About

Chanel McCord is the founder and owner of Oasis Wellness Group. She is an award-winning Therapist and Mental Health Advocate by the National Alliance on Mental Illness New Jersey Chapter (NAMI-NJ) African-American division. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of NJ, an Approved Clinical Supervisor, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Chanel is currently in pursuit of a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and holds a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Seton Hall University. 

As part of her clinical work, Chanel specializes in working with minority communities who are experiencing unfulfillment in their lives and having lost their voice due to unprocessed trauma. Chanel utilizes the power of strength identification, storytelling, and emotional processing to assist her clients in reaching restoration and healing to begin living a more fulfilled life. As a Minister, Chanel also provides faith-based Christian spirituality integration into her therapeutic practices to assist clients who are struggling with or wanting to explore their spirituality. 

Chanel is the author of Jumpstart Your Journey to Mental Wellness: Strategies and Tools to Living Your Well Life and Your Journey to Mental Wellness: Jumpstart Journal. The book and journal expose the reader to therapeutic tools to help them embrace their life story, gain an understanding of the importance of processing and self-affirmation, be guided through developing constructive coping mechanisms, learn how to challenge irrational cycles of thinking, restructure feelings for better behavioral outcomes, and goal set to manage all dimensions of life.

Chanel is also a well sought-after Mental Health Speaker. She has presented for numerous conferences including speaking for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the NJ Division of Civil Rights, Seton Hall University, the NJ Courts, and a host of churches and local organizations. She is passionate about spreading mental health awareness, breaking stigma, normalizing therapy, and helping people to embrace their humanity. Chanel is available for in-person and virtual speaking engagements.

Oasis Wellness Group was founded to be a cornerstone in the 3 Core Model of psycho-social-spiritual wellness. The 3 Core Model represents the mental, social/recreational and spiritual/faith factors that make up the whole person. Oasis aims to enrich and empower individuals and families from all walks of life through dynamic and transformational counseling and wellness initiatives that are focused on the 3 Core Model through therapy, retreats, workshops, conferences, seminars and community partnerships.