Laurel Handfield believes that before being a caregiver, wife, mother, or daughter — she is a human with emotions. And like many of us, she has lived through seasons where those emotions felt overwhelming.
Laurel has experienced deep anxiety and depression — the quiet kind that slowly takes over your thoughts and makes everyday life feel heavier than it should. She has also faced emotional challenges within personal relationships that shook her sense of self, safety, and worth. For a long time, she carried it alone, believing she had to manage everything by herself. Those lived experiences ultimately led her to become a certified Peer & Recovery Support Specialist so she could walk alongside others navigating similar seasons.
In 1-on-1 Peer Support Specialist calls on ShareWell, Laurel offers a private, 45-minute space where you don’t have to hold it all together. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, relationship stress, burnout, boundary-setting, or searching for inner peace, this space is grounded in empathy, shared understanding, and real human connection. This isn’t therapy or clinical care — it’s peer support rooted in lived experience, compassion, and the reminder that you are not alone.
đź’› What Working with Laurel Looks Like
Laurel’s approach is warm, steady, and deeply validating. She understands what it feels like when anxiety hums in the background of your life, when depression dims your sense of possibility, or when relationship challenges make you question yourself.
In your sessions, you can expect:
- A calm, one-on-one space where your emotions are welcomed — not minimized
- Support from someone who understands anxiety and depression firsthand
- Honest conversations about relationships, boundaries, and self-worth
- Encouragement to prioritize your needs without guilt
- Space to unpack burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Gentle guidance toward inner peace and emotional clarity
Healing here isn’t rushed. It’s about learning to listen to yourself again — and feeling supported while you do.
🎤 Meet Laurel Handfield
Laurel Handfield is a certified Peer & Recovery Support Specialist who brings lived experience with anxiety, depression, and emotionally challenging relationships into her work. Laurel is also a mom, a foreign movie lover, and someone who believes growth is a lifelong journey. She values authenticity, emotional honesty, and the idea that we are always evolving. Her work is rooted in one simple truth: you are allowed to be human — with needs, limits, emotions, and dreams of peace.
âś… What Members Gain from 1-on-1 Peer Support
- Feel understood by someone who has navigated anxiety and depression
- Build healthier boundaries in relationships
- Reduce burnout through honest self-reflection
- Strengthen self-worth and emotional clarity
- Move toward inner peace at your own pace
There’s no pressure to be “better” overnight. Just steady support, one conversation at a time.
đź’¬ Why Peer Support Specialists Matter
Peer Support Specialists are a vital part of the mental health ecosystem. They are trained peers — not therapists — who use lived experience and evidence-informed peer practices to foster connection, understanding, and hope.
Peer support is about being witnessed, not assessed.
It’s about authenticity, not perfection.
And it’s about remembering you don’t have to navigate life alone.
✨ 45-minute private sessions
✨ Affordable, accessible care
✨ Trained and certified Peer Support Specialists
✨ Book directly with the specialist you connect with
👉 Book a call with Laurel today: Laurel’s Profile
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