Peer Support Specialist

Guidance from Someone Who’s Been There

Recovery is challenging, and it’s often made harder by isolation. At Sober Escorts, our peer support specialists offer personal, one-on-one guidance grounded in lived experience. Every member of our peer support team has been through recovery themselves and understands the emotional, mental, and behavioral challenges that come with it.

They offer support, real-world insight, grounded accountability, and steady encouragement from someone who has walked a similar path.

What Is a Peer Recovery Specialist?

Peer recovery specialists are trained to offer non-clinical, practical help to clients in recovery. While they are not therapists, they are certified professionals who bring a level of understanding that can’t be taught in a classroom. They provide real recovery support from people who’ve lived it. Support may include:

  • Developing and maintaining a recovery routine
  • Attending meetings or support groups with the client
  • Encouraging follow-through with treatment plans and appointments
  • Helping manage daily stress, social triggers, and relapse risks
  • Supporting emotional regulation and decision-making
  • Offering structured companionship rooted in mutual understanding
  • The connection is based on respect and shared experience. It gives clients a safe space to speak openly and build momentum in their recovery process.

Who Peer Support Helps

Peer support is ideal for people who:
  • Are newly sober and need encouragement between clinical sessions
  • Have finished inpatient or outpatient care and want extra structure
  • Feel disconnected or uncertain about what comes next in recovery
  • Need real-time support with daily challenges or relapse risks
  • Benefit from having someone to talk to who understands recovery firsthand
  • We also support those living with co-occurring conditions like depression, anxiety, or PTSD. Peer support fills a vital gap between treatment and long-term wellness.

Recovery Support That Makes a Difference

Early recovery can feel unpredictable. Having a recovery support specialist provides structure and a human connection that helps prevent setbacks. Many of our clients are facing stress, loneliness, or low confidence after leaving structured care.
Our peer specialists stay present through those challenges. They know what recovery looks like in the real world, and they help clients apply what they’ve learned in practical ways. This type of support can be a turning point for someone who feels uncertain about how to stay on track.

Sober Escorts: Certified Peer Support Specialists

Sober Escorts has been providing supportive services since 2004. Our peer support specialists are in long-term recovery and have completed formal training to work professionally and ethically with others in recovery. Each is insured, supervised, and chosen for their ability to connect with compassion and consistency.
We match clients with peers based on compatibility, needs, and goals. That relationship is built to be steady, respectful, and responsive. Families and individuals trust us to provide dependable guidance from someone who truly understands. Our shared experience and mentorship builds trust, reduces isolation, and helps with accountability in recovery or mental health treatment.
If you want to work with someone who understands recovery from the inside out, call 877‑218‑3800. We will help you connect with a peer support specialist who brings both experience and understanding to your recovery.

Sober Escorts, Inc. operates worldwide, with services available in most metropolitan centers, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Paris, and many more.

                                                                    “We Care – We’ve Been There”

“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.”

– Napoleon Hill

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

– J.K. Rowling

Contact Us

Hours of Operation

Mon-Fri 9a-9p Eastern (EDT)
Sat & Sun 10a-7p Eastern (EDT)

Telephone
Main:  352-236-0127
Toll Free:  877-218-3800

Fax
352-438-1145

Email
[email protected]

Mailing Address
Sober Escorts, Inc.
351 NE 8th Ave
Ocala, FL 34470

Accreditation

National Association of Addiction treatment providers

Testimonials

“My experience is that addiction and/or trauma treatment can be a life changing experience – if you get there. To get to or from treatment safely, for myself or for a loved one, there isn’t anyone that I would trust more than Sober Escorts.”
Shawn, Client, Seattle, Washington
“I was no novice when it came to chemical dependency treatment. When I admitted this last time I felt that it was just an effort in futility. On the way to the treatment center my sober escort gave me the encouragement and the hope I needed. Now that I’ve been discharged, Sober Escorts is still a part of my support network. I’ve called several times. They have always made themselves available. I don’t always hear what I’d like to but I do hear what I need to. They do care and I am truly grateful for them.”
Debbie, Client, Rancho Palisverdes, CA
“If it weren’t for Sober Escorts (Rick) I definitely would not have made it to treatment safely. When I arrived at the airport Rick was there on time and waiting. The ride was great. Good music and laid back atmosphere. Rick is an easy person to get along with so conversation was good. Since Rick is in the program it took the edge off the ride and allowed me to not stress out as much. My experience was a good one with Sober Escorts and I would choose them again.”
Sarah, Client, Nashville, TN