Peer Coaching is an evidence-based practice that involves individuals with lived and living experience, in recovery from substance use and/or mental health challenges. This provides a vehicle for participants to explore, recognize, discover and build on their personal cultures and strengths, to grow their recovery wellness capital and work toward their personally identified outcomes. Peer Coaching is trauma informed and forward facing.

Data shows that working with Peer Coaches can support individuals to decrease substance use, anxiety, depression, self-stigma as well as criminal justice and other systems involvement support. At the same time, peer coaching can develop self-esteem, increase personal sense of control and ability to bring about changes in their lives, increase social functioning, quality of life, increase health & wellness and self-satisfaction.

– adapted from SAMHSA Value of Peers 2017

It takes great courage to reach this point of seeking support for your well-being. We commend you for that!

The peer recovery model is person driven. That means YOU are the expert of your own experience and only you can take that step. It is YOUR recovery. Your coach can help you explore what this means, what you want it to look like, what steps you want to take and which path you want to take in order to get there, walking alongside you the whole way. They can support you in your reconnection to self that will uncover the motivation needed to take that next step forward. You don’t have to do it alone.

Whether you are a young person, a student, a professional, a family member, an older person looking to explore your possibilities, looking to connect with another individual or want support reconnecting with yourself, regardless of your situation, we have a Peer Coach that you can work with.

We also work with families and friends who wish to support their loved ones through the challenging time of their transformation.

Families are guided to learn how to be a positive, non-enabling part of the process, while practicing self-care. This can make you a crucial component of your loved one’s recovery capital, an asset to the entire family.

Use the form below to connect with a coach today. At CHOiCE Recovery Coaching, we believe that everyone has the ability to recover because YOU CAN!