Who are we?

A Path To Follow (APTF) uses a model of Lived Experience Peer Support, where APTF Peers use their living/ed and professional experiences to support their peers. Inherent to this model are the foundational principles of Intentional Peer Support’s Framework:  

• From Helping to Learning Together – we don’t see peers as needing to be fixed or us as the experts, 
• Individual to Relationship – we see our work together as a partnership where both peers have a responsibility and  
• From Fear to Hope and Possibility we don’t subscribe to a traditional risk-based model, rather we use one that sees the meaning behind risks as a source of opportunity to learn and grow, in a safe and supportive manner. 

We acknowledge this system is quite different from the medicalised model we have all grown up with. APTF believes we are all experts within our own lives and was founded and is directed by Kirstie, who has substantial knowledge and experience of the system as a consumer, carer and professional. We use all these perspectives to advocate and walk beside you, enabling you to participate in the supports you require and remain connected to the community.