WHAT RECOVERY COACHING CAN BE
Treatment, counselling and peer-support groups can all be useful. Recovery coaching does something a little different.
The work is individual and practical. We can look at what is happening now — drinking or drug use, work, relationships, routines, difficult situations — and work with the changes you actually want to make.
There is no requirement that you have been through treatment or that abstinence has to be your goal.
We work with where you are.
INDEPENDENT SUPPORT
Some people come to me because they want to stop. Others want to cut back or understand their use differently. Some have been through treatment and want support as they return to everyday life.
We can work with the goal you actually have, and that goal can change as you learn more about what works for you.
I’m not connected to a treatment center or program, and I don’t require you to follow a particular approach or model of recovery.
The goal belongs to you.
WHAT WE MIGHT WORK ON
Changing your relationship with alcohol or drugs
Stopping, cutting back, reducing harm, or understanding patterns that you want to change.
Life outside the conversation
Work, relationships, routines, social situations and the ordinary pressures that can make change difficult.
Treatment and coming home
Thinking through whether treatment makes sense, preparing for it, or building support when you return.
Maintaining what is working
Support doesn’t have to begin with a crisis. We can strengthen changes you’ve already made and deal with difficulties as they arise.
WHY ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT
It can be flexible
The amount of contact can change depending on what is happening and what would actually be useful.
It can be practical
We can work with situations as they happen — at home, at work, in relationships, while travelling, or during difficult periods.
It can work alongside other support
Recovery coaching can stand on its own or complement counselling, treatment, medical care or peer support.
It stays individual
There is no group to fit into and no program to complete. The work is shaped around you and what you want to change.
The initial conversation is free. We can talk about what’s happening, what you might want to change, and whether recovery coaching would be useful for you.