The Listening Lounge

Co-Designed free, weekly peer mental health support groups starting in March 2025

After 6 months, 88 contributors and many co-design workshop hours later, we are now launching a new mental health Peer support group program, The Listening Lounge.

The Listening Lounge has been co-designed by people with a lived experience of mental health challenges who come from a diverse range of ages, genders, sexualities and cultural backgrounds.

About the Listening Lounge

The Listening Lounge is a safe and supportive space where you can share your experiences, listen to and learn from others, and connect with peers who have a lived experience of mental health challenges themselves.

The Listening Lounge Mental Health Peer Support groups are for:

• Adults (aged 18+) who are currently struggling with their mental health OR
• Who identify as having a lived experience of mental health challenges

The Listening Lounge groups are  co-facilitated by two trained Peer facilitators with lived experience.

What do we talk about in a group?

A Listening Lounge Peer Support group goes for 1.5-2 hours. It has a flexible structure that allows time for:

• Sharing a problem or issue that you may be struggling with
• Listening and learning from others
• Sharing wins/achievements
• Having a cup tea/coffee and chatting with fellow attendees after group
• A mental health discussion topic or activity
• Hearing about community events, supports, and services, plus much more.

We have two groups starting in March 2025!

 If you are interested in coming along to any of these groups, sign up below!

Sign up

If you have any questions about the program, please email listeninglounge@comhwa.org.au .