peer counseling
Equal-to-equal guidance
Peer counseling is support or guidance provided by someone of similar age, status, or experience rather than a professional therapist.
Common in schools and recovery programs, peer counselors share background with those they help: The university trains students in peer counseling for freshmen struggling with the transition.
The approach assumes shared experience builds trust and relatability.
- buddy systemMutual monitoring arrangement
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- empathySharing another's emotions
- heart to heartCandid intimate discussion
- shared experiencesEvents undergone together
communication skills · check in · coping strategies · conflict resolution · trust-building · nonjudgmental · open door policy · emotional support · mental health · belongingness · validation · self-awareness · inclusion · helping hand · crisis intervention · support groups · safe space · diversity awareness
- guidance servicesmentoring, advising, coaching, tutoring, therapy
- mentoringmentors, mentees, protege, apprentice, advisor
- support groupssupport groups, support group, self-help groups, group therapy, recovery meetings
- AIDS activismACT UP, red ribbon, AIDS quilt, World AIDS Day, HIV testing
- peer supportsupport networks, self-help groups, sponsors, sponsorship, buddy system
- Counseling Trainingactive listening, supervision, practicum, internship, licensure
peer counselingpsychiatric treatment
Mental health intervention
clinical psychology · psychiatry · cognitive behavioral therapy · psychoanalysis