One on One Peer Support with Heather
Heather brings both lived experience and heartfelt dedication to her role as a Medical Trauma Peer Support advocate. Having spent almost ten years on her own healing journey — a journey that continues today — she is passionate about helping others find strength, understanding, and empowerment throughout their recovery process. Without a large support system of her own, Heather learned to build her own village of care and connection, an experience that deepened her appreciation for the power of peer support and the vital role it plays in healing.
Heather is a Medical Trauma Peer Support advocate who combines lived experience with compassionate, trauma-informed practice. Her own healing journey — nearly a decade and ongoing — taught her how transformative peer connection can be when other supports are limited. Heather learned to build her own village of care and now helps others craft safety, agency, and resilience in their recovery.
Training & qualifications:
Trained as a Medical Trauma Support Peer
Ongoing study in nervous system regulation and polyvagal-informed practices
Heather’s approach
Peer-led & relational: support that centers lived experience and mutuality
Practical & empowering: step-by-step tools to prepare for medical appointments.
Mental health aware: understands how medical trauma can lead to anxiety and depression
Family-friendly: experience supporting parents, caregivers, and young people
Who Heather helps
Adults recovering from medical trauma, surgery, or invasive procedures
Parents and caregivers supporting children through medical care
People with medical anxiety, needle fear, dental/white-coat anxiety
Those seeking accompaniment, prep & recovery planning, or nervous-system practices
What to expect in a one-on-one session
A warm welcome from a kind peer who is there to listen and offer support
The Medical Trauma Support Peer (MTSP) will listen to what you want to share of your story or your struggles.
The MTSP can help with practical planning for upcoming appointments or next steps
MTSPs are knowledgable about the medical trauma experience and the many layers that come along with medical trauma. You will be able to talk with someone who “gets it” through their own lived experience and recovery.
MTSPs are also trained in Polyvagal Theory and how medical trauma impacts the nervous system.
Session lengths & rates:
60-minute support session — $55
Package options available — email for details
FAQs
Is Heather a Clinician/Therapist?
No — Heather is a Medical Trauma Support Peer. She offers lived-experience guidance and practical somatic tools. Peer support is not clinical treatment/therapy.
How do I sign up?
First you pay for your session here and on the page where you pay for your session you will see a link to book your session with a Medical Trauma Support Peer.
How much are sessions?
One on one peer support sessions are $55 for 60 minutes. Peer support sessions are done online.