Addiction Intervention Specialist in New York City, NY

Find Recovery with Professional Guidance.

Families are powerful and resilient, when a structured recovery plan is in place, your family will move as a group, circling your addicted loved one with the option of recovery. Hope thrives when I have the chance to teach families how to carry out a recovery plan. One call out to me is where recovery starts. One call asking for help. One call with a willingness to address addiction in a new way. Together, I will coach you into recovery.

Intervention is an opportunity for the family to come together and manage addiction in a proactive way. A proper intervention unites the family, creates a plan, and invites the person of concern to be a part of the plan. Know that from the day of the intervention forward, things will change.

Intervention is not a single and dramatic event. It is a steady process and commitment to starting the path to recovery.
The goal of an intervention is to prepare and take action for a loved one the moment they accept treatment.
Intervention defines the problem, and outlines sequential steps to achieve recovery. Online interventions allow all family members to unite regardless of location.
Plans support both the family and the person of concern during and after treatment.

Recovery Coaching is an essential part of the recovery process.

Individual support provides accountability to someone outside of work and the family.
Focus on recovery by working in actual environments where you live and work.
It is also a way to get back on track after a relapse.
Individual support keeps momentum rolling after residential treatment.

Change begins the moment a family member reaches out for help. I support families through a structured program to form an actionable plan against addiction.

Recovery plans are solidified by regular family meetings.
Regain control of your life from the chaos of addiction.
Specifically address boundaries settings and enabling behaviors.
Family support is necessary when a loved one is not seeking treatment.

Employers can show support by working with us to create a monitored recovery plan that will help key employees return to work healthy and have third party supervision.

Case management helps people navigate their first year of sobriety; the most challenging period of recovery. A case manager will advocate for a package of multiple services that meet the specific needs of a client.

Case managers offer support and assess the needs of the client.
Advocate for the best resources for treatment.
Monitor recovery with a breathalyzer program and/or drug testing.
Coordinates care between treatment center, sober living, after-care, medical doctors and therapists.
Continually monitors treatment, evaluates progress and makes recommendations.

Adam Banks is a certified interventionist. After receiving an MBA from the University of Chicago, Adam built a company that was later acquired by United Health Care. His discipline and attention to detail comes from his former career as an airline pilot, holding an ATP, the FAA’s highest license.

Today, Adam is dedicated to helping others achieve long term sobriety. His work as an interventionist has guided executives, pilots, and physicians on paths to recovery. Adam brings families together through a loving and inclusive approach.

Adam recently authored Navigating Recovery Ground School: 12 Lessons to Help Families Navigate Recovery. In this lesson book Adam walks families through the entire intervention process.

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