Peer Support Groups

We walk alongside our participants and support them in their path to recovery.

Overcoming Together

Overcoming Together

STRENGTH IN PEERS

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Recovery looks different for everyone. Peer support can help you find your way.

With Support From Peers.

With Support From Peers.

RECOVERY YOUR WAY

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Our peers mentor Students in Shenandoah County to help them learn to manage social and emotional challenges.

In Our Youth.

In Our Youth.

BUILDING RESILIENCE

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We welcome members of our community to visit, call or email our Community Resource Center for help accessing housing, employment, healthcare, and other community resources.

Open To Anyone.

Open To Anyone.

FREE SUPPORT

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Our Resource Hub has information and resources relevant to pursuing recovery in our community.

In One Place.

In One Place.

CRITICAL RESOURCES,
EDUCATION & REFERRALS

Who We Are

We are a nonprofit, peer-run organization that serves Harrisonburg City and Rockingham, Page and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia. Our organization is comprised of individuals who have overcome substance use, mental health, and trauma-related challenges. Grounded in our lived experiences, our mission is to offer hope, support and advocacy for those seeking recovery so that they can build resilience and thrive in their lives and communities.

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Your
Recovery.

Your Path.

A Unique Approach To Recovery.
  • Empowerment to choose your best recovery path.
  • Free support from peers with similar lived experiences.
  • Dignity to decide individual goals and definitions of success.
  • No labels or judgment.

Peer Support Team

Nicky Fadley is the founder and Executive Director at Strength In Peers. Grounded in her lived experience with mental health recovery and overcoming trauma, she focuses on developing peer recovery support programs and advocating for individuals who struggle with behavioral health challenges...

Nicky Fadley

Ragan is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and serves as Director of Operations at Strength In Peers. Ragan joined the team in 2017 and has provided peer support through all of the organization’s programs. She is a certified Supervisor of Peer Recovery Specialist and utilizes various recovery models including 12-step recovery, W.R.A.P. (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) and Motivational Interviewing...

Ragan McManus

Lindsey Eye

Lindsey serves as the Outreach Manager for the entire Strength In Peers organization. In her role, she organizes, coordinates, and supports Strength In Peers’ marketing and outreach to promote the organization’s mission, programs, and educational initiatives. Lindsey collaborates with staff across the organization to ensure consistent public messaging, reach key populations, and achieve outreach objectives.

Jenni serves as Strength In Peers’ Adult Programs Manager. In her role, she supports Peer Specialists that work for the organization’s Drug Court, Women Rise, and Back on Track programs. Jenni is passionate about helping other people find recovery so they may have a better way of life...

Jenni Collings

Alex is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and a Registered Peer Recovery specialist with Strength in Peers who is from the Northern Shenandoah Valley. She is the Program Manager of the New Market Office and oversees the Side-by-Side Recovery Program, Youth Mentoring Program, Grambling Program, and Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program.

Alex Boudreau

Jordan Fisher

Jordan serves as Program Manager and oversees the organization’s Resource Center and Recovery Center, Comprehensive Harm Reduction, HIV and Hepatitis C Testing, and Street Outreach programs. As a Harrisonburg native, he is committed to improving lives within the community that raised him and has worked with numerous nonprofits in the area, while also serving on several Boards of Directors.

Richard Jackson

Richard is a Virginia Certified Peer Recovery Specialist who moved from Florida to Virginia in 2002. It is his desire to assist others in achieving their life goals and overcome addictions, trauma and mental health issues. He and his wife are Statewide Volunteers with the Virginia Department of Corrections, conducting Christian services in prisons.

Chris Shope

Chris is a Project Coordinator and Certified Peer Support Specialist serving on the Side-by-Side Recovery Program in Shenandoah and Page Counties. He is in long-term recovery from substance abuse, trauma, and mental health challenges.

Mary Beth Hill

Mary Beth Hill is the Coordinator of the Community Resource Center. She has a background in social work and worked with the Head Start Program before coming to Strength in Peers. After losing her infant son in 2014, Mary Beth became active in the Sadie Rose Foundation, a local organization providing support for child loss.

Megan Rohrbaugh

Megan is a Peer Recovery Specialist with Strength In Peers serving on the Back on Track Program in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. She is in long-term recovery from substance use and mental health challenges. Megan believes that recovery is possible for all and hopes to share her own lived experience with others and walk beside them in their own journey.

Mandie Bishop

Mandie Bishop, a native of Southwest Virginia, began working at Strength in Peers in October of 2021. She currently serves as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist on the Side-by-Side program and for the organization’s Recovery Center. Mandie has an associate’s degree in Legal Assisting from Mountain Empire Community College.

Stephanie Reedy

Stephanie is a Peer Recovery Specialist at Strength in Peers and serves on the organization’s Safe and Secure and Recovery House programs. She is in active recovery for mental health and substance use challenges. Stephanie’s recovery foundation is based on a 12-step program and she is an active member of the 12-step community.

Shea Mackie

Shea is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist at Strength In Peers and serves the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County catchment area. She is originally from Maine, and relocated to Harrisonburg in 2010. Shea is in long-term recovery from mental health and trauma-related challenges. She is also a family support person for family members with substance use disorders.

Madelyn Adams

Madelyn is a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist with Strength In Peers and serves in the organization’s Community Resource Center which provides services for residents in the City of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County. Madelyn is a native of Page County and began working at Strength In Peers in June of 2022.

Beth Nelson

Beth, a native of Rockingham County, started at Strength in Peers as a Youth Mentor in December 2022. She is in long-term recovery from substance use, trauma, and mental health challenges. Beth has completed training in Trauma-Informed Care and Active Parenting of Teens, and is currently in Evidence-Based Mentoring training.

Peer Support Team

Nicky Fadley

Ragan McManus

Lindsey Eye

Jenni Collings

Alex Boudreau

Jordan Fisher

Mary Beth Hill

Chris Shope

Richard Jackson

Megan Rohrbaugh

Mandie Bishop

Stephanie Reedy

Shea Mackie

Madelyn Adams

Beth Nelson

We walk the recovery journey with you and support you to find the pathway that works for you so that you can thrive. Read More About Our Team

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