It is a myth that addicts/alcoholics must hit bottom before they are ready for help. Through a well organized Intervention, we can”raise the bottom”!
Most addicts know at their core that they are out of control, they simply do not know how to break the cycle. That is where I come in. I help families strategize an effective plan.
As a Certified Clinical Interventionist, I work with families and concerned others to become effective agents of change. We will develop a unified message of hope and an expectation that the addicted individual accepts professional help. We will be fully prepared to achieve a positive outcome.
“The love, concern, and expectation expressed in a structured intervention is designed to reach the addicted individual at their core and allow them to say yes to treatment.”
Having a Certified Professional help the family conduct the intervention is key.
Here is how it works:
- A traditional intervention is planned without the alcoholic’s knowledge. It involves at least two meetings in advance to lay the groundwork for the intervention. These meetings are designed to fully prepare the family. The Intervention takes place at the third family meeting and everything has been put in place for the addict to go directly to treatment.
- An Invitational Intervention allows the addicted individual to be informed of the family’s meetings from the start and participate in the process. It is more of a collaboration.
- For families that do not want to Intervene directly, I will teach you how to change unhealthy patterns of relating which may enable the addiction. This gentler approach shifts the family dynamics, which can choke off the addiction and significantly improve the likelihood that your loved one will ask for help.
I am trained in these three distinct models. Love First, ARISE and CRAFT.
Together, in consultation, we will explore your options and implement the best approach. Ultimately you will be fully prepared to address this disease and regain the dignity, stability and integrity that your family deserves.
“Intervention is a dignified way to stop the progression of addiction, and most preferable to the crisis that awaits if left unchecked.”