Hi, I’m Chelsea Simpson 👋
My ambition has been to be a “bridge person”: to be someone who can facilitate powerful connection with people to create unprecedented, previously impossible solutions.
I coach and facilitate in both English and Spanish, blending neuroscience, systems thinking, real-world application, humor, and simple common sense to create presence.
Before working with senior leaders, I spent over a decade designing and facilitating transformational programs across radically diverse communities— from war-impacted youth in El Salvador to facilitating cutting edge public-private partnerships for social innovation in NYC to creating therapeutic programs for court-involved teens in a state park. These experiences grounded my belief that real leadership is relational, science-informed, kind yet rigorous, strategic, deeply human, and fun.
About Me
PCC-accredited coach (ICF)
Speaker on the TEDx stage and international conferences
Founding Faculty, Daniel Goleman EI Coaching Certification for coaches and business leaders
Former faculty at Parsons School of Design- the New School in Strategic Design & Management department
Guest lecturer at many universities, including NYU, Columbia, St. John’s University, School of Visual Arts, and more
Advanced certifications in:
• Neuroscience-based coaching
• Mediation & Conflict Resolution
• Systems Constellations
• Art Therapy
• YogaMindfulness-based stress reduction
• Design Thinking/ Human-Centered Design/ Social Design
• Trauma-informed coaching
Certifications & Recognition
A bit more
I live on an island in the woods of Massachusetts with my husband and our baby girl. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me jumping in the ocean— year-round, in the garden, or at the potter’s wheel, hands deep in clay.
Watch My TEDx Talk
We talk a lot about trust, but do we really understand what it means in leadership, in teams, and in ourselves? In this talk, I explore the ways we misdefine trust and how to rebuild it through clarity, presence, and systems thinking.