An Interventionist is a Facilitator...

...an experienced person who can help a family and an alcoholic/addict begin the process of recovery. Both the addict and the addict’s family must be healed and taught new ways of living together if long term sobriety is to be achieved.

     An effective interventionist knows that getting someone to go to treatment or rehab is not the actual goal of an intervention, but the means by which the real goal can be achieved. Getting someone to treatment isn’t necessarily difficult--over 90% of interventions result in the addict going into treatment.

     The true goal is long term sobriety with a transformed quality of life by achieving the following:

Paths to Healing

     Utilizing the services of an interventionist can greatly increase your chances for success in reaching your loved one. Ideally, the interventionist can create the necessary atmosphere in which your loved one feels safe enough to admit the need for help. 

Step one: Initial Assessment

     Call to begin discussing a possible intervention.

Step Two: Outline treatment program options

     Jeff will outline specific treatment options according to your unique needs (location, clinical matters, medical coverage, etc).

Step Three: Outline a plan of action

     Through a series of one-on-one meetings and/or telephone conversations, Jeff will guide you and the others involved through the process of organizing a professionally facilitated intervention.

Step Four: Pre-intervention meeting

     This meeting is typically scheduled during the late afternoon or evening and lasts an average of three to four hours. During this meeting, we talk about the disease of addiction and its impact on the family. We discuss what the treatment course and recovery process will involve and, finally, under Jeff’s guidance, we will prepare and rehearse written statements to share with your loved one during the intervention.

Step Five: Intervention

     Interventions are typically scheduled for the morning immediately following the pre-intervention meeting. The intervention usually takes about one to one-and-a-half hours. An intervention is a highly structured, solution-focused process that consist of a group of close friends, family members, co-workers, colleagues, spiritual advisors, etc., who come together in a caring and non-judgmental manner to present their observations and concerns regarding an addict’s behavior. In some instances, Jeff may determine that is best to exclude certain family members or ALL of the family and move forward one on one.

Step Six: Treatment admissions

     When the individual accepts help, he or she is immediately escorted to the appropriate treatment facility. Jeff will work with the treatment staff in regards to the critical information gained during the intervention process so that treatment staff can get a jump-start on the assessment and treatment planning process.

Step Seven: Post-intervention consultation

     Following the intervention, Jeff will be available for unlimited, free consultations, whether or not the individual chooses to accept help for his or her problem. He also assist in helping you start your own path of recovery and healing.