ABOUT NORMAN
I’m Norman Fox. I’m an independent recovery coach in Vancouver, BC. I’ve been in recovery for twenty years, and around recovery for much longer than that.
Eventually, those experiences led me here.
HOW I GOT HERE
Recovery has been part of my life for a long time.
I first entered a treatment centre as someone who needed help. Many years later, I returned to that same centre, this time as a member of staff. I recently retired from that work.
Along the way, I worked in group homes, youth resources and treatment settings. I became a foster parent. I trained in counselling skills and as a recovery coach.
I've now been in recovery for twenty years, but my experience with addiction, treatment and the work of recovery reaches much further back.
But what I bring to this work isn't mainly a credential.
It's the experience of recovery as something that has to be lived in the middle of an ordinary life,
WHAT I BRING
I work directly and practically. I’m interested in what is actually happening in your life — not in fitting you into a particular idea of what recovery is supposed to look like.
Sometimes that means helping someone stop or cut back. Sometimes it means reducing harm, understanding their options, preparing for treatment, coming home from treatment, or simply working out what they want to change.
What someone wants to change is theirs to decide.
If it feels useful
You don’t need to know whether I’m the right person before we talk.
We can have a conversation, see what’s happening, and decide whether working together makes sense.
Have a conversation