Peer Support Services are provided by trained specialists who draw on their
own recovery journey to offer encouragement, practical skills, and community connection.
A Peer Support Specialist stands beside you—not as a clinician or “expert,” but as a
true peer who lives recovery each day. By sharing lived experience and recovery tools,
peers inspire hope, model resilience, and collaborate with your clinical team to help you reach your goals
in wellness and personal growth.
Who Peer Support Is For
- Adults (and adolescents, when appropriate) who want support from someone who has “been there.”
- People beginning services, returning to care, or building aftercare/community supports.
- Individuals with mental health concerns, substance use challenges, or co-occurring needs.
What a Peer Support Specialist Can Help With
- Hope & motivation: sharing lived experience, strengths, and recovery pathways
- Self-advocacy: preparing for appointments, understanding options, voicing your needs
- Skills & tools: coping strategies, daily routines, grounding techniques, wellness planning
- Resource navigation: community groups, peer supports, housing, employment, education, transportation
- Social connection: building a natural support network and reducing isolation
- Goal support: breaking big goals into small steps and celebrating progress
How It Works
- Meet & map goals: brief intake to learn what matters to you now
- Plan your path: set practical, person-defined goals with clear next steps
- Walk together: regular check-ins (in person or telehealth), skills practice, and resource linkages
- Team collaboration: with your permission, coordination with therapists, prescribers, case managers, or schools/community partners
Boundaries & Safety
Peer Support is non-clinical (not therapy or medical advice) and complements your existing services.
Peer Support Specialists do not provide emergency response. If you are in crisis, call
911 or the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
Access & Scheduling
- In-person and telehealth options may be available based on need and eligibility.
- We accept provider referrals and self-referrals.
- Insurance and self-pay options available—contact us for current coverage details.