A large percentage of people leaving an addiction treatment center relapse within the first year of discharge. One of the biggest reasons for this is a lack of proper aftercare offered by most treatment centers as well as a
the lack of accountability by the client to a responsible and trained professional for them to interact with. Working with a Recovery Coach can significantly reduce the likelihood of relapse during this crucial period. Recovery Coaching is this missing link, bridging the gap between an individual leaving a treatment center and maintaining long term sobriety. Recovery Coaches support positive change by helping anyone including persons coming home from treatment or the criminal justice system to avoid relapse, build community support for recovery, or work on life goals such as relationships, work, education etc. Recovery Coaching is dissimilar from therapy because coaches do not address the past and do not address trauma. Recovery Coaches:
Do help to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use or addiction. Do promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery. Do serve as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking, or already in recovery. Do help a client find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or help a client create a change plan to recover on their own. Do help individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence) or work on a harm reduction plan. "Recovery coaches encourage (but most do not require) participation in groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon or non 12-step groups such as LifeRing Secular Recovery, SMART, Women for Sobriety. Recovery coaches do work with individuals who dislike groups to help them find their own path to recovery." Recovery coaches may work with any type of addict, an alcoholic, a drug addict, a gambler, a sex addict, a kleptomaniac, an over spender, absolutely any form of addiction. There are also niches within recovery coaching such as the coach that works exclusively with families of recovering individuals, or the financial coach that works on rebuilding an over spender's credit rating. There is a strong emphasis with peer recovery support specialists working with individuals that have left the prison system and are attempting to rebuild their lives, and there are recovery coaches who specialize in emotional and financial recovery from divorce. Don Prince, SoberCoachDon.com, is a nationally certified recovery coach and interventionist who offers AFFORDABLE coaching to those who are looking for the personal support, motivation and guidance his experience and training can offer. Call right now for information on how it all works and discuss how you can get started today! Toll free 855-820-8105
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As your Recovery or Sober Coach I will function as a guide to those newly sober, returning after a relapse, or any individual looking for a steady guide to keep life on track. in sobriety. Depending on each individuals needs I will meet with you weekly or several times per week to work on a variety of sobriety-related issues. Also certified as an interventionist I am the individual who helps identify the appropriate people in the addicts life who will become an influential part of a recovery team. The team will enable the individual to accept treatment and recovery. The interventionist supports, educates, provides guidance, direction and training, as well as the facilitation of the intervention and aftercare. I provide Safe Passage Transport which assists with transitioning a client from home after an alcohol or drug addiction intervention, hospital, court or even jail to a treatment center. This can be by far one of the most difficult and challenging times for the client and their family. Clients are faced with the known risks of carrying their personal medications; passing by airport bars, long periods of travel time and delays, which cause stress and anxiety. By providing a confidential and experienced companion these risky situations are mitigated with proper supervision. I also work as a Peer Support Specialist which is a person who has progressed in their own recovery from alcohol or other drug abuse and is willing to self-identify as a peer and work to assist other individuals with chemical dependency
