What is Recovery Coaching?

As part of The Wellness Initiative’s NDIS services, a Recovery Coach is here to support you on your mental health journey. Recovery Coaching is all about working with you to understand your goals, strengths, and challenges, and helping you take control of your life in ways that matter most to you.

Our Recovery Coaches bring their own lived experiences to the role, offering a unique depth of understanding and empathy. Connecting with a peer Recovery Coach means working alongside someone who truly “gets it,” empowering you with relatable insights and practical support as you navigate your mental health journey.

Your Recovery Coach will -
  • Support you personally: We know everyone’s journey is different, so we tailor our guidance to suit your needs and circumstances.
  • Help you set goals: Together, you'll identify what’s important to you, set realistic goals, and create a plan to achieve them, celebrating your progress along the way.
  • ​Build everyday skills: We’ll work on things like managing stress, improving communication, and feeling more in control of day-to-day life.
  • Encourage and empower you: Recovery coaching is about building your confidence and helping you take an active role in your recovery.
  • ​Connect you to resources: Whether it’s linking you to therapy, community services, or other supports, we’ll ensure you have the right tools for your journey.
  • Provide a safe space: You’ll always have a non-judgmental, understanding environment to share your experiences, challenges, and achievements.

​This service is available exclusively through the NDIS, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Recovery coaching is about walking alongside you and empowering you to live the life you want, on your terms. Let’s navigate this journey together!

Meet our Recovery Coach

​Robyn
Senior Recovery Coach

(She/her)
Hi! I’m Robyn, 
My journey to wellness has been full of experiences, some incredibly difficult and some wonderful.  I have learned that I would not be the person I am today if it weren’t for that journey. I started my career working in an office, completing a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resource Management (thinking I would be working with people which was not the case) and spent my days hiring people to do a job that I longed to do myself.  I bit the bullet and had a career change where I completed a Double Diploma in Community Services and Counselling and commenced a Master of Social Work.  It was when I was sitting in a Mental Health Recovery lecture listening to a lived experience speaker that I realised that is where I belonged.  For a long time, I was searching for a place where I felt accepted, and eventually realised I needed to accept and believe in myself to be truly happy.  I’m at that place now and I like it here, and I know from the relationships I have built that I am able to help people find their own place too.  So here I am, someone who has worked across the industry, from the corporate office to one on one with people, and I have found a way to use all of my skills at the same time in the role of Recovery Coach.  I love what I do!

The best part of being an RC is when a participant contacts me to share that they have achieved a goal that we had set together. Being an RC is helping you see the future you want and supporting you to walk towards it. A bit like the "footsteps" poem: "We walk alongside you, and occasionally, we may help carry you until you can walk again." But for the most part, we walk together.

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Mental Health Recovery Coaches | Perth and surrounds WA

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