Clear answers for a relationship built on trust.

Somebody Like Me is a marketplace where adoptees, current or former foster youth, and people raised under guardianship can discover trained mentors with relevant lived experience and book time directly from their profiles.

Adoptees ages 13 and older, current or former foster youth, people raised under guardianship, and adults navigating those experiences.

Participants must be at least 13. Guardian consent is required before a minor’s first session.

Yes. Browse public profiles, compare lived-experience areas, topics, session lengths, rates, and availability, then choose the person who feels right. A matching request may also be available when you want help narrowing the options.

Profiles can be filtered by relevant lived experience and conversation topics. The goal is meaningful overlap—not identical lives or a promise that one mentor can understand everything.

We will tell you honestly and offer a private waitlist. We will not pressure you to book a poor match.

Each mentor chooses their own session lengths and rates. Every price is shown clearly on the mentor’s profile before booking.

Yes. Sessions take place by secure video using the approved scheduling provider.

No. Mentorship offers shared experience, listening, reflection, connection, and practical support. It is not therapy, diagnosis, medical care, legal advice, or crisis response.

No. A mentor does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions through Somebody Like Me.

The opening or closing may sometimes include a caregiver when appropriate, but the participant needs room for a private conversation. The final approach will be stated in the consent materials.

Parents receive scheduling and safety information, not a report of everything said. Information may be shared with permission or when safety, reporting duties, or law requires action. This working policy requires legal review.

Mentorship is not crisis care. The safety policy and consent materials will explain how urgent concerns and reporting responsibilities are handled before launch.

Yes. Book one offering or return when the relationship feels useful. Mentors may offer different session lengths, but there is no required membership or long-term commitment.

The working policy allows cancellation or rescheduling at least 24 hours in advance. See the cancellation page for details pending legal review.

It means the mentor completed Somebody Like Me’s required screening, methodology course, practice, and readiness review. Verification is earned and cannot be purchased. It is not a professional license or a guarantee of a particular outcome.

Mentors choose their offerings and rates. Somebody Like Me plans to process marketplace payments, deduct the disclosed platform fee, and send the remaining payout to the mentor through Stripe Connect once payments launch.

Agency-sponsored sessions and prepaid access may be supported as the marketplace expands. Agencies do not need to provide private parent contact lists for families to use the public marketplace.