Peer Support
With over 12 years of experience in mental health as a lived experience worker, recovery coach, recovered speaker and advocate, I have developed a skillset that can make a positive difference in the life of someone who is experiencing mental illness.
Through my lived experiences I have a lived experience of eating disorders, depression, OCD, and anxiety I have a unique understanding of what it is like to go through these challenges - insights that only come from having a lived experience.
Early on in my career I specialised in the area of eating disorders as I saw a need for a male voice becoming the lead male advocate in Australia. Since then, I expanded my skillset and experience through a career in the public mental health system.
As a recovery coach, I have done significant work with people going through eating disorders, depression, OCD, anxiety, schizophrenia, psychosis, complex trauma and BPD.
In my work with you, I can help with a number of aspects of your recovery journey;
- A safe space to talk with someone who truly understands what you are going through
- Do you want to re-engage in community activities and need some support to do so
- Tips that lead me through my recovery journey to a life without mental illness
- Would you like support with navigating the mental health system from someone who has been both a consumer, and now also works within the public mental health system as a Senior Lived Experience Worker
- Realistic and achievable goal setting that will have a positive impact on your recovery
- A sense of hope from someone who understands what you are going through, to help you on your toughest days when it all feels like too much
- Motivation to keep you on track in your recovery journey
Sessions are available for both online and in-person peer support, in the Melbourne metro area.
Rates:
$100 p/hr
NDIS:
Please contact me for applicable rates.
For a free initial 15-minute consultation, or for more information on any of my services, please contact me to arrange a time.
