Peer Support
What Is Peer Support?
In the context of navigating a mental health diagnosis, promising research continues to emerge about the positive effects of having peer support. Peer support can take on several different forms. In some instances, it may involve one on one relationships, including mentorship, but can also be in the form of group support. Through our peer support opportunities, BIPOC with OCD have an opportunity to explore the shared lived experience of:
- Stigma related to ethnic identity while having OCD
- Cross cultural treatment dilemmas
- Past challenges related to limited access to resources
- Struggling to explain the diagnosis to family
- Not having other BIPOC providers
- Not knowing anyone with the diagnosis, especially BIPOC
Below are a few exciting opportunities for you to reroute your wellness journey!
ERP-K Match Program
Have you successfully completed exposure and response prevention therapy in support of your OCD? Have you been longing to “pay it forward” by sharing your story or offering support to other individuals struggling with OCD? If you answered yes, then you may be the perfect fit for our Match Program! As a BIPOC peer mentor in our match program, we connect you with a someone currently engaging in ERP therapy, or someone interested in exploring how to get help. As a peer mentor, you will receive peer support training, where you’ll learn the appropriate boundaries for “staying in your lane” and not feeling the pressure of being a therapist.
Interested in finding out about next step for becoming an ERP-K Peer Mentor in our Match Program? We’re happy to have you! Complete our application here and a team member will connect with you about next steps.
Interested in being paired with an ERP-K Peer Mentor, Being a Mentor or Being a Peer support specialist? We’d be happy support you with this! Please register here and one of our team members will eagerly reach out to support you on your journey!
ERP–K Peer Support Program
Join us for our monthly support groups for BIPOC with lived OCD experience, led by BIPOC with lived OCD experience. Here you’re have an opportunity to participate in affinity healing spaces where you can be yourself and connect with others that understand your unique experience of navigating the world.
We invite you to unveil your mask by registering here.
