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Recovery coaching is a non-clinical, peer-based support that focuses on practical action, accountability, and relapse-prevention rather than diagnosis or treatment. It’s about having a mentor who has walked the path, helps you build skills and set goals, tracks progress, and celebrates wins — while leaving clinical issues to the therapists or doctors on your support team. Coaching is most effective as supplemental support — working alongside therapy, medical care, or 12‑step meetings, not replacing them.

No. Therapy addresses mental-health conditions with licensed clinicians. Coaching tackles day-to-day habits, triggers, and routines. Many clients use both, which is strongly recommended: therapy to heal, coaching to grow and shape the future. Blueprint Recovery will gladly coordinate with your therapist or treatment team if you give written consent.

Not yet. I am a peer-recovery coach with training in peer-recovery principles. I am also a Master’s in Social Work candidate. I have clinical experience working in addiction and mental health settings, but I am not a psychologist or counselor. Blueprint Recovery’s coaching services, although grounded in lived experience, academic training, and supervised practice, are therefore non-clinical. If you need psychotherapy or medical care, Blueprint Recovery can refer you to trusted professionals in your state.

Because I’ve lived it — long‑term recovery from gambling and substances, years in Gamblers Anonymous, and hands‑on work in outpatient treatment. I understand online sports betting, casinos, and the modern triggers most people don’t talk about. Blueprint Recovery pairs that insight with professional training to deliver structure, compassion, and zero judgment.

All sessions are conducted one-to-one in a private Zoom room. Notes are stored in encrypted files, and nothing is shared without your signed permission — except in cases required by law (imminent harm, abuse disclosure, or court order).

Individual coaching centers on your triggers, cravings, and routines. Family coaching adds joint or separate sessions that build communication skills, establish healthy boundaries, and align everyone on a recovery plan — so support at home matches the work you’re doing personally. No one knows this journey better than us, especially for parents who are seeking insight into their child’s world, and Blueprint Recovery offers maximum flexibility.

Just a single-page intake form. Completing it online takes about 10-minutes, so Blueprint has some background info to make sessions as efficient and effective as possible. After our conversation to pursue services, you’ll complete brief paperwork to confirm pricing and coaching details before we begin your plan.

Coaching is a proven catalyst for change, but no single service can promise lifelong abstinence. What Blueprint Recovery can guarantee is a clear plan, weekly accountability, and tools you can apply immediately. Maintaining positive change depends on your commitment, participation, and follow-through.

Most clients start with weekly 55-minute sessions. Depending on progress, goals, schedule, and budget, we can adjust frequency to fit your needs

Yes, with parent or guardian consent. We hold an initial call with both parties to confirm goals and legal paperwork, then schedule individual sessions that respect each minor’s privacy while keeping parents appropriately informed.

We’ll work together to map goals, ask questions, and decide whether coaching fits your needs. No payment is taken until you choose a service plan.

Still have a question? Submit it in the contact form and we’ll respond within 48 hours.

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