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We understand that drug addiction can rip families apart. Our goal is to help piece those relationships back together.

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About Michael Herbert

Michael Herbert is an internationally recognized clinician in addiction treatment with over 30 years of experience working closely with individuals and their families. He has accumulated over 70 hours of intervention specific training and more than 125 hours of professional coaching education through the University of Miami. He is a seasoned interventionist and an accomplished expert in addiction counseling, self-help methods, aftercare programs, and the implementation of drug abuse prevention strategies. Michael is a national speaker on topics such as addiction in families, men’s issues in recovery, wealth, power, and fame in addiction. Michael is currently the owner of Recovery Guide, LLC. He is an interventionist, group facilitator, certified family recovery counselor, and provides family, recovery, sober and professional coaching services. Michael has held the positions of primary and family therapist at Caron Renaissance. Michael was also the original Clinical Director and developer of the Caron Ocean Drive program for individuals of high net worth. Michael has also served as the Clinical Strategist for the Futures Recovery Healthcare Orenda program. Michael speaks from experience, as he has spent over three decades in his own personal recovery journey.

Michael has extended his work internationally; he has taught addiction counseling at Behman Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, worked as a consultant for the Cairo American College, the Maadi Psychological Center, and facilitated the establishment of prevention interventions in Cape Town South Africa. He has also developed and facilitated self-help groups in North Africa.

Domestically, Michael has developed programming for the New York Theological Seminary, The Children at Risk program, and the New York City Police Department Members Assistance Program (MAP). He was the program director of Inter-Care LTD in New York City and served as a consultant for Columbia Tri-Star television as well as the Dance Theater of Harlem. Michael is a published writer, and has been featured in both national and international magazines. Michael has also held the position as primary therapist and family therapist at Caron Renaissance and was also the original Clinical Director and developer of the Caron Ocean Drive Program for individual of high net worth. Michael has also served as the Clinical Strategist for the Futures Recovery Healthcare Orenda program.

In his personal time, Michael enjoys an athletic lifestyle and at the age of 48, he became a marathon runner. He has run races across both the United States and North Africa. In 2012, Michael at 51 completed an ultra-marathon, running over 155 miles through the Sahara Desert. Michael has also taken on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. He has served as a board member for the Run well Foundation, is a Cross Fit and Peloton enthusiast and continues to seek out challenging adventures. Michael is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

What we Do

We provide a wide array of services that can help strengthen relationships.

Services Recovery Coaching

Recovery Coaching

Recovery Coaching is a partnership or agreement between a client and a coach based on mutually established goals.

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Services Family Workshop

Family Workshop

Recovery Guide’s Family Workshops focus on helping the family members of our clients stop this vicious cycle.

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Services Intervention

Intervention

The Family Meeting or Intervention is used to encourage or direct an addict/ alcoholic to agree to go to rehabilitation.

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Services Structured Family Recovery®

Structured Family Recovery®

To start, let’s talk about treatment and everything treatment offers.

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Michael Herbert

Why Choose Us?

Real Recovery Starts Here

If you have a family member struggling with substance abuse, trying to handle it on your own can be extremely overwhelming and may not give you the results you had intended on achieving.

– Sometime an intermediary or what some might call a Sober Coach can assist.

– Every situation is different; this means there is not a “one size fits all” solution.

– We take the time to dig deep in order to get to the root of the problem, and in turn, provide solutions to fit your family needs.

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