Recovery Coaching
While working as a therapist at A New Path Marin, I was introduced to the field of recovery coaching. A New Path was both a clinical and recovery coaching program for young men leaving inpatient treatment centers and attempting to “launch” back into the “real world.” A New Path had been successfully helping young men re-integrate back into society for over seven years when I joined the team. Early recovery is hard enough without having to learn how to live independently for the first time. I quickly saw how imparting these vital life skills was a key to these young men’s recoveries.
After moving to Shine a Light Addiction Specialists as Program Director, I took what I had learned at A New Path and added my own innovations. More specifically, a strengths based goal setting component. Using the research on Recovery Capital and the Gallup Strengthsfinder, I was able to to determine a client's recovery strengths. Combining this with the research on Strengths Based Goal Setting allowed me to determine the most useful and achievable goals for each client.
My passion for recovery coaching comes from the tremendous impact I have seen it have in my clients' lives. So many young people have the willingness necessary to achieve long-term recovery, but fall short again and again. Willingness without the proper tools, skills, motivation, and accountability is often not enough. That’s where I come in!
In addition to helping you set and achieve strengths based goals in a manageable step by step process, I offer assistance in all of the following areas:
Setting Boundaries
Assertive communication (learning to identify and communicate one’s needs)
Mindfulness and other spiritual practices
CBT and DBT anxiety reduction skills
Navigating relationships (family, friends, sponsor, work, romance, etc.)
Create a weekly calendar filled with productive activities
Develop a work/life/recovery balance
Resume building, job search, mock interviews, etc.
Learn to create a budget using Mint
Rebuild your credit score
Testimonials
GINNY BAHR, MFT
Founder, Marin Family Recovery
Former Director at A New Path Marin
"Dylan has a well-crafted teaching style that informs his recovery coaching work with his clients. He conveys the essential “why’s” underneath any new behavior or life skill and can support the full range of emotions that surface when stepping out of one’s familiar comfort zone. I have seen his clients grow and make positive changes. Dylan is patient, empowering, and an excellent role model for those seeking long term recovery.”
CHARLES VAN LEUVEN, NCRC ll
(Nationally Certified Recovery Coach)
Owner-Operator, Independence Recovery Coaching
"I’ve know Dylan personally and as an addiction professional for a number of years, and I give him my highest recommendation. His combination of professionalism, intellect, relatability, and his use of the most current evidence based interventions (i.e. motivational interviewing) make him the ideal recovery coach. Most importantly, he possess the vital skill you can’t teach; he has the ability to meet clients where they are at, relate to them, and establish the rapport with clients that is necessary to be successful in this field."