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Karen DeCocker, DNP, PMHNP, CNM

  • Nurse Practitioner, Pain Medicine, Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Accepting new patients
  • Stella Mental Health Chicago 1 E Oak Hill Dr Ste 100, Westmont, IL 60559
  • (908) 838-4526

Brief Intro

DR KAREN DECOCKER
Dr KAREN DECOCKER DNP, PMHNP, CNM, is a PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER

Director of Advanced Practitioners at Stella Mental Health

Hello, I'm a certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and the Director of Advanced Practice Providers at Stella Mental Health. I am a Rush University graduate, and my doctoral degree was earned at Frontier Nursing University. I specialize in identifying innovative medical treatments and virtual therapies that can help relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD & OCD. As the head of the assessment team, my main responsibility is overseeing as well as conducting the virtual intake assessments. Based on the medical, biological, psychological, and social factors of the patients’ history, we will come up with individualized treatment recommendations across advanced protocols, including the dual sympathetic reset (an advanced stellate ganglion block), Spravato (esketamine),  ketamine infusion therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),  integration therapy, and psychiatric medication management.

Stella Mental Health

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or PTSD? We can help. 

Stella Mental Health provides cutting-edge treatments for emotional trauma and mental health challenges across 20+ locations nationwide. We specialize in biological protocols like stellate ganglion block (SGB), ketamine therapy, Spravato, TMS therapy, integration therapy and more. Founded in 2020, Stella Mental Health has become the No.1 provider of SGB for PTSD and anxiety, treating over 8,500 patients to date.

We treat mental health challenges as injuries, not disorders. Stella Mental Health aims to heal the injury instead of just managing the symptoms. Our protocols pair in-office medical treatments for mental health with virtual integration therapy to bring dramatic healing in the window of transformation following treatment.

Get relief from symptoms like disrupted sleep, panic attacks, irritability, hypervigilance, difficulties concentrating, sexual dysfunction, and more.

Work directly with Stella Mental Health's Advanced Practice Provider to come up with a custom care plan with safe and effective treatment modalities at our Westmont, IL location, including:
  • Dual Sympathetic Reset (Advanced SGB)
  • Spravato (esketamine) Nasal Spray
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) 
  • Ketamine Infusion Therapy
  • Psychiatric Medication Management
  • Integration Therapy
  • Intake Assessment

What Patients Like the Most:
  • Fast and long-lasting relief
  • Trauma informed approach
  • Continuous patient care pre and pro treatment
  • Integration sessions after treatment
  • Advanced practice provider follow ups

What Stella Mental Health Patients Report:
  • Better sleep and fewer nightmares
  • Feeling less irritated and jumpy
  • Better concentration at work
  • Regained interest in fun activities
  • Driving is less stressful

Financing options
  • Insurance covered services - Spravato, TMS therapy, intake assessments, integration therapy and follow-up appointments maybe eligible for insurance coverage depending on your location and plan.
  • Interest-free in-house financing
  • Financing through Rectangle Health
  • Insurance Reimbursable Services - Intake Assessments, Transcrainal Magnetic Stimulation, Follow Up Appointments and Integration Sessions may be eligible
  • Superbills are available in most states
  • Accept Credit Cards, FSA, HSA and CareCredit

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Frontier Nursing University

Rush University

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • 1 E Oak Hill Dr Ste 100, Westmont, IL 60559

Specialties Treated

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatry
  • Community Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Midwifery
  • Pain Medicine
  • Interventional Pain Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Behavioral Health & Social Services
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Conditions Addressed

  • Depressive Disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression
  • Medication Management
  • PTSD
  • Stress Management
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Addiction
  • Treatment Resistant Depression
  • Adult & Childhood Trauma
  • Substance Abuse Disorder
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Procedures Performed

  • Ketamine Infusion Therapy
  • Stellate Ganglion Block
  • TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Medication management
  • Ketamine Assisted Therapy
  • Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Intake Assessment
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

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