05 – Warmline – FSP – Fireside Project – Psychedelic Peer Support Line – 62FIRESIDE (623) 473-7433 – 3pm to 3am PST – Seven Days A Week

Psychedelic Peer Support Line – 623-473-7433

Every Day 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST

Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Peer Support Line offers free, confidential peer support by phone and text message to people in the midst of psychedelic experiences, people holding space for others who are in the midst of psychedelic experiences, and people integrating past psychedelic experiences. We do not provide medical care, medical assessment, or psychotherapy. People who think they may be having a medical emergency should call 911.

The Psychedelic Peer Support Line is staffed by compassionate, supportive volunteers from diverse backgrounds who are trained to listen deeply and from a place of non-judgment. All volunteers have completed our rigorous training program, which included components such as active listening, providing support during psychedelic experiences, integration, and providing support by text message.

If you are looking for free, confidential peer support during or after a psychedelic experience, please contact Fireside Project by calling or texting 6-2FIRESIDE (623-473-4733).

The Fireside Project’s Psychedelic Peer Support Line offers free, confidential peer support by phone and text message to people during and after their psychedelic experiences.

 

FAQs

Who is the Psychedelic Peer Support Line for?
  • People tripping now

  • People providing support to others tripping now

  • People wanting to talk about past trips – whether those trips two days or 20 years ago

  • People who provided psychedelic support to others in the past

What does peer support mean?

It means emotional support by people who understand what you’re going through because they’ve been there themselves.

Peer support does not include medical care, medical assessments, psychotherapy, or professional care of any kind. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911. If you need medical care or treatment, please call a doctor or other professional. If you need mental health care, please contact a mental health professional.

Do I have to be having a “bad trip”?

No. Sometimes it’s just nice to connect with another human being, even if your trip is going just beautifully.

Is it really confidential?

Yes! You don’t have to provide us with any personal information, including your full name, and even if you do, we don’t save it. We don’t even save phone numbers. Please see our Privacy Policy.

Do I have to provide my name? Do I have to tell you what I’ve taken?

Nope! It’s all up to you. You can give us your real name, a made-up name, or no name at all.

Who are the people on the other end of the line?

We’re people who get it. We’ve been there ourselves.

But, we’re here for emotional support only. We’re not doctors or therapists, and we don’t provide medical advice or medical assessment. If you think that you or the people you’re with may be having a medical emergency, you should call 911.

What is the nature of the relationship between a caller and a person working on the Psychedelic Peer Support Line?

People working on the Psychedelic Peer Support Line are volunteers who are providing non-professional, peer-to-peer emotional support only. We want to be explicit about what the relationship is not. The relationship between support line volunteers and callers is not a doctor-patient relationship, a therapist-client relationship, a therapist-patient relationship, an attorney-client relationship, or any other type of professional relationship. This is true even if, for example, a volunteer happens to be a lawyer or a doctor or a therapist in their life outside of the context of the support line. We train our volunteers never to disclose their profession to any person with whom they communicate on the support line. No matter what the volunteer does outside of the support line, when volunteers are on the support line, they provide non-professional emotional support only.

Do you provide medical care, medical screenings, or medical assessments?

No. We provide peer support only. If you are seeking medical care, medical screenings, or medical assessments, please contact a doctor or other medical professional.

Is the Psychedelic Peer Support Line a substitute for 911, the Suicide Hotline, or other emergency services?

No.

If you believe you or someone you are with may be experiencing a medical emergency or you believe you or someone you are with are in danger, you should immediately call 911.

Fireside Project is not a suicide hotline. Callers who are intending to die by suicide, or who have a plan or the means to die by suicide are beyond the scope of the support line. Such calls are promptly transitioned to other resources, including emergency services or the National Suicide Hotline, depending on the specific circumstances. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

If you are experiencing a clinical or long-term health issue, you should consult a medical or mental health professional. The support line is not a substitute for professional health care, mental-health treatment, psychiatric care, or therapy of any kind. We provide no professional services of any kind, including but not limited to medical care, medical assessments, medical treatment, and psychotherapy.

Is the Psychedelic Peer Support Line a substitute for going to a doctor, therapist, or other professional?

No. We provide peer support only.  We do not provide medical care, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, or any other professional service.

If you are experiencing a clinical or long-term issue, you should consult a medical or mental health professional. The support line is not a substitute for professional health care, mental health treatment, psychiatric care, or therapy of any kind. We provide no professional services of any kind, including but not limited to medical care, medical assessments, medical treatment, and psychotherapy.

Do you provide recommendations?

No. We do not recommend or endorse any particular product, person, or service. We may refer you to sources of information. But it’s up to you to decide whether to rely on that information. We haven’t independently vetted or verified that information.

Is this service available to anyone in the world?

We currently only offer service to people in the United States. But we hope to expand internationally soon, starting with Canada.

Will you eventually offer service 24/7?

We hope so! It all depends on demand and fundraising. To make a tax-deductible donation, please click here.

What happens at the end of the conversation? Can we stay connected?

Yes, please! It can take time to process a psychedelic experience. You can call us back as many times as you’d like. We hope to support you during your journey of integration, whether that takes weeks, months, or even years. In the coming months, we hope to offer everyone weekly follow-up calls.

Can callers communicate with Psychedelic Peer Support Line volunteers outside the context of the support line?

No. To protect everyone’s privacy and safety, volunteers are instructed not to communicate with callers outside the context of the support line.

Are there restrictions on how callers can use the Psychedelic Peer Support Line?

Yes, please see our Terms of Use.