Treatment builds recovery. Life proves it.
In real life, the actual work begins.
Leaving the safe cocoon of a treatment center can be scary. The transition back into everyday life can feel overwhelming; returning to work, rebuilding relationships, managing stress, avoiding old triggers, and learning how to live without alcohol, drugs, gambling, gaming, or other compulsive behaviors. Even after a personal decision to stop using or acting out, what do you do after you go to that first 12-step meeting? Without readily available support, many people struggle or “white-knuckle it” during the first year of recovery. A recovery coach can help you navigate these first few months of recovery, walk you through those times when you are hanging on by a thread, and help you begin to recognize what triggers the thoughts of using or acting out.
Research consistently shows:
- Approximately 80% of individuals relapse within the first year after treatment
- The first 30 days after discharge are the period of greatest vulnerability
- Many individuals who complete treatment return to treatment again within the first five years.*
This is where recovery coaching can make a profound difference.
A recovery coach provides structure, accountability, guidance, encouragement, and real-world support during the critical stages of early recovery and life transition. Recovery coaching may also be known as sober coaching, peer recovery support, sober companionship, recovery support services, or addiction coaching — but the mission is always the same:
Help people build meaningful, sustainable recovery.
Recovery coaching is about far more than simply avoiding relapse. It is about rebuilding confidence, restoring relationships, developing purpose, creating healthy routines, and discovering the life that addiction once made impossible to imagine.
With the right support, recovery can become more than sobriety; it can become a gateway into a new life.
(*Research Source: Matching Alcoholism Treatments to Client Heterogeneity: Project MATCH Post-treatment Drinking Outcomes, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1996)
Schedule a complimentary, confidential consultation with Melissa Killeen to learn how recovery coaching can help you or someone you love begin moving forward.
Call, text, or WhatsApp Melissa at: 00-1-856-745-4844 or email killeenmelissa@gmail.com
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Recovery Coaching
A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions
(Third Edition)
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