A recovery coach is just one part of your journey. Your recovery coach may be the first professional you engage to begin your recovery, but you will need others along the way. A recovery coach is working with you on a daily basis to handle everyday stresses and helping you set goals to achieve and maintain your recovery.

A recovery coach uses plans and strategies to get you through each day with continued abstinence. Once you have recognized your addictive behaviors, a Recovery Coach can help you make practical changes. It’s one thing to know you should stop doing something, but actually breaking the behavior is the key to lasting change.

A recovery coach cannot provide you with all of the therapy and support needed to overcome addiction. She will help you make the most out of the other services you get, however, and fill in the gaps of information and support you’ll need.