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Working with Dual Diagnosis as a Recovery Coach
Recovery coaches often support clients with complex challenges, including those with dual diagnosis (co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions). While recovery coaching is non-clinical, it can play a meaningful role in helping clients manage their overall recovery journey.
Dual Diagnosis Support
Helping Clients Navigate Co-Occurring Challenges with Compassion and Clarity
At PAWSitive Growth, we understand that many individuals are living with both substance use and mental health challenges. While our services are non-clinical, recovery coaching can play a valuable role in helping clients feel more grounded, capable, and supported in their recovery journey.
We work alongside clinical professionals to offer structure, encouragement, and practical tools that empower each client to make steady progress. Here's how we responsibly and ethically support clients with a dual diagnosis:
1. We Acknowledge the Complexity
Dual diagnosis is real—and often overwhelming. We know that recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all and often requires a team approach, including both clinical and non-clinical care.
2. We Stay in Our Lane
We don’t diagnose or treat mental health conditions. Instead, we provide structure, accountability, and practical strategies that complement therapy, psychiatry, or medical care.
3. We Teach Skills That Help
We help clients build tools for managing stress, setting boundaries, and creating routines—skills that support healing from both substance use and emotional challenges
4. We Build Relapse Prevention Plans
Clients facing dual diagnosis often deal with more triggers. We guide them in creating realistic, personalized relapse prevention plans that address both mental health and substance use risks.
5. We Offer Judgment-Free Support
Shame and stigma are common in dual diagnosis. We provide compassionate coaching that meets people where they are—focusing on progress, not perfection.
6. We Know When to Refer
If a client needs clinical treatment, we refer them to trusted therapists, psychiatrists, or crisis services. Coaching is part of the care circle—not a replacement for therapy or medical intervention.
7. We Respect Confidentiality and Boundaries
We follow HIPAA-compliant practices, maintain clear ethical boundaries, and prioritize privacy in every interaction
Recovery coaching for dual diagnosis works best as part of a larger support system. We’re here to walk beside our clients with care, consistency, and practical tools that support lasting recovery.
PAWSitive Growth does not provide therapy, mental health treatment, or crisis intervention. Clients experiencing a mental health emergency should contact the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline or their local emergency services.
If you're navigating both mental health and substance use recovery, you're not alone. We’re here to help you build a plan that supports your healing—step by step.
FAQ: Recovery Coaching & Dual Diagnosis
Please reach us at care@pawsitivegrowth.me if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Yes. As long as clients are stable and engaged in appropriate clinical care, I can support them with coaching that focuses on structure, coping skills, and relapse prevention.
I am not a licensed therapist or clinician. My services are non-clinical and designed to complement—not replace—professional mental health treatment.
I refer out to trusted providers, including therapists, psychiatrists, or crisis services, when a client needs clinical care beyond the scope of coaching.
Yes. I follow HIPAA-compliant practices and maintain strict confidentiality, just like other professionals in the behavioral health space.
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📧care@pawsitivegrowth.me |📱207-881-8595
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