NDIS PEER SERVICES

PEER MENTORING & PSYCHOSOCIAL RECOVERY COACHING

'Be supported to grow by someone who is walking the path of growth and healing themselves.'

Relationships are fundamental to our wellbeing and I believe the most important skill as a mentor and coach is to create a relationship where you feel safe, seen, heard, and understood. Walking alongside you as a trusted ally, I support you to make sense of distress, connect with your authentic self, and discover your unique gifts and purpose.

I know you are already wise and capable and don’t need someone to tell you how to live your life. Rather, I think of myself as someone to support you in self-reflection, processing experiences, clarifying strengths, practicing authentic relating and communication, and solving problems while offering wisdom from my lived experience that are relevant to your situation. 

These are some of the areas I can support you:

• developing self-acceptance and authenticity, e.g., identifying values, strengths, cultivating self-love
• living well with high sensitivity and neurodiversity
• emotional literacy
• nervous system regulation and trauma education
• authentic relating and communication, e.g., expressing needs, boundaries, consent
• processing family of origin experiences
• navigating burn out and breakdown
• spiritual awakening and development
• making sense of voices
• holistic health and wellbeing
• life skills and admin, e.g. budgeting, scheduling, home organisation, meal planning and preparation
• economic participation, e.g. applying for jobs, study skills and support, computer and digital literacy
• finding groups and communities that align with strengths, interests, and values

Want support to develop skills that aren’t listed above? I’d love to chat about what you’re seeking and how I could support you.

I have worked as a lived experience recovery coach for over two years and before this, worked for more than ten years in mental health research and training organisations including three years in child mental health. My 20+ year journey of navigating mental health challenges has steered my life to being one devoted to holistic health and wellbeing and turned me into a self-confessed personal development and therapy nerd. 

The last six years has been spent developing a deep knowledge-base around trauma and the nervous system, which informs all aspects of my practice. I blend the expertise and wisdom gained through these experiences to compassionately support you to move through challenges with the belief that each of us can heal and each of us has unique gifts to offer the world. 

As an independent provider, I offer:

• personalised service and attention
• direct and responsive communication
• greater choice and flexibility
• integrity and personal accountability
• communication with a human rather than a system

While I have particular expertise around trauma and mental health, my services are available to people of all abilities who resonate with my skillset. I am particularly passionate about supporting young people. 

I work from a human rights framework and social model of disability and take seriously my role in the lives of vulnerable people.