On this page:
- Principles and values of Peer Support
- Our experience
- Coping strategies One-to-one
- Functional Multiplicity Support Group
- Social Peer Interactions
Click here for my CV. I am also DBS checked to work with children and vulnerable adults, get in touch if you require information, or to see copy of my certifications, memberships, etc.
If you want to keep up to date with the courses I complete, please refer to my CV, I i will try and update it regularly.
I will endeavour to keep a Resource section updated with papers and research that I follow, and I will use the blog to share useful information that I come across.
Principles & Values of Peer Support
Peerless peers
ND UK’s Adhere To The NSUS Peer Support Charter, our specific focus is in improving individuals’ quality of life while validating their struggles and identity with empathy and trust, highlighting the following:
- Surviving is not enough!
- We celebrate Survivors’ Strength and Resilience.
- Everyone is valid.
- We assume competence.
- We learn every day.
- Sharing is caring.
- The best price is free
Get in touch: or see below about experience.
Our experience
Diagnosed with Developmental Disorder in 1970, I experienced ABA 70s style, or as I call it, dog training. I was raised by the leader of a small christian sect and due to my gender non-conforming “presentation” was often “grilled”. If you follow me on Quora and read our blog you can find a lot more details.
In my childhood, I developed a range of dissociative disorders and stressor related other symptoms as so many of us have, so I have an in-depth lived appreciation of a life on the bleeding edge of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Over time, I developed a range of increasingly adaptive coping mechanisms. Every now and then there is still a little crisis and avoiding burnout is a consideration.
Nonetheless, I have had a nice 25-year career in IT until a couple of years ago. In 2016 I also started taking a more spiritual and then holistic approach to life and decided to shift my focus. Yes, of course you guessed it, my special interests changed and I began my new career as a holistic practitioner, starting with Reiki, then mentoring and coaching, and now I have further developed my therapeutic skills with Gestalt Therapy, am studying Psychotherapy, and you can read more about my studies in my CV.
In true ND fashion, I love learning, and I keep as informed as possible and always share what I know freely, occasionally known as infodumping. Do bookmark us as the information will keep flowing.
Also, as many others, I do not see the benefit of a therapist/client relationship, and very much prefer the Peer Support approach. Some people may like both, and we certainly support everyone who is going through therapy as much as those who prefer to follow a different healing journey.
One-to-one
On a one-to-one basis, you are always in charge.
We will help you define your needs and develop strategies to empower you to achieve your goals and a holistic balance.
Remember that we have had and still have experiences similar or to some degree comparable to your own. We have a deeper understanding developed through overcoming obstacles and believe in helping everyone fulfil their true potential.
We are available from a 5-MINUTE chat online to a 90-MINUTE online/F2F session, depending on how you feel you can be supported best. Sometimes it’s enough to have a quick vent, while others we may want to have a proper long talk … You are in charge!
Get in touch: to have a chat about how we can help you.
Functional Multiplicity Support Group
Sharing is caring …
The goal of the support group is to enable people to achieve the degree of functionality that they desire.
We all have differing perspective of what it means to be functional. Some may want a regular job, while others may prefer a more independent route. Some may wish to engage support services in a very personal and distinct way while others prefer to avoid that.
When a plural, there are additional challenges, such as time-sharing, conflicting opinions and goals, different need assessment and support requirement, unequal mental, emotional, and cognitive capabilities, etc.
The group aims to bring people together to talk about their difficulties, share their successes, and overall be supportive to one another.
Below (or open from here) is an outline of the goals, objectives, and initial guidelines of the groups. Get in touch: to book a place or discuss your requirements
Social
Obviously, it is not always about talking to a professional. It’s good to talk, in any possible way. So, we are working on establishing and supporting a community that can meet and interact through a range of media:
Discord
Join us on Discord. Fully fitted with PluralKit so you can let all your headmates/selves/alters/parts/etc. speak directly, or you can just use it old-school like we do!
- Traditional ND related page
- Page specific to Plurality
X (Twitter)
Quora
These profiles are quite dynamic and reflect changes in our main selves’ life. As we progress on our own journey of Functional Multiplicity, we chronicle our different experiences.