Peer Support

Built on lived experience, understanding, and genuine connection.

Understanding & Genuine Connection

Our peer support service is built on lived experience, understanding, and genuine connection. We offer a safe and accepting space where you can explore challenges, celebrate strengths, and navigate life with someone who truly ‘gets it.’ At its core, peer support is grounded in empathy, respect, and shared understanding and can be incredibly empowering and transformative - helping individuals to feel truly seen, heard and understood.

Each enquiry is individually assessed and allocated to a Peer Support Practitioner whose areas of experience and knowledge fit best with the support you require. Whether you’re newly exploring your identity or looking for practical guidance, we’re here to walk alongside you.

Guiding Principles of Peer Support

Shared Experience

The relationship is grounded in lived experience and mutual understanding, providing a safe space to talk about challenges, feelings, and experiences without judgment.

Acceptance & Authenticity

Peer support is rooted in acceptance and celebration of difference. Peer Practitioners bring their genuine selves to their professional role, supporting clients in ways that honour their unique sensory profile, communication style, and interests.

Strengths-Based & Neuroaffirming

Peer support affirms and encourages individuals to lean into their existing strengths, skills and passions to take control of their own health and wellbeing, rather than focusing on limitations.

Empowerment &

Self-Knowledge

Peer support encourages self-advocacy and confidence in decision-making, helping individuals build confidence and resilience. Practitioners use non-directive approaches in supporting individuals to make their own choices, building on strengths to set personal goals and learn new skills and strategies to support their overall wellbeing.

Respectful &

Ethical Practice

While typically informal and friendly in tone, peer support still respects confidentiality and professional standards through maintaining professional boundaries.

Peer Support - What We Offer

Exploring Neurodivergent Identity

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, self-identified, or still exploring, we offer a safe space to talk through questions, experiences, and what neurodivergence means for you personally.

Building Confidence & Self Esteem

We help you recognise your strengths, celebrate progress, and develop a positive sense of who you are. Our support is grounded in lived experience, offering encouragement without judgement.

Reducing Isolation

Many neurodivergent people feel disconnected or misunderstood. Peer support offers a space to connect with someone who shares similar experiences, helping you find a sense of belonging and community.

Finding Shared Joy

Peer support isn’t just about coping - it’s about helping you connect with what feels fulfilling and meaningful to you. We love to talk about the hobbies, passionate interests, and activities that bring meaning and pleasure to your life.

Daily Living Skills

From organising your home to managing appointments or building routines, our Peers can help you by sharing the practical strategies that they use to make everyday life feel more manageable and less overwhelming.

Understanding Stress & Burnout

We can help you create plans to recognise early signs of stress and burnout, explore pacing strategies, and build routines that help you to protect your energy.

Communication Support

Our Peers can support you to explore different communication styles and approaches that make interactions with other’s feel easier. We can also help you prepare for difficult conversations or clarify misunderstandings in a supportive, non-judgemental way.

Navigating Systems & Services

From benefits and housing to education and healthcare, we can help you navigate services, access information, prepare for appointments and understand your rights so you feel more prepared and confident in advocating for what you need.