ACHIEVING LONG-TERM RECOVERY
Helping families and individuals navigate the path to recovery through thoughtful interventions, care management, and supportive coaching.
Guiding the way with experience and clarity
One Point of Contact
All of the services offered by Eldredge Recovery Resources are personally handled by Dirk. Maintaining a single point of contact is consistently one of the most appealing features of collaborating with him.
Open Clear Communication
Open and clear communication is maintained at every stage of our work together. Whether it's conducting thorough assessments or implementing comprehensive aftercare programs, this is Dirk’s area of expertise.
Experience Matters
Experience is paramount in the realm of mental health. In a landscape where many individuals claim to be interventionists, it is crucial to choose someone who can consistently provide the most reliable guidance at every turn.
Dirk is genuinely concerned for you.
Sometimes in your life you are impacted by a person who is genuinely concerned for you or your loved one. Dirk Eldredge is that person. We entrusted Dirk with our daughter, and he was that positive force in her life that helped to transform her into a thriving motivated young woman that she is today. Dirk has the heart, skills, compassion, and energy to help many more.
Mark - Denver
How We Get Started on the Path to Recovery
Included in Dirk’s services are proper assessments, thoughtful and timely preparation, the intervention itself, and typically several months of care management. Dirk doesn’t ever want to make these difficult decisions for the families he works with but rather educate each family to make the most informed choices possible.
Step 1: Assessment
Taking time to assess the psychological, environmental, and emotional situation of each client is essential for success. From there, Dirk can begin to help you navigate the many tough choices in determining the most effective treatment plan for your loved one or yourself. Every assessment is thoughtfully prepared and timed by respecting the identified patient and their family.
Step 2: Intervention
Proper preparation is one key to success that often gets missed. Building the right team is a difference-maker. It’s not about having the most people; it’s about having the right people. Dirk’s adaptive model of intervention helps anticipate blocks and “Yah But” moments so most often, the identified patient accepts the gift of professional care. Dirk’s interventions are often described as “living eulogies” by the families he works with. It’s about lifting people up, not tearing them down. Reminding someone of their wonder and giftedness can often open their hearts up enough to accept the gift of help.
Step 3: Developing a Roadmap to Recovery
To achieve a successful outcome; you must first build a plan of what success looks like. Then when “acceptance” of the problem is realized, the possibilities for healing begin to open. Each treatment plan will look different to honor the unique needs of each individual. Outcome studies all indicate that the longer you keep someone in structured care situations, the more likely they are to achieve long-term recovery.
Step 4: Early Recovery Coaching & Mentoring
This is key. We learn a lot through in-patient and out-patient care along with private therapy. Dirk believes that for knowledge to become wisdom, it must first become part of your constitution. It must become second nature. These types of shifts take time and world-class therapy. Dirk’s love is coaching and staying with the people and families he works with for up to one year and often longer. Recovery is a promise of our future, not a consequence of our past.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Selecting the best person to help your family is in fact, a big deal. If your interventionist cannot meet your loved one and family exactly where they are, success will not be achieved. While the most effective way to answer questions is through a phone call or electronic meeting, here is a list of the most common questions Dirk receives.
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The 30-day model of treatment was born during a time of war where a soldier could get a 30-day leave. There is zero evidence based, clinical data indicating that 30 days is enough time for individuals or families to heal. What I believe is that addiction is a disease of isolation and the antidote is community.
Providing a safe, clinically sound community for individuals to reshape their thinking over the first year of early recovery is producing the best outcomes. Starting with primary care and finishing with experiences like a well-run sober living and outpatient program experiences continue to offer the best outcomes.
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Clients have full access to me, every step of the way. This is a key to success because building trust takes time. If the identified patient sees me as having a “servant heart with no agenda” they are more likely to actually hear both what I’m saying as well as the family. This advocation includes their time in whatever type of treatment is chosen, while I work alongside each clinical team.
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Yes, many families request that I serve as simply the interventionist, the care manager or a coach depending on the unique needs of each individual situation.
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Yes, each of these communication options are used. Meeting people “in-person” as often as possible is also a very helpful foundation to work from.
Recovery is A Process, not an event
The process of intervention requires sound leadership from an individual who is not emotionally connected to the identified patient. It’s ok to not have all the answers if you are simply willing to ask for help. Just as you would seek the best heart surgeon if you had heart disease, you should seek the best professional care possible to arrest the progression of the disease of addiction. Non-judgment and active listening allow me to design a plan that will work for each unique set of circumstances. The process is slow but consistent after an individual truly surrenders to the possibility of change.
Eldredge Adaptative INterventions
Dirk Eldredge integrates a multifaceted approach to intervention. It was born from Dirk’s over two decades of experience in the field and through being mentored and trained by true pioneers in the field. Dirk’s adaptive model has galvanized over the years by pulling from several different evidence-based methodologies and integrating them to form a hybrid.
By doing this, Dirk has been able to meet the individual needs of each presenting situation more specifically. This adaptive model creates a custom intervention technique that is designed to accommodate the needs of individuals through risk assessment & mitigation, clinical & medical assessments, and thoughtfully interviewing all potential stakeholders to build the strongest and most appropriate team possible.
Care Management
Dirk Eldredge programs offer many varying types of support based on the unique stages of recovery and the various levels of need. Dirk has clients from around the world and our care management system offers truly individualized care both in-person and virtually. We want only to do an exceptional job of assessment work upfront to ensure a care management strategy that exceeds the expectations of those we help.
Coaching and Mentoring
Dirk Eldredge is dedicated to coaching, teaching, modeling, and encouraging a life of recovery. Motivating change and leveraging a healthy community are essential. Raising the bar for what is truly possible while designing a plan to achieve our dreams is what makes my heart sing. This mission resonates deeply within my core. In this journey of life, we often yearn for someone to truly hear us, to truly see us, and to show us what is possible.
Through years of experience, Dirk has realized the worthy work of recovery offers us the chance to dream boldly and elevate our aspirations each day. When individuals are matched with the right support, a formidable strength emerges, and new possibilities unfold. Dirk is committed to connecting you with the perfect companion to guide you through the early stages of recovery, addressing all your needs with care and expertise.
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Dirk helped to save my life.
Dirk helped to save my life. I was so lost, hurting and felt alone. Dirk came into my life and helped me to change that. He supported me through my decision to seek treatment. He believed in me. He got me through those tough times and into treatment. I am proud to say I have over 4 years clean and sober. I couldn’t have done it without him! Thank you Dirk!
Megan - Denver
Resource: Recovery from mental health and Addiditon
What does someone need to recover?
Dirk believes Grit is essential for anyone to truly recover from mental health or addiction issues. Grit means having the resolve to do things that cause discomfort and stay locked into challenging situations no matter what. Acceptance and willingness are necessary for sustainable recovery.