Therapy Shmerapy

Allied Health & Therapies

11 Sept

Written By Janelle Strickland

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Peer mental health support for neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ people, available online in Australia and internationally.

Location_onOnline Australia-wide

Neuro-affirming · LGBTQIA+ affirming · Flexible appointments · Chronic illness aware · NDIS Self & Plan Managed

About Therapy Shmerapy

Therapy Shmerapy is a grassroots peer mental health service providing online support nationally and internationally. Their team is neurodivergent and trans/gender-diverse, bringing lived experience into the way they connect with and support people.

They offer peer counselling and lived experience practitioner support as an alternative to more traditional clinical models. Their approach aims to reduce clinical distance and create space for people to connect person-to-person.

Their practice is trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming, HAES-aligned and weight-neutral, culturally safe, and chronic illness aware. Their approach is also informed by mad pride and a depathologising understanding of mental health, recognising that experiences labelled as illness can also be responses to the systems and circumstances people are living within.

Support is available for young adults through to older adults, including people navigating ADHD, anxiety, ARFID, autism, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, intellectual disability, OCD, ODD, PDA, physical disability, and psychosocial conditions.

clock_loader_10 Current wait: Currently accepting new clients

LanguageLanguages: English

How to get in touch

Reach out in the way that feels easiest for you. Appointments available via telehealth. With different session lengths and communication formats available, you can choose an option that costs less energy to access.
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Access Notes

check_circle Sessions are available by video, phone, or webchat.

check_circle Choose from 30, 50, or 80 minute sessions.

check_circle Flexible appointments and breaks are available.

check_circle Email-based communication is available.

check_circle Sensory-friendly and low-stimulation support is offered, and support people are welcome.

check_circle Reduced rates, some free session places, and a pay-what-you-can peer group provide lower-cost ways to access support.

Fees & funding

Individual peer support sessions are:

Shorter session - 30 minutes: $80
Standard session - 50 minutes: $120
Longer session - 80 minutes: $185

Therapy Shmerapy accepts NDIS participants who are plan-managed or self-managed.

A 25% reduced rate is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and people on no or low incomes. A concession or Centrelink card isn't required to access the reduced rate.

Some practitioners offer bartering in exchange for services, and some have free session places available for multiply marginalised people.

Therapy Shmerapy also runs a pay-what-you-can Chronic Suicidality Peer Group on Monday evenings, fortnightly. The group follows the Alt2Su approach, described by the provider as anti-carceral and depathologising, and no one is turned away due to lack of funds.