The Pursuit of Wellness is passionate about including the voices, input, and valuable lived and living experiences of peer support specialists (PSS) and certified recovery mentors (CRM) in mental health services. Our team of peers and recovery mentors is supervised by Nautilus Torello, PSS (he/him), who has almost a decade of professional peer experience. Peer-delivered services continue to gain traction as more folx recognize its powerful impact on mental wellness and recovery (both from substance use and mental health challenges). Peers use mutuality to strategically relate, intentionally co-learn alongside the people they're supporting (rather than a helper-helpee dynamic), and encourage personal exploration from an open place of curiosity. Scroll down for additional peer resources.

Although therapy and peer support can complement each other beautifully, you do not need to be enrolled in therapy at TPOW (or at all) to receive peer support here. For OHP members, peer services are free. For all others, the cost is $30 per hour for groups and/or individual peer support. Please click here  or contact Nautilus to get started, or reach out directly to the peer you're interested in connecting with. Scroll down to meet the peer team.

No attendance commitment is required. Groups are for Oregon residents age 18+.

Mondays at 11am-12pm online: Monday Fun Day group with Jules! Bring your morning coffee, tea, or water and join Jules to chat with others about your weekend, plan the week ahead, and grow together through the empowering nature of peer support. Contact Jules now to sign up!

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30-12pm online: Mindful Movement & Breathing trauma-informed yoga group with Ali! Grab your mat and some tea, return to your breath, and join Ali for a supportive check-in, breathing exercises and gentle yoga poses. For all bodies, genders, and experience levels. Contact Ali now to sign up! 

Fridays at 11am-12pm online: Dimensions of Relationships 8-week group series with Jessie! We will cover topics such as polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, platonic relationships, toxic dynamics in relationships, long distance relationships, separations/breakups, and more. Starting Friday, August 23. Contact Jessie now to sign up! 

Saturdays at 10-11am online: Navigating the Healthcare System in a Fat/Plus-Sized Body group with Jessie! Let's create an intentional, uplifting environment to listen to and support each other through dealing with a fatphobic society. If you've experienced fat-shaming, harassment, or judgment from medical professionals in clinical settings, this group is for you. Starting Saturday, September 7. Contact Jessie now to sign up! 

Jessie Hyle, PSS, CRMJessie.TPOW@gmail.com

• They/she, queer
• IPS certified Peer Support Specialist
• Certified Recovery Mentor
• Harm reduction trainer
• Lived experience with mental health and neurodivergence
• Sex positive and sex worker allied
• Health At Every Size (HAES) allied 
• Supports queer folks, ethical non-monogamy, and the kink community
• Facilitates drop-in groups on Friday and Saturday mornings

Ali Koch, PSS

Ali.K.TPOW@gmail.com

• She/her
• Peer support specialist
• Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor
• Yoga teacher
• Supports folks virtually or in-person in the community
• Community-based nature-focused activities such as hiking, climbing, and paddleboarding
• Facilitates twice-weekly gentle yoga classes online starting in October

Jules Matragrano, BA, PSSJules.TPOW@gmail.com

• All pronouns
• Fun fact: Jules has two cute tabbies and loves to cook vegetables
• Also the TPOW Administrative Assistant
• Lived mental health experience
• Supports queer folks and is inclusive of everyone
• Facilitates a drop-in adult peer support group on Mondays at 11am online 

Nautilus Torello, PSS

Nautilus.TPOW@gmail.com

• He/him
• Fun fact: Nautilus rescued a street cat using the principles and tasks of IPS
• Peer Services Supervisor
• Oregon approved Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and Queer IPS trainer 
• Supports the practice with building a peer-delivered services program
• Provides supervision and co-reflection to the TPOW peer team
• Trained in trauma-informed supervision

Andrew Pegram, PSSAndrew.TPOW@gmail.com

• He/him
• Peer Support Specialist/Peer Wellness Specialist
• Hearing Voices Network trained facilitator
• Supports people virtually and in-person in the community
• Areas of focus include grief and loss,  neurodivergence, spiritual emergence, LGBTQIA+, survivors of emotional abuse, and psychedelic experiences

Emergency: Call 911 or 988, or click HERE for a list of crisis lines.

Jay Robertsen, PSSJay.R.TPOW@gmail.com

• She/they
• Peer Support Specialist (pending)
• More info to come!

Vesper Coble, PSSVesper.TPOW@gmail.com

• They/he
• Peer Support Specialist (pending)
• Areas of focus: Plural folks, queer folks, neurodivergence, chronic pain/health conditions, and more