What is Peer Support and how can it help?
What is the Community Living Well Peer Support service?
Community Living Well Peer Support offers free support for people struggling with their mental health, wellbeing, and social isolation. Available both online and in-person, our service provides a welcoming space to connect with others, share experiences, and take part in a range of supportive activities.
We offer:
- Peer Support groups – Safe spaces to discuss mental health challenges with others who understand.
- Wellbeing workshops – Sessions to help develop coping strategies and resilience.
- One-to-one Peer Support – Personalised support from trained peer workers with lived experience.
- Social activities – A mix of online and in-person activities. Online: Meditation, journaling, singing, quizzes, arts & culture. In-person: Walking groups, tea and chat socials, coffee mornings, film clubs, creative arts, and special outings to museums, art galleries, and classical music concerts.
How is the service making a difference?
It has been a real privilege to work as a part of the Peer Support service over the years, seeing what a positive impact it has had on improving people’s wellbeing and mental health, and how it has provided opportunity for so many people to connect with others, improve confidence and self-esteem, and make new friends.
– Stuart Beck, Senior Peer Support Coordinator at West Central London Mind
Our Peer Support service brings people together through shared experiences, easing feelings of isolation and stress while fostering friendships in a supportive, understanding environment. Participants develop coping strategies, build resilience, and gain confidence in managing life’s challenges. We also help individuals create connections beyond our service, empowering them with the skills needed for independent living and long-term wellbeing.
Our Community Living Well Peer Support service, available to residents of Kensington and Chelsea, has made a life-changing impact on many participants:
The Peer Support service has been very supportive and absolutely
life-saving.
Before joining Peer Support there was nothing to look forward to. The staff and people there have such friendliness and compassion.
I don’t feel so alone, even when I have other troubles on my mind. It feels like I belong to a family.
How to access this service?
You can self-refer, or ask your GP do so, and once registered there is no waiting time to join the groups, workshops, or activities, plus you can pick and choose what works best for you.
To refer or find out more, please click the button below.
Posted on: 6th June 2025