Chelsea Decker

ACS (Approved Clinical Supervisor), LPC, NCC, CCATP

Therapist

About Chelsea Decker

Chelsea is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Anxiety Professional. With over 17 years of experience in behavioral health, she is passionate about providing empowering, evidence-based care to individuals seeking support for their mental well-being. Chelsea integrates motivational interviewing with the support of harm reduction coaching – using challenging change talk and take home assignments to facilitate personal improvement.
A graduate of Kean University, she was honored with the Heroic Action Award from the state of New Jersey for performing life-saving CPR on a child in need at the university pool. As an athlete having swam for high school and college level teams, she values the connection between mental and physical health, believing that a holistic and integrative approach leads to the best outcomes in overall well-being.
In addition, she is an educator, mentor and public speaker. Chelsea was honored to be awarded the NJ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association’s (NJPRA) “Supervisor of the Year” in 2019.
Chelsea’s background also includes extensive work with the underserved homeless populations with serious mental illness (SMI) across New Jersey, as well as survivors of domestic abuse. Previous community work has included working in homes on hoarding disorder/OCD tendencies, along with understanding how to work with psychotic & personality disorders. Chelsea also has experience in state owned psychiatric institutions, having conducted intakes for community housing placement. Chelsea is a strong advocate for veterans, law enforcement and all first responders, as well.

Though work is one of her biggest passions,, Chelsea enjoys spending time with her family, riding motorcycles, weightlifting, trying to assemble LEGO figurines and playing the drums. She enjoys talking to random strangers in public, being quirky and attempting to speak Spanish. She previously owned a bulldog named Yoda, who will forever live in her heart.