Description: Whether you call me a recovery coach, peer recovery coach, sober companion or personal recovery assistant, recovery coaching is about preventing relapse.
Recovery coach, sober coach, addiction prevention specialist, peer recovery support practitioner, sober companion or personal recovery assistant, what ever the moniker, recovery coaching is about preventing relapse. A recovery coach provides a sense of safety to protect the client’s fragile new-found sobriety and to restore functionality to their life. The focus of recovery coaching is to keep the client sober. After a 30-90 day stay in a treatment center, some find it difficult to adjust to life outside of
It maybe difficult to find a 12-step program, to engage a sponsor, to grasp the concept of a higher power, or to adapt to a ritual of eliminating the need for drugs, alcohol, gambling or compulsive sex in their lives. Some clients have to return to the workplace, fearing the environment that possibly triggered their addiction in the first place. So recovering clients need more focused attention and direction.
This is where recovery coaching comes in.