Bio
Hi! My name is Natalie Decker, M.S., LMHC. I am a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University and hold a Master’s of Science degree in Counseling Education. I received my Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Christian Counseling from Liberty University.
I help children, teens, families, and adults discover connection, hope, and healing. I also help children and teens with sleep issues.
I use sound research based techniques, curriculums, and protocols:
-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-Social Thinking Curriculum (CBT based)
-Zones of Regulation (CBT based)
-Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Informally Trained
-Mindfulness and Solution-Focused techniques
-Behavioral Sleep Medicine Informally Trained
-Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I have a passion for working with children. I strive to educate and encourage the development of tools to aid those who struggle with social learning and communication challenges, self-regulation, and emotional control. I enjoy working with individuals across the Autism Spectrum, Twice Exceptional, and Giftedness. I'm also keen to working with those diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and Severe and Persistent Mental Illness.
I desire to help adults process story work and find wholeness. Life is hard. Relationships are hard. We all have a story. The people in our lives…or not in our lives…have helped to create that story. Engaging our story helps to integrate our lives…this integration is what rewires our brain for healthy connection. Our stories begin to make sense as we link our past and present. By looking at our story we begin looking at the places in our lives where we have been harmed and we surprisingly find freedom, hope, and joy. Once our heart is wounded, we often begin living in ways that promise to relieve the pain and assure that we will never be hurt again. Counseling is about looking at how your story of the past is influencing the way you live your life in the present. Coming from a dysfunctional, chaotic, and addictive family along with doing my own hard work, I have found an immense amount of empathy in order to sit with others on their journey.
