Chelsey LaForge

Chelsey provides support for others in their mental health journey through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment while helping them become and stay engaged in their personal recovery process. Her goal is to serve as a positive role model and offer hope to others, demonstrating through her own lived experience that recovery is possible. Chelsey began her own journey toward mental health through art therapy in 2017. She is a local resident in Nederland, where she has enjoyed volunteering for non-profits like Carousel of Happiness and The Backdoor Theatre. In her free time, Chelsey enjoys being a new mom, spending time with her family, attending live music concerts, constructing paper collages through art therapy, and dancing on her roller skates.