Start with a free 30-minute counseling session.
Text us to get matched with a real human counselor. No intake forms, no waitlists, and no AI.
SIMPLE NEXT STEPS
Text First. Decide after.
After free session
$136
Text us
Send a quick message to 209-800-7922
Get matched
We connect you with a human counselor.
Start free
Your first 30-minute counseling session is free.
Continue only if it feels right
Ongoing sessions are $136 with fair counselor pay.
★★★★★ Trusted by individuals and couples across the U.S. · Supervised by licensed clinicians
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Counseling the way it should be.
Supportive, skilled, and built around your life – not the other way around.
HOW IT WORKS
Getting started takes under 2 minutes.
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Get matched
We pair you with a counselor whose experience aligns with yours.
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Book a time
Choose a slot that fits your life — evenings and weekends included.
Real words from real people.
“Easy establishing care. Quick text messaging for appointments -simple and straightforward from start to finish.”
— Client, individual counseling
OUR APPROACH
What is a lay counselor?
A lay counselor is an innately skilled helper who has been extensively trained to provide mental health counseling. They are not licensed, but they are supervised by licensed clinicians – and they bring something a credentialed stranger often cannot: genuine lived experience.
We believe naturally skilled helpers deserve a pathway into counseling. That belief is what built Flourish – and The Lay Counselor Academy.
Supervised by licensed clinicians
✓ Extensively trained
✓ Ongoing clinical supervision
✓ Matched by lived experience
✓ Vetted for empathy & skill
Counseling for anxiety, depression, grief, panic attacks, stress, substance use struggles and more
PRICING
Counseling should be affordable.
$136 is the lowest we can charge while paying our counselors a fair, respectful wage. No insurance games, no surprise fees.
$136 per session
✓ No insurance needed — pay per session
✓ Cancel anytime, no penalties
✓ First 30 minutes free — try before you commit
✓ Counselors earn a fair wage, every session
OUR TEAM
Built on equity and inclusion.
Our counselors represent varied ages, life experiences, genders, sexual orientations, races, and ethnicities — because the right counselor for you looks and lives like you.
Donielle Prince
Flourish Counselor, LCA Faculty & Pod Leader
Naveed Etemadipour
Flourish Counselor, LCA Pod Leader
Jen Morrison
Flourish Counselor, LCA Pod Leader. Data Specialist
Alfonso Apu
Flourish Counselor & Clinical Support
Judith Avers
Flourish Counselor, LCA Producer & Pod Leader
Polen Cisneros
Flourish Counselor
Ready? Just text us.
A counselor will respond and help you find the right next step – no pressure, no forms.