Sober Companion / Sober Coach

What makes us different?
 

Everybody has completely different lives and commitments. There is no “cookie-cutter” version of what someone needs when approaching this new journey. A recovering mother of two has different challenges than a teenager with a problem with oxycodone. Since there is such a range of areas that require attention, our staff customizes a program that fits your life style. Footprints of Serenity will provide a full assessment with you and your loved ones to determine the extent of companionship that is necessary to ensure the success of your program. Companionship and services may range from occasional meetings, lunches and gatherings with a Sober Coach to a Sober Companion accompanying a client daily from 9-5, only for special functions, or around the clock. Since each person’s path to recovery is unique, we will accompany our clients to their homes, on business trips, vacations, etc. Whatever and wherever you go, we will be there to guide you in achieving your desired destiny.

How can a sober companion help the in and out of rehab client

Addicts with means (money and/or position) who might commonly run the cycle of “revolving rehab”, checking in and out of various popular clinics, as if vacation-hopping from one favorite resort to the next—places where many idealized concepts of addiction and cure may or may not be discussed, but little or nothing is supported with action or application in real world settings—are instead assigned to a full-time, one-on-one, sober companion (life coach). Our coaches know from first hand, personal experience, the difficulties, traps, lies and devices that can hinder real growth and understanding of the disease. In their separate and distinct ways, each of our trained sober companions has had to walk their own path to recovery. Each knows the fear felt by a client in the critical, early stages, of recovery.

How does it work?

Support is the key, and trust is the door. At Footprints of Serenity we nurture this trust; promoting the addict to be honest with his or her self, allowing them to come clean (without the burden of judgment,) stimulating their willingness to re-evaluate and accept themselves. And, to that end, we show (by example) that willingness to believe in one’s self can mean true freedom; breaking with the bottle, putting away the pills, or, pitching the pipe for, “the last time”.