Addiction Intervention Services

Feeling Helpless?
Not sure how to help a loved one who is unable
to manage their alcohol or drug use, gambling,
eating disorder, sexual conduct , or cutting?
Are you feeling exhausted, worn out, worried sick?
We Can Help!

Jerry Katchmer, MSW is an expert in addiction counseling and has had formal intervention training. His style is multi-modality including client-centered, reality-based, and feeling-based. He practices in Hazelton, PA.

Anne K. Crothers, M. Ed. Is an expert in trauma and abuse. She has worked with addiction and codependency for 17 years and has an eclectic, expressive style. She practices here at Healing Works.

Their approach is family-based, believing that the disease of addiction affects the whole family and that the whole family needs support and treatment to address the crisis.

A professional intervention is a scheduled meeting including family, friends, and others who care about the addicted person. The goal of the intervention is to get this person into inpatient treatment to help break the cycle of the addiction. This is their best chance. Our work involves assessment of the issues, completing an intervention best suited to the situation, and planning effective treatment to help the person reach long term recovery.

Are interventions effective?
Interventions are always successful. Regardless of whether the person agrees to go to treatment, a positive shift takes place within the family. Denial is broken and awareness begins.

How Does it Work?
There are several types of interventions. We will help your family plan the most effective intervention based on your situation. All of our methods are family-based and include a formal meeting with the family and the addicted person. At this meeting, we will provide all participants with information about the disease of addiction and about the most effective treatment methods and providers. The disease of addiction affects everyone—not just the addicted person, and everyone needs information and support.

Intervention is the first step in recovery. Our ultimate goal for every addicted person is long-term recovery from the disease of addiction. We recognize the inherent shame of people with this disease and we will uphold the dignity of everyone involved in the intervention, including the addicted person. There is shame in addiction, but there is no shame in recovery. Our goal is to treat everyone with respect and kindness.

We offer hope and choices for everyone involved. It is not too late to intervene and to change the direction of your life. There is no cure for the disease of addiction but there is treatment and recovery.
The best chance for recovery from addiction involves the care and support of a loving family. We welcome opportunities to assist the whole family to make positive choices toward health and wholeness.

We offer hope, information, support and guidance at the beginning of this difficult journey.
Recovery is a process, and intervention is the first step in this process.
By planning an intervention, you are making a choice to reclaim your power.

Call now to begin the journey!
You can also visit: www.SoberRecovery.com, www.open-mind.org and www.addictionsearch.com