Start with a free 30-minute counseling session.

No intake forms, no waitlists, and no AI.

Evening & weekend availability

Response within hours

Supervised by licensed clinicians

SIMPLE NEXT STEPS

Counseling that truly helps

After your free session

$136

Text us

Send a message to 209-800-7922.

Get scheduled

We connect you to a counselor that matches your preferences.

Start free

Your first 30-minute counseling session is free.

Continue only if it feels right

$136 for 50-minute sessions.

We keep our costs low while paying our counselors a

dignified and respectful wage.

★★★★★ 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.

A truly nonjudgmental, supportive and empathic counselor.

A time that works for you- evening and weekend hours available

No burdensome ‘intakes’ or other hoops to jump through

A counselor with the lived experience that is important to you

HOW IT WORKS

Getting started takes under 2 minutes.

01

Text 209-800-7922

A real human responds – usually within hours, never days.

02

Get matched

We pair you with a counselor whose experience aligns with yours.

03

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

“My counselor really listens and asks questions that help me look inward. Practical tools and incredibly caring. I trust them completely.”

— Client, ongoing sessions

“He holds truly nonjudgmental space. Compassion and professionalism in equal measure. I’ve grown as a person over 6 months.”

— Client, 6-month journey

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.