ALF CIC

Supporting Healthy
& Sustainable Communities

ALF is a peer led, grassroots, community organisation that supports those struggling with emotional distress caused by trauma/PTSD, life stress, or ill health, to recover; find purposeful occupation; and become thriving members of their local communities.

We prioritise support for those working in frontline health; emergency services; and those with chronic health challenges & disabilities, also offering support and guidance to those facilitating peer support groups.

contact@alfcic.org

About Us

ALF have been working in local communities for over a decade, and our frontline staff have several decades’ collective training & experience in psychology; counselling/psychotherapy; peer coaching/mentoring; teaching & training; peer support; music; business & finance, to name a few. 

This means we can support people along their journey to recover from emotional/mental health challenges, learn new skills, and become purposeful and integrated members of their community

Learn more about us

What we do

Here is a brief overview of some of our current services & projects

Peer Support Worker training



ALF have been training peer workers & peer coaches for several years. We currently train peer support workers via ImROC and are working to raise the funding necessary to provide ImROC certifications in our local community in Cornwall, next year.

Programmes, Courses, & Workshops


ALF run a wide range of programmes that teach people the tools, techniques, & skills needed to take care of their own health & wellbeing & pass that on in their families & local communities.

Advise & Facilitate Peer Support Groups


ALF can facilitate peer support groups across a range of specialist areas & have done so for over a decade.
We also advise & support already existing groups who need some guidance, training, support, or supervision

1-2-1 peer Coaching



ALF specialise in therapeutic support for trauma/PTSD & life stress. We have provided fast & effective trauma resolution for several decades, as well as peer coaching to help those recovering, to integrate healthily into their communities, work, & relationships. While we are not currently offering psychotherapy, we can offer peer coaching, which is a practical, person centred, solutions focused approach, aimed at supporting you to meet your essential needs, clarify your personal story, and discover and work towards your life goals. We can also support you to find a suitable trauma therapist if required.

ALF and Music

In ALF, we draw on our skills and experience in music, running events in our local community as Launceston Folk Club. We have also, recently, taken on the running of a local radio station, in collaboration with Cornwall Folk Festival. 

Music unites people and these events are a wonderful vehicle for fulfilling the aims and ethos of ALF. You can find out more about these projects by following the links to Launceston Folk Club and Wreckers Radio.

Our Values

Transparency

We are transparent in all our affairs - with clients, collaborators, partners, and finances - offering clarity around outcomes & expectations.

Impact

We aim to achieve the maximum impact possible with the resources we have available to us, for clients and stakeholders alike

Frugality

We use our resources wisely and keep overheads to a minimum, ensuring that resources are directed towards our beneficiaries.

Fairness

We adopt the principle of 'fairness and firmness'.

Client Testimonials

“Really inspiring as a peer trainer, really interesting to listen to your experiences and view point on various topics/scenarios. Honest and authentic; warm and easy to relate to"
Student
“Extremely knowledgable lady with a wealth of experience . A great communicator, attentive and able to relate to all comments / chat in the group. So open with her own lived experience. Thankyou.”
Student
“A Superb - great trainer/mentor and I've learned so much - Thank You! Learned so much with your sharing of lived experience which again has taught me how to speak about my own. Inspirational”
Student
“ stalwart in the training space - full off wisdom and wonder ready to challenge and offer support simultaneously a big thanks from me..."
Student
“Emma -I could write a story about how much you have inspired me. Your story is so powerful and I wish I could one day be as strong, witty and intelligent as you. You have given me hope for the future - and even a desire to pursue a future career in training. Plus a Masters in Feminism is so badass!!!!”
Student
“Emma 'just gets it' capable of reaching an inner place to touch on (our) core values and sensibilities and can give a good spin!! I love how you can share some of your experiences at relevant times and keep it about others, a skill I hope to master. Thank you for your support over the last few months”
Student
“ Open. Quirky. Compassionate. Patient. Emma is an inspiration."
Student
“Emma is engaging, authentic and articulates ideas in a way that people can access them. She applies them to real life situations including her lived experiences. She is inspiring. She also validates others' points and this is so reassuring!!”
Student
“Emma, you are open, honest and just you! I admire your confidence to share with others a part of your story. Your passion for the peer support simply radiates through 🙂 x”
Student

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