Kithship Care

About

Kithship

Kithship Care is a trauma informed holistic peer support service rooted in the principle of mutual aid. Kithship operates with the purpose of creating, nurturing, and expanding community connectedness and sense of belonging for women and genderqueer people in Southern Ontario as a tool for strengthening your agency, self-faith, and mental wellness. Kithship offers opportunities to participate in peer support in a variety of environments, including individual sessions, including group sessions, social events, and educational workshops and gatherings.

Peer Support

Peer support is a non-clinical mental health service based on shared lived experience, where a peer supporter provides empathy, understanding, and confidentiality to the person seeking support from both personal expertise and specialized training. Peer Support has long been an accepted and celebrated concept in many cultures and communities, through different expressions, such as talking circles, sweat lodges, and consumer/survivor groups. Peer support has proven to improve self-esteem, strengthen coping skills, increase community connectedness, and overall enhance quality of life.

Me

I’m Audrey Burella (she/her), a queer, trauma informed Peer Support Worker with a primary focus on supporting individuals facing challenges relating to sexual or gendered violence, religious trauma, and/or platonic or romantic relationship difficulties. As a survivor of sexual violence and high control group upbringing, I intimately understand the vulnerability and sensitivity surrounding care for trauma survivors. I have been a Peer Support Worker since 2018. PeerWorks certified.

Lived Experience and Specializations

Sexuality, sexual health, and gendered or sexual trauma

Religious trauma, purity culture, and high control group recovery

Platonic, familial, or romantic relationship issues and loss.

Contact Me

For any questions about methodology, availability, or to schedule a consultation, please submit the contact form and I will respond to your query within 2 business days.