READY TO CONNECT? 💜

Thank you for your interest in connecting with Unlock Psych! I’m glad you’re here. My hope is to create a space where you can feel heard, understood, and respected as a whole person, without judgment, pressure, or expectations about what your healing or recovery should look like.

Whether you’re navigating difficult experiences, exploring your relationship with mental health systems, working toward personal goals, or simply looking for a space where you can show up as yourself, you’re welcome here.

An Optional First Step: Free 30-Minute Consultation

If you’re new to individual peer support or simply want to get a feel for what working together might look like, you’re welcome to book a complimentary 30-minute consultation.

This is an opportunity for us to meet, get to know one another, talk about what you’re hoping to find in peer support, and explore whether Unlock Psych feels like a good fit for you. You can ask questions, share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with, and get a better sense of my approach to peer support.

There’s no obligation to book additional sessions, and you don’t need to have everything figured out before we meet. The goal is simply to create space for us to connect and see if working together feels right.

During our time together, we can:

• Get to know one another. We’ll have space to connect, talk about what brought you to Unlock Psych, and begin building a foundation of trust and mutual understanding.
• Explore what support could look like for you. We can discuss what you’re navigating, what you’d like support with, and what you hope to gain from our time together. You’re welcome to share as much or as little as feels comfortable.
• Discover approaches that resonate with you. If you’re drawn to particular peer support approaches, we can explore which ones might best support your needs, interests, and goals. These might include mindfulness, self-compassion, personal reflection, harm reduction, emotional regulation, self-discovery, or working toward self-defined goals. If you’re unsure what approaches might feel helpful, we can explore the possibilities together—or simply begin with conversation. Explore peer support approaches here.
• Identify what helps you feel supported. We can talk about the kinds of support you appreciate, what helps you feel safe and understood, and anything you’d like me to keep in mind as we work together.
• Explore whether we’re a good fit. Peer support is relational, and finding a connection that feels right matters. We’ll have space to consider whether working together feels comfortable and aligned with what you’re looking for.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, have specific goals, or know exactly what you need. You can bring questions, uncertainty, difficult feelings, hopes for the future, or simply a desire to connect.

This is your space, and you get to help shape it. My role isn’t to tell you who to be, what your experiences mean, or what choices you should make. It’s to meet you with compassion, listen without judgment or unsolicited advice, and support you in exploring your own needs, perspectives, and possibilities.

Continuing with Individual Peer Support

Whether you’d like to continue working together after a free consultation or prefer to skip the consultation and begin with an individual session, one-on-one peer support sessions are available for $25 per session.

Each session is scheduled for one hour, with some flexibility to remain together slightly beyond the hour when needed to support a natural and considerate conclusion to our conversation.

Our ongoing work can take many forms, depending on what feels meaningful and useful to you. We might explore personal experiences, practice self-compassion, reflect on values and identity, discuss harm reduction, identify resources, work toward self-defined goals, or make space for whatever you’re navigating.

There is no predetermined path you need to follow. We can adjust our approach as your needs change, and you are always welcome to communicate what is or isn’t working for you.

Peer support with Unlock Psych is not therapy, and I won’t diagnose you or prescribe a particular path to recovery. Instead, our work centers your lived experience, autonomy, strengths, and capacity to define what a meaningful life looks like for you.

Explore Peer Support Approaches

If you’d like, you can explore our different peer support approaches to discover which ones resonate with you and what you’d like to focus on during our sessions. Whether you’re drawn to mindfulness, self-discovery, self-compassion, harm reduction, personal growth, or something else entirely, you’re welcome to choose the approaches that feel most supportive to you. You can select one, combine several, or leave things open and explore together as we go. Your support experience is yours to shape. 💜

Need to Cancel or Reschedule?

I understand that plans can change! If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, you can find more information about notice requirements and our cancellation policy by clicking the button below. 💜

Accessible Support & Sliding Scale Rates

I believe peer support should be accessible to people regardless of their financial circumstances. While the standard rate is $25 per session, sliding scale rates are available for anyone experiencing financial difficulties.

If the standard rate isn’t manageable for you, please reach out without hesitation. You don’t need to feel embarrassed or explain your circumstances in detail to ask about an adjusted rate. I want us to be able to discuss what may be workable for you.

You can request information about sliding scale rates by submitting a message through the contact form on our Contact page or by emailing me directly at Care@UnlockPsych.com or by clicking on the button below.

Booking Your Appointment

You can book both complimentary 30-minute consultations and 60-minute individual peer support sessions directly through my website on this page. If you prefer to book through my HeyPeers profile, that option is available as well!

Prefer to meet through HeyPeers? You can book a session directly through my HeyPeers profile by selecting my service, The Unlocked Space: Peer Support for Psychiatric Harm Survivors. You are welcome to select my other meeting services as well if you’d like. The one I mentioned above is more specifically meant for Psychiatric Harm Survivors, but you can pick any meeting service and they will all lead to an individual session with me, where we can discuss anything that you would like. As always, the space is your space, and you get to ask for anything you would need for support in it, and direct it towards any focus or need you have.

Once your appointment is booked, if scheduled through our website, then I’ll reach out to you at the email address you provided with the details you’ll need to prepare for and attend our session.

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Let’s Find a Time to Connect

I’m grateful you’re considering Unlock Psych as a place for connection and support. You deserve to be heard, to have a say in the support you receive, and to be met as a whole person—not reduced to a diagnosis, a difficult experience, or someone else’s expectations of who you should be.

You don’t have to have everything figured out to begin. We can start wherever you are. 💜

Individual Peer Support Booking & Availability for All Session Types

Already working together, or would you prefer to skip the free 30-minute consultation and book a complete, 60-minute one-on-one peer support session? You can schedule your individual peer support session using the availability calendar displayed below. Simply select the date and time you’d like to meet and follow the booking prompts on your screen.

If you experience any issues viewing or using the embedded calendar, please use the alternative booking link below to schedule your appointment instead.

Meeting with me for the first time? Planning to start with a free 30-minute consultation? You’re welcome to use this calendar to explore my availability and find a time that works for you. Simply select the option for the 30-minute consultation event instead. Once you’ve found your preferred time slot, simply submit the booking form beneath the calendar and I will reach out to you.