Find the Guidance and

Support You Need.

Connect with an experienced mentor who offers empathy, insight, and a listening ear. They're ready to walk beside you, helping you navigate through your mental health challenges to build a stronger, more resilient you, equipped with practical strategies for everyday wellness and long-term personal growth.

  • Have someone dedicated to supporting your mental health.

  • Feel less overwhelmed by the struggles you face.

  • Feel like you have someone who cares about you.

  • Meet every week for a year and see real improvements in your life.

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BTS Mentor to:

Your mentor is dedicated to
support you.

Nothing you share will overwhelm them.

They’ve faced and overcome their own mental health sturggles.

You can be confident they’ll help.

They’ve been trained by research and HeartSupport staff.

You can’t burden a BTS Mentor.

They signed up to support you.

All mentors are background checked and agreed to keeping your story confidential.

You’re safe to share anything.

You don’t have it figured out.

If you want your life to improve and are willing to show up, your mentor can help you from there.

It works

Research shows these four practices improve your mental health:

You’ll be paired with a mentor who has exceptional empathy and compassion and is highly trained in listening.

Having someone deeply listen to you

Spending time with people who have overcome struggles similar to yours

You’ll be paired with a mentor who has confidence in their own mental health and can relate to the struggles that you face.

Having someone who unconditionally accepts and believes in you

You’ll be paired with a mentor who will accept and love you regardless of who you love, the color of your skin, what you believe, what you’ve done, or what’s been done to you.

Having someone help you see the positive in yourself and in your circumstances

You’ll be paired with a mentor who can help you see the difficulties in life from a different and encouraging perspective.

100% of people who complete the program report positive changes in their life.

Because of BTS…

  • "I've started to be more open and come out of my shell and meet new people."

  • "I went to therapy and got on medication for my anxiety."

  • "I am able to talk to others about what I'm struggling with more than before."

  • "I am more positive in my life."

  • "It was a rough year, so having someone on my side was a nice feeling to have because I felt less alone."

  • "I had someone to talk to constantly and someone I made a friend out of."

  • "I have been able to help others and been able to create a lifelong friendship with my mentor."

  • "I've been able to get better with my social anxiety."

  • "Since joining its been harder to fall into depressive swings."

  • "My mentor has been there for me, often when I didn't have anyone to talk to."

  • "My mentor helped show me that I do in fact matter."

  • "I've been able to find and keep good people in my life."

Ensuring the program works for you

We pair every match with an MEA, a volunteer whose role is to ensure your mentorship goes smoothly and is impactful.

Every month they check in with you and your mentor to ensure:

  • Your relationship is developing

  • Your conversations feel meaningful

  • You have everything you need.

They advocate for you, celebrate your progress with you, and help handle any issues that you experience in the process.

How to apply?

Apply

1.

Click the button below to apply for the program. We respond within 1 hour with next steps!

Get matched

2.

We find and match you with the right mentor for you who is close in age and shares interests with you.

3.

Meet with your mentor

Set a time to meet with your mentor every week, and start the mentorship!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Anyone over the age of 18!
    If you’re under 18, you can check out our Youth Volunteer Team.

  • Meet every week with your mentor to talk about your life. Highs, lows and everything in between. They’re here to help you process those things and grow in confidence in handling it all.

  • That’s a normal part of the process. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to people we don’t know or even know what’s “wrong” with our lives to be able to share.

    Mentors help you get talking and, over time, as your relationship develops, those conversations get deeper and more impactful.

    The important part is to keep showing up.

  • Your MEA checks in with you every month and helps address issues you’re facing. You’re safe to voice those feelings and you’ll have an advocate who will help solve any problems that arise.

    We’ve got your back!

  • 100% of people who complete the program report that it has impacted their life for the better.

    This mentorship program has been helping people for 8 years and we’re confident it will work for you if you show up and engage with your mentor.