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We partner with LGBTQ+ community centers, crisis response teams, hospital discharge planners, behavioral health agencies, and outpatient providers nation-wide to offer a gentle, low-stimulus holding space between clinical appointments or supplemental support for post-crisis discharge.
How to Submit a Referral
How to Submit a Referral
To protect client privacy and streamline administrative intake, do not send full clinical charts, crisis records, or diagnostic histories.
Transmit Details To:
Secure Intake: referrals@peerhomeward.org (HIPAA Compliant)
Individual’s First Name
Individual’s Phone Number
Individual’s Email Address (if available)
Compliance Notice: Peer Homeward maintains an active HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) on our Google Workspace enterprise infrastructure. Inbound referral transmissions are encrypted at rest and in transit.
What We Provide: A Low-Demand Sanctuary
What We Provide: A Low-Demand Sanctuary
Clinical therapy diagnoses and treats pathology; peer support offers community mutuality and lived-experience companionship. Our spaces are engineered specifically to avoid overwhelming overstimulated nervous systems:
1:1 Somatic Wayfinding: Focused, hour-long virtual sessions centered on practical self-grounding tools, nervous system psychoeducation, and unhurried peer companionship.
Low-Demand Peer Circles: Structured, small-cohort virtual spaces. Cameras are optional, sharing is never mandatory, and participants are free to sit quietly without the pressure to perform.
Zero Clinical Hierarchy: We do not take diagnostic notes, assign pathology codes, or require homework. We meet people on level ground.
Service Costs
Service Costs
1:1 Wayfinding Sessions: $25 - $35 per hour session (pay what you want). Free one hour sessions now through 12/31/2026.* Simple pricing to keep individual support accessible without administrative barriers. *Just change the suggested donation to $0 during registration. 1 free session per month.
Community Peer Circles: Free /$3 for The Hearth Circle (Frontline Behavioral Health)
Sponsored Community Spots: Limited fully-funded individual slots are reserved for frontline staff and individuals experiencing acute financial crisis. Contact us directly for waiver code.
Scope of Practice & Service Boundaries
Scope of Practice & Service Boundaries
Peer Homeward offers educational, non-clinical peer support and somatic self-grounding practices. We do not provide psychotherapy, medical diagnoses, psychiatric crisis intervention, or substance detox services. Our services complement, but do not replace, professional medical or mental health care.
Peer Homeward is open to all English-speaking adults in the US.
To maintain community safety and support your clinical care plans, we maintain clear boundaries of service:
Best Suited For (Appropriate Referrals)
Best Suited For (Appropriate Referrals)
Individuals navigating chronic C-PTSD or dorsal freeze
Burned-out frontline, healthcare, and crisis workers
Queer & LGBTQ+ adults seeking a quiet, peer-held space
Clients seeking non-clinical grounding between therapy sessions, on wait lists, or stepping down from treatment
Outside Our Scope (Refer Elsewhere)
Outside Our Scope (Refer Elsewhere)
Acute active psychosis or unmanaged mania
Immediate active suicidal intent requiring acute stabilization
Mandatory court-ordered treatment or custody evaluations
Medical detoxification or acute substance stabilization
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