Lift up your loved ones

Professional peer support is a type of mental health support based on the idea that people who have successfully overcome their mental health challenges can be trained to support those who are experiencing something similar. Peer supporters are real people with real experiences and they’ve been professionally trained to help people navigate life’s challenges—whether someone is dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, ED, or other struggles. Our supporters offer emotional support and can teach skills to help people better understand themselves and their feelings, improve relationships, and set goals. Peer support creates a supportive space for people to feel seen and be heard by a professional who has actually been in their shoes and knows how to help. All of our peer supporters have gone through our proprietary training that meets state and national standards. They undergo ongoing supervision from clinical professionals.

Support comes from the Peers.net team of professional peer supporters. Our peer supporters are a group of young adults 18-35 with a wide range of backgrounds and past experiences dealing with mental health challenges, who have since experienced recovery and have been trained to support others experiencing similar challenges. No matter what someone is going through, we’ve got them covered. Your loved ones are unique, and their support should be too. That’s why they can filter by life experiences and identity to find a supporter that truly understands who feels right to them.

Our training and certification program, developed in partnership with WGU Labs, meets state and national standards, and our supporters are supervised by clinical experts, including peer support leader Ally Linfoot, who brings over 25 years of peer support experience to our team. Training topics include (but are not limited to): active listening skills, strength-based counseling and motivational interviewing, ethics and boundaries, trauma-informed care, suicide and crisis response, de-escalation, domestic violence, sexual assault, confidentiality, and mandatory reporting.

For more details about our peer support training, visit our training page.

Peers.net is a mental health service designed specifically with and for teens and young adults (age 13-30). On our telehealth platform you can get 1:1 confidential and non-judgmental support via chat, audio or video from someone who actually understands what it means to struggle with your mental wellbeing, because they’ve been through it themselves ❤️‍🩹.

What’s even better is that you get to choose your peer supporter based on what matters the most to you, whether that’s a shared identity, background, or a specific challenge you’re experiencing. And remember, you don’t need to find “the one” for all your needs - you can connect with as many peers as you want.

Your loved one is safe with us. Peers.net hosts support sessions using a secure telehealth platform. We keep everything you share with us secure and confidential. For more details on how we use and share your data, please see our privacy policy.

You can buy packages of peer support sessions, ranging from one session for $80 to ten sessions for $640. The more sessions you buy, the more discounted the session is. Our base price of $80 allows us to ensure the highest quality of support and fair payment for our professional peer supporters. If your loved one doesn’t enjoy their experience, we’ll send your money back—no questions asked. We do not currently accept insurance, but we are working hard to accept both private insurance and Medicaid in the future. Check back here for updates on our progress.