Our S.A.F.E.® (Self Awareness Family Education™) Intervention & Family Recovery Coaching Services in Ohio Provide Families of Alcoholics and those with Drug Addiction or Mental Health Concerns with evidence-based support, guidance, and experience.

Families often wait for their loved ones to want help, ask for help, or hit bottom. While the family is waiting for one of these things to occur, they are often on the receiving end of their loved one’s destructive behaviors and choices. Our S.A.F.E.® Intervention and Family Recovery Coaching Curriculum allows us to offer families support and guidance for themselves and their loved ones in Ohio or anywhere else they may be. Although residents of Ohio have many choices, not all the available options may be effective for your family and your loved one. We have witnessed families since 2005 slowly adapt to their loved one’s addiction and mental health problems. What ends up happening is that families are terrified to try something different. For many families in Ohio and Nationwide, the fear of the unknown is greater than the fear of staying the same.

Our staff comprises intervention coordinators, counselors, interventionists, Family Recovery Coaches, Addiction Recovery Coaches, and an office administrator. We all work together on the front end, during, and, most importantly, after the intervention. It is hard enough for a family to let go of the illusion of control before the intervention. It is even more challenging to realize that control was only an illusion after the intervention. Families in Ohio and across the country often disclose that the most challenging part of the intervention was shifting the focus from the addiction or mental health concern to having to look at themselves after the in-person intervention. Our staff understands this and has built our intervention curriculum for this. If the family does not change, the loved one rarely changes themselves.

Why Our Intervention Services for Addiction and Mental Health are Different.

Many interventionists in Ohio and Nationwide offer in-person interventions. Some may even try to convince you that, for a fee, you can do this yourself with their guidance over the phone. What the majority of interventionists lack is the ability to offer a complete family intervention curriculum. Furthermore, many interventionists in Ohio and across the country are only good at talking your loved one into treatment while stating the obvious about enabling behaviors. It is one thing for an interventionist whose only credential is being in recovery to explain to you not to provide your loved one with comforting resources. It is another thing to explain why you are codependent or an enabler, so that you may learn why and how to not help them ineffectively again. Helping you understand the pros and cons of enabling and codependent behavior provides you with self-awareness and education for future events that may take place with your loved one. As for the other family members who have taken on unhealthy roles outside of codependency and enabling, the S.A.F.E.® intervention program is just as beneficial for them. It is helpful for others to learn how their family role can contribute to the problem or how it can add to the solution.

Our name says it all: Family First. We understand that the family wants to help their loved one, and we will never deny you that opportunity. We aim to educate you and help you make healthy choices and decisions that will affect you and your loved ones. Detaching from an addict, an alcoholic, or a loved one with a mental disorder is easier said than done. An interventionist who only tells you not to do that is not helping you. The family must understand why they stayed attached and the benefits of detaching. If only told what not to do, you will most likely repeat the same behavior. If we only told the addict, alcoholic, or person with a mental disorder what not to do, how well would that work? The goal for them in treatment is the same for you in our S.A.F.E.® Family Recovery Coaching program: to help understand the why of the unhealthy behaviors and choices.

Initial Consultation

Our process starts with a phone call to our office. When the family agrees, we move to a family consultation call. We begin the assessment phase after the family has approved the intervention.

Arranging the Treatment Plan and the Logistics for the Intervention

The next step is arranging the treatment plan and the logistics for the intervention. Upon arrival, our interventionist utilizes our S.A.F.E.® Intervention and Family Recovery Coaching manual as a guide.

Face-To-Face Intervention

The following day is the face-to-face intervention with your family, the interventionist, and your loved one. Regardless of the outcome, your family will move into our S.A.F.E.® program for guidance and support. The S.A.F.E.® curriculum consists of weekly family meetings with several support groups offered throughout the week. One-on-one support is available and reserved for families actively engaged in our meetings and support groups. Families are assigned homework assignments to work on goals and process the work they do for themselves outside of the S.A.F.E.® curriculum.

Outside Work for Families

The outside work can include Al-Anon, Families Anonymous, CoDA, A.C.O.A. meetings, marriage and family therapy, and individual counseling. We also encourage families to participate in hobbies and self-care activities. The S.A.F.E.® Addiction and Mental Health Intervention Services and Family Recovery Coaching program is designed to help families take their lives back, regardless of whether their loved one agrees to accept your gift of a second chance at life.