Recovery
Addiction, sobriety & transformation
Recovery starts with connection
You don’t have to walk this road alone.
Peer-led recovery support, honest encouragement, and Recovery Coach trainings through CCAR—the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery—grounded in lived experience and built to help people move toward freedom.
Cleveland, TennesseeDenver, ColoradoOnline worldwide
Dignity. Connection. A pathway forward.
What peer support means here
I walk with you. I don’t try to fix you.
You are the professional of yourself. My role is to help you see your strength, connect you with resources, tell you the truth with care, and keep walking beside you.
AllySomeone in your corner without judgment.
Truth tellerHonest support that does not sugar coat.
Resource brokerConnections to practical help and next steps.
MotivatorHope, accountability, and forward movement.
The framework behind the mission
The Five Pillars of Peer Recovery & Discipleship
Recovery is more than one moment. These five pillars guide how we help people move from survival into stability, leadership, faith, and purpose.
Restoration
Incarceration, reentry & rebuilding
Connection
Outreach, crisis & community support
Leadership
Peer coaching, ethics & boundaries
Purpose
Faith, discipleship & servant leadership
A new pathway is taking shape
One year. Biblical truth. A life rebuilt.
A live-in discipleship program for men and women is coming soon—built on scripture, morals, values, and the same truth that helped me walk out of addiction and incarceration into freedom.
Authorized CCAR facilitation
Get trained. Then go change lives.
These trainings changed how I show up for people. Whether you are brand new to the work or ready to sharpen your practice, there is a place to start.
Learn from someone who has lived it
Facilitated by an authorized Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator.
I am authorized through CCAR—the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery—to facilitate these nationally recognized trainings. I bring the curriculum, my lived experience, and the plain truth into the room.
View the CCAR training reference ↗Recovery Coach Academy®
$650
The flagship training. Learn how to walk with somebody, not fix them—and build the core skills every recovery coach needs.
Book MeAdvanced Academy for Recovery Coaches
$500
For coaches ready to go deeper, sharpen what they know, and push their practice to the next level.
Book MeRecovery Coach Academy for Young People
$650
Powerful recovery coach training built for young adults who want to support their peers.
Book MeEthical Considerations
$250
I’m not going to sugar coat it—this matters. Learn boundaries, ethics, and how to protect the people you serve and yourself.
Book MeRecovery Coach Basics
$170
A practical introduction for family members, allies, and anyone ready to understand what recovery coaching is all about.
Book MeRecovery Coaching & Professionalism
$150
Carry yourself with confidence in courts, hospitals, and agencies without losing the heart of peer support.
Book MeSpirituality & Recovery Coaching
$150
Explore your beliefs while learning to honor another person’s spiritual path without judgment.
Book MeRecovery Coaching in the Emergency Department
$150
Meet people in high-stakes hospital settings at the exact moment they may be ready to say yes to recovery.
Book MeCoachervision
$150
For supervisors and managers learning how to support recovery coaches well and lead with the peer role in mind.
Book MeRecovery Coaching in Justice Settings
$150
Close to my heart: supporting men and women in the justice system as they navigate the barriers stacked against them.
Book MeReady to talk training? Course dates, delivery format, and enrollment details will be announced with each training offering.
The eight dimensions of wellness
Recovery isn’t just about quitting something.
It is about building a whole life. Real recovery touches every part of who you are. We work on it one honest step at a time.
Emotional
Feel your feelings without running from them, and build tools for the hard days.
Physical
Care for the body that carries you through sleep, movement, and health.
Occupational
Find purpose in work, learning, volunteering, or creating something meaningful.
Social
Build relationships that offer support, friendship, love, and hope.
Spiritual
Connect with what gives your life meaning. For me, that is God. Your path is honored.
Environmental
Create surroundings that support safety, stability, and a fresh start.
Financial
Learn to manage money and build the independence to stand on your own feet.
Intellectual
Grow your mind through education, creativity, new skills, and new ways of thinking.
“You do not have to fix all eight at once. We start where you are, and we build from there—together.”
Health
Choices that support physical and emotional well-being.
Home
A stable and safe place to live.
Purpose
A meaningful daily life and a reason to keep moving.
Community
Relationships that offer support, love, friendship, and hope.
Lived experience. Trained support.
I do this work because I’ve lived it.
I’m not a therapist, counselor, or sponsor. I’m somebody who has walked the road—and now I walk it with other men and women.
I’ve invested in my education because the people I serve deserve somebody trained, not just willing. But here is what matters most: I meet you where you are. I help you see your strength, build confidence, and move toward the life you are reaching for.
Credentials
Training that strengthens the lived experience.
QBHAQualified Behavioral Health Assistant
RCPFRecovery Coach Professional Facilitator
RCPRecovery Coach Professional
CPRSCertified Peer Recovery Specialist
APRSAdvanced Peer Recovery Specialist
Vision
A world where every person knows they are important, loved, and valued.
Mission
Build peer-to-peer support grounded in authentic lived experience. Love first. Accept everyone. Leave judgment to the only One qualified to do it.
Coming soon
A one-year, live-in discipleship program.
For men and women ready to build a life of freedom on biblical principles, morals, values, and the Word of God applied to real life.
Why this program
God didn’t just pull me out. He walked me through.
Scripture by scripture, trial by trial, I walked out of addiction and incarceration and into a life of freedom. Now I want to walk other men and women through that same journey.
This is not theory from a book. It is biblical truth practiced in everyday life—the same scriptural foundation I used to face trials, rebuild values, and choose a different way forward.
What participants will walk through
- Biblical principles for everyday life
Learning how to live the Word, not just know it. - Morals and values rebuilt from the ground up
Establishing a foundation strong enough to stand on. - Scripture in trials and tribulations
Responding with truth instead of returning to old habits. - Freedom from addiction and incarceration
Walking forward with accountability, faith, purpose, and community.
Program details are still being developed. Location, cost, opening date, admissions, and residential requirements will be shared when they are confirmed.
Stand with the mission
Help build pathways that lead to freedom.
Some people give money. Some give time. Some open doors. Every one of those acts can help somebody find support, training, dignity, and a real next step.
Organization status: Pathways to Pillars’ 501(c)(3) status is pending. Donation methods and tax-deductibility language should be added only after the appropriate details are confirmed.