HOW Does Our Approach Work? 

Since complacency is the enemy of recovery, we create, drive and then maintain an active and ongoing action plan, for a minimum of one year, to keep the family moving toward sustainable recovery. This is the "best chance at success" scenario.

The Family Turnaround Approach:​


  • Individual, Couple and Family Coaching & Ongoing Support 
    4 Private, coaching sessions over the phone and/or in your home. We work with you either prior to the loved one entering treatment (pre-hab), while the client is in addiction treatment, and/or as an ongoing aftercare support.      Included is unlimited email and text in between each session. These sessions can and in some cases definitely should include your loved one. 

  • The B.A.L.M.™ year long Family Recovery Education Program 
    Done online and over the phone designed to teach up to 4 family members a proven method to help them increase their own well-being as well as their loved one’s chance at recovery. We call it "Recovery Access 24/7, 365”. ​It consists of over 200 hours of     recorded lessons by experts accessible at any time and searchable by subject. The family, over the year, also gets hours and hours of weekly live group calls facilitated by a professional coach. It includes a workbook. And so much more. Click The B.A.L.M.™ for more detailed info. You can do this course from the comfort and convenience of your own home or wherever you happen to be.

​B.A.L.M. Testimonial
The B.A.L.M. family member recovery program is like taking years of Alanon and putting it into 12 weeks. The two are a wonderful combo together. B.A.L.M. has brought me to a more center of calmness and has helped me come from a place of love when dealing with my son. In addition, it has helped dealing with others I interact with in my life. My conversations with my son have changed drastically after learning to script and remembering to Be A Loving Mirror. The live interactive calls, B.A.L.M. principles, 7 steps to B.A.L.M. and calls with my assigned recovery buddy have been such a blessing to my own recovery and also in supporting my son's recovery (not his disease). I could go on longer, this is a condensed version of my love of the B.A.L.M. program. - Stacey K.

Why does our approach work?

This "family intervention” approach works because it focuses on the total picture and all of the people and dynamics involved. We do not single out the addicted loved one as “the problem” and we don't let labels and myths keep him or her from being held responsible for either fixing the problems or living with the consequences. More importantly, we work with the family members who want the situation to change, ignoring the addicted loved one, who obviously has a vested interest in things staying the same.

It works because we focus on the people who want to change rather than trying to force change onto someone else. Whether dealing with a family, a couple, or anyone else, success always means working with whomever is motivated; skipping labels and self-justifying excuses; focusing on the present and future, not the past; and actively instituting new behaviors.

​What does the approach cover?
  • change and motivation
  • self-care and self rewards
  • positive communication
  • healthy boundaries
  • safety and support
  • coping with lapses
  • disabling the enabling 
  • trust and forgiveness
  • setting goals
  • discovering the power of choice

What is the investment?
Starts at 1,800 for up to 4 family members.
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Sustainable Recovery™, Inc.
Caring for Your Family from Start to Flourish!
Contact Timothy Harrington
Email:  tim@sustainablerecovery.net
Telephone: 323-804-5555
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No refunds
​We do not bill insurance
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