulation, trauma-informed care, pastoral care and counseling, crisis support, relationship and family concerns, and personal and spiritual development.
Beyond individual care, Tonya also brings experience in strategic leadership, organizational development, ministry leadership, training, mentorship, and the development of people and teams. Her background allows her to support not only individuals seeking personal healing and growth, but also pastors, ministry leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, organizations, churches, and other leaders carrying the responsibility of caring for and leading others.
Tonya’s approach is faith-centered, trauma-informed, compassionate, and whole-person focused. She believes people are more than the difficult season they are experiencing and that meaningful transformation often begins when someone finally has a safe place to rest, be heard, be replenished, rediscover their strength, and gain clarity for what comes next.
Her heart is especially drawn to those who have spent years pouring into everyone else while quietly running on empty themselves—the caregiver, the leader, the pastor, the professional, the veteran, the spouse, the parent, and the person who has learned how to keep functioning even while carrying tremendous weight.
Through counseling, coaching, spiritual mentorship, pastoral care, and leadership development, Tonya helps people move toward greater healing, emotional wellness, healthy relationships, clarity, resilience, purpose, and sustainable growth.