HeyPeers Certified

Luanne V.

Peer Supporter

(4.8)

I am a National Certified Peer Support Specialist. Most important is I have lived experience with Bipolar, anxiety, depressing,PTSD..I have a chronic medical condition so I understand what that is like. I am certified in grief counseling. I have experienced normal grief and complicated grief. I can walk you through the steps and will be there for you. I know what its like to file for disability and I can help you with that process. I have been homeless before but I got out of the black hole and you can too

Madonna A.

Peer Supporter

(4.9)

Madonna J. Arsenault, M.Div., CSD, Chaplain, CPSS *Blessings of deep peace be with you; I’m grateful you are here. I come from a long line of indigenous healers, and am a Christian believer. *I’m also a teacher of beautiful things and an encourager of spirit with many years of experience of providing spiritual and emotional care with persons who are our most vulnerable from diverse populations, bringing hope to life. *Credentials: M.Div., Master of Divinity, Hospital Chaplain, Hospice Chaplain, Chaplain and Minister for Volunteers of America, Certified Spiritual Director ...

Tim L.

Peer Supporter

(4.9)

I am an immigrant to the United States. I have worked as a fire fighter/first responder, and a US ARMY Infantryman, until a severe injury from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq. I've struggled with intravenous opiate addiction that led to lengthy jail sentence and I have attempted suicide several times. Once I decided to try and get well, I utilized the GI Bill to earn a Bachelors degree in Psychology emphasizing in substance abuse counseling, then became a certified peer specialist. I have worked for veteran non-profits, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, SMART recovery facilitati...

Diana B.

Peer Supporter

(5.0)

Seven years stumbling around within the psychiatric system, starting in my early forties, I didn't understand the impact childhood wounds and experiences had in my life. I kept everything deeply within myself, it caused the pain to become unbearable and I experienced my first hospitalization right before 9/11. I also lost two of my children to state child services. It was a really difficult time. The re-building of my life started with peer support. Learning there were people who got it, that I wasn't alone, gave me something to start with. Professionally, I've worked in homeless shel...

Michelle H.

Peer Supporter

(4.9)

Hi ! My name is Michelle ....I am one of those people who roll out bed smiling grateful for another day! It has taken me years to become "comfortable in my own skin" and now that I am, embracing life every single day as a beautiful gift; hopeful, purposeful and peaceful.

Mike C.

Peer Supporter

(4.9)

My brain's… a lot. If yours is too, you're in good company! At my core, I'm a punkish creative & introspective nerd type. Hence why I get along with misfits so well. But I've spent most of my life feeling out of step—too much, not enough, and under a dark cloud I couldn't name. In my 30s I discovered I'm autistic with a side helping of ADHD. That was on top of a long history of anxiety, anorexia, trauma, and depression telling me I'm garbage. Footnote: I'm not, and you're probably not either. Life's thrown me its share of UGH and I've spent a lot of time learning to stop hating my b...

Cindy L.

Peer Supporter

(4.8)

I have been in recovery for 20 years. I have worked those 20 years in recovery- based jobs. I worked in recovery church where I led all types of 12- step meetings and I also was a house mother at a sober living home. I have been a behavioral health tech in a secular residential setting. I have worked on a multidisciplinary team FITT (family intensive treatment team) as a recovery support coach.