Sober Companion

Helping You Make a Successful Journey To Sobriety

Live-In Support & Accountability

Breaking established behaviours and building new ones is one of the hardest challenges we as humans face. But change is possible. And with continuous, direct support, it is that much more achievable. 

Change is hard, and changing the behaviours that we’ve developed to cope with stress or seek solace, comfort, or entertainment in is even harder.

Sometimes the fastest way to lasting change is constant, direct support in your own home or environment.

The Sober Companion service offers short-term, transitional, and 24/7 live-in accountability. Your Sober Companion is a Certified Recovery Coach who brings support directly to you, wherever and whenever you need it.

Everyone has different triggers, and in the reality of our day-to-day lives these are hard to avoid. Sober Companionship is a highly effective method for accelerating towards lasting recovery.

We have worked with a cross-section of clients from 18 years old up to 84 years old. We are adept at working within a variety of individual and family situations including providing discreet services to persons of note and also collaborating with a variety of professionals including lawyers, home office and trust advisors, security, treatment centres and health and wellness practitioners. 

Certified Recovery Coach Michael Walsh speaking with a middle-aged man during a sober coaching session to discuss taking control of drug and alcohol use

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Types of Sober Companion Services

We offer as-needed and live-in Sober Companion support, so that no matter where you are on your recovery journey you are able to access help.

Whether it’s a single event or a 3-month transition period after being in a treatment program, our Sober Companions offer direct accountability and companionship on the path to recovery. 

Our Sober Companions work in three primary capacities:

Short-Term Sober Companion

Support during a specific timeframe, event, or high-risk situation, on a recurring basis or as a one-off.

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Transitional Sober Companion

Transitional live-in sober companions bridge the gap between a treatment program and your everyday life.

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Live-In Sober Companion

Long-term live-in sober companionship provides maximum accountability for ongoing recovery support.

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Short-Term Sober Companion

Are there specific situations or settings that make it harder for you to stick with sobriety? Would that be easier if you had someone there committed to holding you accountable to not consuming?

Whether it’s a business trip, wedding, or just a regular Friday night, our Sober Companions are available to show up and support you on your recovery journey. We are available to come get you, travel with you, and accompany you at all times.

Our Sober Companions work with many individuals on an as-needed or gig-based arrangement, including actors, professionals, and musicians.

  • Hourly and day rates
  • Special event guests, weekly companion services, sentimental dates/markers
  • Support and accountability
  • Committed to helping you say no to alcohol and drugs

Available for travel: we meet you at your home, travel with you, and accompany back home.

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Transitional Live-In Sober Companion

A 2017 study in Canada called Life in Recovery showed that nearly half of respondents (48.7%) reported one or more slips/relapses into active addiction once beginning recovery¹.

So whether you are transitioning into or out of a recovery program, transitional Sober Companions help you bridge the gap between a treatment program and your everyday life.

  • 24/7 support and accountability in your own home
  • Help transition in and/or out of treatment facilities and programs
  • Work with your Sober Companion to bring the new behaviours you built in treatment into your own space
  • Build the routines you need for success in your life

¹ 14.3% (n=123) reported a single relapse; 19.4% (n=166) 2-5 relapses; and 15.0% (n=128) reported 6+ relapses [Source, see page 20, Table 16]

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Live-In Sober Companion

Having a Live-In Sober Companion will help you build new behaviours fast within your real-life setting.

To achieve lasting change in your relationship with drugs and/or alcohol, you must look to develop a new lifestyle that is sustainable within your real day-to-day life.

Live-in Sober Companions provide constant recovery accountability and support.

  • 24/7 support and accountability to saying no to alcohol and/or drugs in your own home
  • Learn how to build a healthy lifestyle that supports your recovery
  • Develop new routines with your Sober Companion that fit your real life
  • Dramatically increase the odds of transitioning to a sober life

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Canadian Sober Coach and Interventionist Michael Walsh discussing a live-in sober companion plan with a client returning from drug and alcohol treatment

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