Facilitated Family Conversations

Let’s talk.

Whether you are seeking treatment for a loved one or a friend, having a very important and specific conversation is often the first step.

People experiencing substance use or process disorders may not realize that their use or behavior has become problematic. Those who are aware that they have a problem may feel unready, unwilling, or unable to stop. One’s reluctance to accept that they are experiencing problematic substance use is absolutely normal and is a common symptom of addictive disorders. In fact, the very definition of addiction is one’s inability to discontinue substance use or behavior despite knowing that this use or behavior has negative consequences.

When a family member or friend needs help, a facilitated family conversation (sometimes called an intervention) is an excellent place to start. Melanie Stritch is an experienced interventionist able to structure a constructive, goal-oriented conversation designed to reduce stress, respect all parties, and improve the chances of an agreement to seek care. Facilitated family conversations should feel solution-oriented, positive, and focused on helping an individual find treatment and other family members and friends understand how to play a supportive role and get the help they may need to address their own mental health needs.

Connection and Referral

Make the right connections.

With more than 14,000 independent substance use disorder treatment provider organizations nationwide and dozens of support groups, finding the resources that best meet your needs is not only daunting but crucial.

Melanie Stritch Consulting is constantly evaluating available treatment providers to give its clients high-quality options and accurate information. Through the lens of an informed and experienced counselor who understands how to align the needs of clients with the capabilities of providers, Stritch Consulting can help clients decide which programs offer the services and accessibility they need. Knowing which providers to trust provides peace of mind and may reduce the number of treatment episodes required.

Melanie Stritch Consulting also connects clients and their family members to a wide range of recovery and mental health support resources. Family members of people living with active addiction often need their own treatment. Stritch Consulting can assess individual needs and recommend specific therapists, support groups, treatment providers, and wellness services.

Case Management

Stay on course.

Effectively treating addictive disorders can require a coordinated array of treatment and wellness services and supports. Whether transitioning between residential and outpatient levels of care, identifying specialized care providers, or finding appropriate support groups, having a consistent, knowledgeable ally who knows your treatment history and can help to identify resources and manage care can help people remain in recovery and make better progress. Melanie Stritch Consulting case management services are personalized to meet client and family needs.

Care Team Collaboration

Recovery is a team play.

Even the best treatment providers benefit from expert insight into a client’s addiction and treatment history. Melanie Stritch Consulting confidentially collaborates and communicates with its client’s treatment team members to ensure safe, consistent, and effective care.

Working as a central coordinator and touchpoint between providers, Melanie Stritch Consulting can improve the relevance and interoperability of each provider, from primary care doctors, to addiction treatment specialists, to wellness service professionals, and more.

Whether preparing a therapist with a concise and accurate clinical history to make faster clinical progress, ensuring that new prescribers do not inadvertently trigger a relapse, reducing the risks of polypharmacy, or helping to ensure that clients and families are reimbursed by insurance plans, care team collaboration can be the glue that makes the results of high-quality care stick.