Recovery is a multifaceted journey that benefits from guidance, support, and understanding. Certified Professional Recovery Coaches (CPRCs) are specially trained to assist individuals on their path to recovery from addiction and other challenges, empowering them to reclaim their lives.

What is Recovery Coaching?

Professional Recovery Coaches are allies in an individual’s recovery journey. Unlike therapists or counselors, coaches focus on the present and future, guiding clients in creating actionable strategies for maintaining recovery and achieving personal goals.

Core Principles:

1. Strength-Based Approach: Capitalizing on an individual’s strengths and resources.
2. Forward-Focus: Concentrating on the present moment and future aspirations.
3. Collaborative Partnership: Working in tandem with clients to co-create strategies and plans.
4. Holistic View: Recognizing that recovery encompasses physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions.

1. Tailored Support: Personalized guidance tailored to an individual’s unique recovery journey.
2. Goal Setting: Assistance in setting and achieving recovery and life goals.
3. Accountability: Regular check-ins to foster commitment and progress.
4. Resource Navigation: Help in identifying and utilizing available resources and support systems.
5. Crisis Management: Strategies to cope with challenges and setbacks in recovery.

Becoming a CPRC:

1. Training Program: Participate in a recognized recovery coaching training program, which covers foundational knowledge, skills, ethics, and coaching techniques.
2. Supervised Practice: Gain hands-on experience under the supervision of an experienced recovery coach or mentor.
3. Examination: Pass a certification exam that tests comprehension and application of recovery coaching principles.
4. Continuing Education: Stay updated with evolving best practices in recovery coaching.

• Recovery Advocates: Individuals passionate about helping others navigate the recovery journey.
• Mental Health Professionals: Diversify your practice and support clients in a new capacity.
• Former Addicts: Use your lived experience to empathetically guide others.
• Wellness Coaches: Expand your coaching niche to cater to those in recovery.

A CPRC often collaborates with therapists, counselors, doctors, and other healthcare professionals. While they don’t offer clinical treatments, their support complements other therapeutic interventions, ensuring a comprehensive recovery approach.