Family Intervention

Intervention is a process, not a goal or an singular event.

There are many types of interventions that addiction eventually will manifest in a person’s life; Separation & divorce, organ failure, job loss, auto accidents, handcuffs, hospital ID bracelets, naltrexone in the ambulance, and sometimes the all-too-final toe tag, just to name a few. Some of life’s interventions are definitely worse than others.

You have come to this page because you have either watched your loved one experience several of these terrible events or you see the future coming and you want to help them be avoided.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”

~Chinese Proverb~

You ask yourself, “Is this the right time?” It is never too soon, too early, too late, or the “right” time to do an intervention. We don’t wait for them to be ready, or for them to hit bottom, or for them to want to quit. There is no convenient time to plan it, nor is there a perfect time to get it done. Life shows us that it will exact its own interventions eventually, or we can choose to get it done on a safer, healthier timeline.

To understand why intervention, we have to look deep into the “how” and the “what” of the crisis, slow down the moving parts, and construct a plan for the action steps for change. Because of the crisis, there is often a rush or race to get them safe. A properly executed intervention takes some planning and time. But with cooperation it may only take a day or two to put all the necessary elements together to save your loved one’s life.

The interventionist is not the agent of change or “hero”- your willingness to take instruction and trust the process make you and your family the true heros in your heritage narrative. The role of the interventionist is to teach, coach and guide the family through the process of being your own champion and provide you with concrete tools and ongoing support. We are here to encourage or “give courage” to the family to take back what addiction has stolen. Each intervention will be carefully crafted and individualized to meet your loved one’s situation and your own.

The intervention process is as much for the family as it is for the one suffering from addiction.