Our Services
Recovery is more than just stopping substance use - it's about rebuilding every aspect of your life with the right support system in place. At Guiding Light Recovery Services, we offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to address the real challenges you face in recovery. From detailed intake assessments that honor your unique story to practical transportation that ensures you never miss a crucial appointment, our services work together to create a complete support system. Whether you need help navigating complex bureaucracies, strengthening family relationships, or simply having someone who understands to talk with regularly, we're here to provide the practical, peer-based support that makes lasting recovery possible. Explore your recovery journey below and discover how our integrated services create a foundation for the life you deserve.
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Your journey begins with a thorough Personal Recovery Profile where we take 60-90 minutes to truly understand your story, followed by a Recovery Success Planning session that transforms your goals into achievable steps with clear timelines and milestones.
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Through regular Peer Support Meetings, you'll work with coaches who've walked similar paths, addressing daily challenges with practical solutions while our Transportation Support ensures you never miss important appointments or meetings.
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As you progress, our Family Support Groups help repair and strengthen relationships while our Recovery Navigation services connect you with housing, employment, healthcare, and community resources - building a complete ecosystem that supports your long-term success.
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Real Support, Real Time
From intake through ongoing peer support, our coaches walk alongside you every step. We're not just checking boxes - we're having real conversations about real challenges. Whether it's your first day sober or your 500th, we provide practical strategies that actually work because we've lived through similar struggles ourselves.
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Life Beyond Sobriety
Recovery isn't just about not using - it's about building a life worth living. Through structured planning sessions, we help you tackle education goals, career advancement, family healing, and financial stability. We break overwhelming challenges into achievable steps, celebrating every victory along your journey.
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We Come to You
Transportation shouldn't be a barrier to recovery. We provide rides to meetings, medical appointments, job interviews, court dates - wherever recovery takes you. More than just a ride, it's supportive time with someone who understands, helping you prepare for what's ahead and process what happened.
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Whole Family Healing
Addiction affects everyone, and so should recovery. Our family support groups help loved ones understand addiction, set healthy boundaries, and heal together. When families learn new communication patterns and rebuild trust, everyone's recovery becomes stronger. Your success is our shared journey.
Our Service Philosophy
The GLRS Difference: Where Good Meets Possible
At Guiding Light Recovery Services, we operate on two fundamental beliefs that shape everything we do: we don't waste good, and nothing is impossible - only difficult. These aren't just motivational phrases - they're the lived truth of our own recovery journeys and the foundation of our approach.
Recovery Coaching That Works We're not therapists analyzing you from across a desk. We're people in recovery supporting people in recovery. When you share your struggles, we don't just sympathize - we remember. The shame about things you did while using? We carry our own. This shared experience creates a connection that textbooks can't teach.
Why Lived Experience Changes Everything There's a moment in every person's recovery when they realize their coach truly understands - not intellectually, but viscerally. We know which excuses are real and which are addiction talking. We recognize the victory in answering the phone sober. We understand why getting a driver's license back is worth celebrating. This isn't knowledge you can learn; it's wisdom you earn.
Success Measured in Life, Not Just Days While counting sober days matters, we measure success differently:
Can you look at your bank account without panic?
Did you have a conversation with your mom without it ending in tears?
Can you drive past your old dealer's house without your heart racing?
Real recovery happens in these moments - the small victories that rebuild a life worth living.
What Makes Our Approach Unique We believe every moment of clarity, every good decision, every step forward matters - you don't waste good. And when you tell us your situation is impossible? We've stood in impossible places too. We've climbed out of homelessness, survived violent detoxes, rebuilt after losing everything. Nothing is impossible - only difficult. And difficult? That we can work with.
FAQs
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Recovery coaches focus on the present and future, not diagnosing or treating past trauma. We're peers who've been through similar experiences, offering practical support for daily challenges. Think of us as your recovery GPS - we help you navigate from where you are to where you want to be, while therapists help you understand how you got here.
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Relapse doesn't mean failure - it means you're human. We don't discharge clients for relapsing. Instead, we help you understand what happened, adjust your recovery plan, and get back on track. Many of us relapsed multiple times before finding lasting sobriety. Your honesty about struggles helps us support you better.
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Absolutely. With your permission, we encourage family involvement. We offer dedicated family sessions and support groups because addiction affects everyone. When families heal together, recovery becomes stronger. We can work with spouses, parents, children (age-appropriate), or chosen family.
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Recovery timelines are as unique as fingerprints. Some clients work with us intensively for 3-6 months, others maintain monthly check-ins for years. We offer alumni support because recovery is a journey, not a destination. You decide what level of support feels right, and we adjust as your needs change.
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Our virtual sessions offer the same level of personal connection and support as in-person meetings. Many clients find they're more open from their own space. You get the same coach, same approach, same accountability - just through a screen. Plus, no missed sessions due to transportation issues.
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We recommend a balanced approach. Teens need private space to be honest, but family involvement is crucial for lasting recovery. We typically alternate between individual teen sessions, parent coaching sessions, and full family meetings. You'll always know the general themes we're working on, while respecting your teen's need for some privacy.
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We work with adolescents 13 and up. Recovery looks very different for a 13-year-old than an 18-year-old, so we tailor our approach to developmental stages. Younger teens often need more family involvement and different communication styles than older adolescents preparing for independence.
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Many teens feel "programmed out" after multiple treatments. We're not another program - we're coaches who meet them in their real life. No workbooks, no group circles, no institutional feel. Just real conversations about real challenges with someone who gets it. We focus on what they want, not what adults think they need.
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Yes! We provide virtual recovery coaching nationwide. Whether you're in New York, Texas, or anywhere between, we can support your recovery journey. All you need is a stable internet connection and a private space to talk.
