Horsham Peer Support
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1BX
Who we are
Richmond Fellowship’s Horhsam Peer Support service works with individuals affected by mental ill health already living in their own homes to receive assistance with day-to-day tasks and activities, such as budgeting finances or doing the weekly food shop.
What we do
We support people who are going through a difficult time, by sharing our experiences, helping them discover the strengths and developing skills that will lead to wellness. Two levels of support are offered:
Intensive Peer Support: This is limited to no more than 10 sessions. We focus on establishing a relationship which provides the peer supporter and service user with a safe place to share and explore together the meaning and value of their experience of mental health problems.
Low Key Peer Support: This support is not time limited but regularly reviewed. We focus on doing things together and to address social exclusion.
We focus on:
The person: Individuals sometimes get lost behind a mental health diagnosis, symptoms, medications and side effects. We accept the person as they are now and support their self-acceptance.
The personal story: People who have mental health problems have often experienced difficult and traumatic situations. As peer supporters, we facilitate and listen to these personal stories and help individuals to make sense of them.
The personal relationship: It is an equal relationship with two individuals sharing a similar experience, in which one of them has recovered , becoming a more credible role model.
