Recovery Is Not Only About What You Leave Behind
It is also about what you build in its place.
I offer confidential one-to-one recovery mentoring for people who have made positive changes around alcohol or substance use and would like continued support, encouragement and accountability as they move forward.
You may have reached the goal you initially set yourself but now be asking a different question: what do I want my life to look like from here?
Making a change is one thing. Learning how you want to live afterwards can be another.
Recovery can create space in your life that was previously occupied by alcohol, substances, habits, routines or simply getting through the day.
That space can bring opportunities — but it can also bring uncertainty.
You might know what you no longer want, yet still be working out what you want instead.
Recovery mentoring gives you somewhere confidential to talk openly about that process, maintain focus on the progress you have already made and begin building a life that feels meaningful to you.
You Do Not Need To Have Followed One Particular Route Into Recovery
Mentoring can provide continued support regardless of where your previous help came from.
You Have Recently Left Rehab
You may want regular one-to-one support while adapting to life beyond a more structured treatment environment.
You Have Worked With Another Service
Previous support does not need to have been provided by Judy. Mentoring can offer continuity as you continue working towards your own goals.
You Have Completed Live Free
Mentoring can provide regular check-ins and ongoing support after completing Judy’s structured programme.
You Have Made Changes Yourself
You do not need to have completed a formal programme before asking for additional guidance and support.
You Want Regular Check-Ins
You may already have achieved important goals but value having somewhere to reflect, remain accountable and maintain momentum.
You Are Building A New Way Of Life
You may have changed your relationship with alcohol or substances but still be discovering what you want the rest of your life to become.
Experience Shared Without Taking Away Your Choices
Mentoring is a collaborative relationship in which experience, knowledge, skills and perspective can be shared to support your continued development.
Unlike coaching, where I do not offer suggestions or guidance, mentoring allows me to share relevant insight and experience where that may be useful.
The purpose is not to tell you how to live your life.
Suggestions remain suggestions. You decide what is relevant to you, what you want to take from our conversations and what actions you choose to make.
I Bring Professional Experience — And Lived Experience
My work within recovery is informed by professional experience, but I also understand personally some of what it means to experience challenges around alcohol and substances.
I have lived experience of recovery from both alcohol and substance addiction.
That does not mean that my experience will be identical to yours.
Every person’s circumstances, relationships, motivations and recovery journey are different.
What lived experience does allow me to bring is genuine understanding, empathy and insight without judgement — alongside my professional experience as a Recovery Practitioner.
Support, Perspective & Challenge
My role may include:
- Providing objective and supportive feedback
- Sharing relevant real-world experience
- Acting as a sounding board
- Exploring barriers and recurring beliefs
- Helping you refine your goals
- Encouraging accountability
- Supporting resilience
- Helping you maintain motivation
Mentoring Can Explore More Than Alcohol Or Substance Use Alone
Our conversations can look at the wider life you are building and the challenges that arise along the way.
Motivation
Maintaining focus on the progress you have made and what you want to continue working towards.
Accountability
Having regular conversations about the actions, intentions and goals you have chosen for yourself.
New Routines
Exploring what a healthier and more purposeful day-to-day life might look like for you.
Barriers
Talking honestly about thoughts, situations or patterns that may make continued change more difficult.
Confidence
Developing greater belief in your ability to continue making positive choices for yourself.
Purpose
Beginning to explore what you want your life to contain rather than defining it only by what you have stopped doing.
What Substance Use Can We Discuss?
My mentoring work can support conversations relating to the following:
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Painkillers
- Tobacco
If your substance use falls outside these areas, different or additional professional support may be required.
Your Circumstances Matter
Recovery mentoring is not based on assuming that everybody has had the same experiences or should follow the same path.
Your circumstances, goals and needs will be discussed before we decide whether working together is appropriate.
That is one of the purposes of the Chemistry Call.
Confidential One-to-One Conversations
Sessions provide somewhere to talk openly, reflect on what is happening and consider how you want to move forward.
Confidential Space
Sessions are one-to-one and provide a confidential, non-judgemental environment where you can talk openly.
Awareness & Reflection
Our conversations can challenge familiar thinking, encourage awareness and explore what is happening around your recovery and wider life.
Optional Preparation
Where useful, we can agree some preparation or reflection between sessions. This can be discussed during your Chemistry Call.
The Most Important Thing Is To Be Yourself
There is no need to arrive with the right words or a perfectly organised account of what has been happening.
What matters is having somewhere quiet and confidential where you feel able to talk openly and honestly.
Sessions normally last up to 50 minutes unless you specifically choose the extended 90-minute session.
We can discuss any additional preparation or expectations before we begin working together.
Choose The Level Of Ongoing Support That Works For You
You can book an individual conversation or choose a package for greater continuity and regular check-ins.
£100
A one-to-one mentoring session for focused support, reflection and conversation.
£160
A dedicated 90-minute mentoring session where you would benefit from more time to explore what is happening.
£390
Regular support designed to help maintain focus, motivation and momentum over a period of time.
£585
A longer period of ongoing mentoring for those who value continuity, accountability and regular check-ins.
Start With A Conversation
Before beginning mentoring, we can first establish whether we are the right fit for one another.
Book Your Chemistry Call
Choose a suitable date and time for an introductory conversation lasting up to 45 minutes.
Tell Me What You Need
We can talk about where you are now, what kind of support you are looking for and any questions you have.
Decide Whether It Feels Right
The call gives both of us an opportunity to establish whether mentoring together is appropriate and what the next step might be.
Recovery Mentoring And Live Free Are Different
Recovery mentoring provides flexible ongoing support, conversation, encouragement and regular check-ins.
Live Free is different.
It is my structured 10-week psychosocial programme designed to explore substance use in greater depth, including behaviours, triggers, values, emotional patterns, beliefs, goals and an action plan.
Your Chemistry Call can help us establish which approach is more appropriate for what you are looking for.
Best Suited To Ongoing Support
Mentoring may suit you where you have already made progress and primarily want continued encouragement, perspective, motivation and accountability.
Live FreeA Structured 10-Week Programme
Live Free provides a defined programme with structured sessions and reflective work between them.
Recovery Can Be The Beginning Of Something — Not Simply The End Of Something
If you would value somewhere confidential to talk, reflect on your progress and consider what you want your life to become next, begin with a Chemistry Call.