A formal or structured intervention is a group meeting designed to help the substance user understand the problem and the need to take action and seek treatment. Through a series of guided steps, the intervention professional will educate the significant people in the substance user’s life and prepare for a group meeting with the individual where they will express their care and concern in a constructive manner.

The goal of intervention is to get the person to agree to get help (go to treatment) immediately. Just promising to stop is considered an unacceptable outcome. Participants must clearly spell out the consequences each will impose if the person refuses treatment. These types of ultimatums can have life-shattering implications, which is why it is so important to be working with a professional interventionist. Properly administered interventions have a high percentage of success.

Mary Boone, LCSW, LCDC
3355 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 601
Austin, TX 78746
512-826-8348
maryboone@earthlink.net

Matt Brown
Georgetown, TX
888-762-7557
matt@freeominterventions.com
www.freedominterventions.com

Ty Lund, CADC
512-656-0612
tylund@aol.com
www.sober-companions.com

Ellen Savage, B.A.
Clinical Outreach Manager
SierraTucson
Toll Free: 888-492-2348
Cell: 512-294-0772
esavage@sierratucson.com
www.sierratucson.com

Tommy Schmitt, LCSW-ACP
903 Forest Street
Georgetown, TX 78626
512-931-9403
tmssolution@aol.com

James Shelton, MS, MAC, LCDC
512-782-8322
Toll Free 866-369-7078
info@addictioninterventionservices.com
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