The document provides information about Lower Merion Counseling Services' Peer Support program. The program offers peer support services from Certified Peer Specialists, who are individuals with lived experience of mental illness and demonstrated recovery, to help guide and mentor others. Services focus on empowerment, self-determination, coping skills, and resilience. To access the peer support program, individuals must be 18 or older and can get a referral by contacting Lower Merion Counseling Services.

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L O W E R M E R I O N C O U N S E L I N G
S E R V I C E S
850 W. Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: (610) 520-1510 Fax (610) 520-1517
Having guidance and support from
someone who has!
“been there” is what many in recovery
value the most!
about Peer Support Services. Peer
Support Specialists!
serve not only as mentors but also as
sources of hope!
and inspiration to people who are just
beginning their!
journeys to recovery.
PEER SUPPORT
SERVICES
LOWER MERION COUNSELING SERVICES
PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
How Do I Access Peer
Services?
To be considered for the program, you
must be 18 years of age or older. For
more information please contact
Lower Merion Counseling Services for
a referral.!
!
Lower Merion Counseling
Services
850 W. Lancaster Ave.!
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010!
Phone: (610) 520-1510!
Fax: (610) 520-1517!

2. The service is designed to
promote empowerment, self-
determination, understanding,
coping skills, and resiliency
through mentoring and
supportive relationships that
allow individuals with serious
mental health and co-occurring
challenges to achieve personal
wellness and cope with the
stressors and barriers
encountered during their road to
recovery.!
WHAT ARE PE ER SU PPORT SERVICES
Peer Support Services are founded upon the key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual
agreement of what is helpful. Through a system giving and receiving help, individuals with a shared
experience work with you to build a deep and empathetic understanding about your situation. Peer
Support can support you in finding a way to manage your lived experience.
WHO ARE THE PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST?
HOW CAN A PEER SPECIALIST HELP?!
Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) are people who have
been diagnosed with a mental illness, and have
demonstrated resiliency and perseverance in their own
recovery efforts. The CPS’s experience relates to the
peers they work with, they are willing to use their
experience in their work as they share their life lessons in
support of recovery.
• Identify personal strengths that can help you reach and
maintain your recovery goals. !
• Develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
that focuses on developing a self-management plan to
help you live the life you want.!
• expanding your interest, activities and building your
connections with others.!
Contact Lower Merion Counseling Services for a referral!
Lower Merion Counseling Services !
850 West Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA 19010!
Phone: 610-520-1510!
Fax: 610-520-1517!
HOW DO I ACCESS PEER SUPPORT SERVICES?