Support from Someone Who Understands
Sometimes the most powerful support comes from someone who truly understands what you’re going through. Peer Support Services at RiverValley Behavioral Health connects you with trained professionals who have navigated their own mental health recovery and use that experience to help others.
Peer Support Specialists have completed specialized training and certification to transform their personal mental health experiences into effective support for people in recovery. They offer something unique—not diagnosis or treatment, but a connection built on genuine understanding and mutual respect.
Peer support is grounded in the belief that recovery is possible for everyone. Your specialist is living proof, offering hope during difficult times. Seeing someone who has faced similar challenges and come through can be incredibly inspiring.
Your peer specialist helps with many aspects of your recovery—sharing coping strategies, helping you navigate the mental health system, supporting you in setting goals, or simply providing a listening ear when you need to talk.
Peer support complements your other treatment. Your specialist works as part of your broader care team, communicating with your therapist, case manager, and other providers. Services are available at our clinic, in the community, and sometimes in your home.
Ready to start your mental health journey? Call us at (270) 689-6879 or contact us online to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome at any of our locations.
What to Expect
You’ll start by getting to know each other—your specialist will share a bit about their journey and learn about yours. Meetings are typically weekly or bi-weekly at our office or in community settings.
Peer support is different from therapy. Your specialist provides encouragement, practical guidance, and support grounded in their experience and training. The relationship evolves as you grow in your recovery.
Other Services
Medication Management
Finding the right medication is a crucial part of your mental health journey. Our psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners provide thorough evaluations and ongoing medication management to help you achieve optimal wellness.
Therapeutic Community Support
TCSS brings mental health support directly to your home, workplace, or community. Our professionals help you build coping skills, manage stress, and overcome real-world challenges in the environments where they actually happen.
Assertive Community Treatment
Our ACT team provides intensive, wrap-around support for adults with serious mental illness. A multidisciplinary team delivers services wherever you are — at home, work, or in the community — with 24/7 crisis availability.
Case Management
Your case manager serves as your advocate and guide, helping you access healthcare, housing, employment services, and other community resources while coordinating care across all your providers.
Therapeutic Rehabilitation
Our structured day program helps adults with serious mental illness build daily living skills, social connections, and confidence. TRP combines skill-building groups, therapeutic activities, and a supportive community setting.
Recovery Care Coordination
For those who have achieved some stability, Recovery Care Coordination provides consistent support to maintain your progress. Your coordinator helps you stay connected to resources and navigate life transitions.
Outpatient Mental Health
Receive professional therapy and counseling while maintaining your daily life. We offer individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT, with telehealth options available.
Outpatient Physician’s Clinic
Our outpatient psychiatric clinic provides comprehensive evaluations and medication management delivered by experienced psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners for a wide range of mental health conditions.
Intensive In Home Therapy
IIH brings comprehensive therapy directly to families in their home. Designed for children and adolescents who need more than traditional outpatient care, our therapists strengthen the entire family system with multiple sessions per week.
