Peer Support
Meet you where you're at!
Peer support groups bring together people with shared lived experiences to listen, share, and support one another. There ’s no expert in the room and no hierarchy — just people showing up as they are.
At Agatsu, peer meets are about being with others, not being fixed or advised. There’s space to speak or stay quiet, to feel heavy or light, to leave feeling steadier — or simply less alone. Both count.
Why Peer Support Helps
Perspective
What you hear here isn’t theory — it’s lived. Seeing how others have navigated similar experiences can quietly open new possibilities.
Empowerment
You don’t have to speak to participate. Listening, nodding, being present — these are real forms of contribution.
Conversation, not performance
There’s no expectation to open up before you’re ready. When people do speak, the room often shifts naturally - from heaviness to “Okay, I can deal with this.”
Peer Support at Agatsu
Our peer support groups are open spaces, not closed cohorts. This means new people are welcome at every session, and there is no requirement to have attended before.
Because these are open groups:
each meet may include people joining for the first time.
stories may be repeated
the group may feel a little different every time
We ask everyone to hold this with care.
You don't have to speak if you don't want to. If you choose to speak, you don't have to introduce yourself.
Each group is facilitated by someone with lived experience - as a fellow human holding the space with care.
Each peer meet has a capacity of 12 people
You’re welcome to walk in, but we strongly encourage registering in advance. Registrations help ensure the meet goes ahead and avoids last-minute cancellations
If there is only one registration, the peer meet will be cancelled
Anyone registered will be informed by 3:00 pm on the day of the session, or at least one hour before the session begins — whichever is earlier
What it is
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a shared space grounded in lived experience
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listening and speaking from personal experience
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confidentiality and choice
What it isn’t
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therapy
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advice-giving or fixing
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debate or prescriptive discussion
You're never required to speak.
You can choose how much you share, including whether you use your name.
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Peer meets are confidential spaces. What’s shared in the group stays in the group.
We ask participants to:
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speak from their own experience
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avoid generalisations or advice
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respect different beliefs and perspectives
If a conversation becomes too theoretical or prescriptive, facilitators gently guide it back.
If someone appears to be at risk of harm to themselves or others, facilitators follow internal safety protocols to support care responsibly.
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