Join the Fireside Project volunteer community.

In our FAQ, here.

• You agree to complete our training, which is discussed in detail below.
• You agree to spend a full year on the Psychedelic Support Line working the same four-hour shift every week. The support line is open every day from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Pacific Time. There are three shifts per day, beginning, respectively, at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Of course, we understand that life happens, and you can swap shifts due to illness and other life events.
• Your year on the support line is a full year of training. Your calls may be observed by fellow volunteers and supervisors, who will provide you with constructive feedback. To work on the line is to commit to continuing to learn and grow as a psychedelic supporter.
• We understand this is a major commitment, and it’s not for everyone. Before you apply, please reflect on whether now is the right time in your life to make this commitment.

• We hire people who we’d trust to support us or the people we love most as they’re navigating psychedelic experiences. We look for people who are grounded, humble, compassionate, kind, emotionally attuned, and culturally competent.
• We provide “psychedelic” peer support, which means you have to have had your own psychedelic experiences to do this work.
• There are no specific qualifications, degrees, or experiences you’re required to have. That said, past experience providing emotional support is a plus. This can include but is not limited to volunteering on other support lines, providing peer support in other contexts, or working in clinical contexts. Bonus points if you’ve volunteered for organizations like the Zendo Project, PsyCare, or other onsite psychedelic peer support organizations.

We’re not sure yet, but please sign up for the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know.

You’ll learn the fundamentals of how to provide psychedelic support at Fireside Project. Modules will include active listening; ethics; confidentiality; personal boundaries; emergency services and suicidality; supporting callers who are tripping, integration and tripsitting; providing trauma-informed care; providing culturally attuned care; and self-care. There will be a mix of presentations, demonstrations, dyads and triads, and readings.

We’re not sure yet, but please sign up for the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know.

Volunteers must attend the entire Zoom training. If you have to miss some or all of it, you’ll need to re-apply for a future training.

All self-paced learning modules must be completed by the deadline. If you’re unable to do so, you’ll need to re-apply for a future training.

It’s 100% free. However, if you feel inspired to contribute to the cost of your training, there will be an opportunity to do so.

We’re not sure when the next training will be yet, but in the meantime, please sign up for the waitlist and you’ll be the first to be notified.

Sure thing!

• The first step is a written application.
• The next step is a recorded session with Lucy, our voice-to-voice simulation tool, where you’ll simulate supporting a caller. What we’re looking for is people who are emotionally attuned, compassionate, and grounded.
• The final step is a 15-minute interview with one of our supervisors.

You’ll observe two shifts on the support line and complete a written test. Then, you’ll be ready to start taking calls.