Help that keeps pace with recovery.
Sober companions, transport to and from treatment, and recovery coaching for people in early recovery and the families trying to help them.
You don’t need a plan before you call. Tell us what’s going on and we’ll help you work out what comes next.
- Confidential from the first call. Nothing about you or your family is shared without consent.
- Non-clinical, on purpose. We work with your treatment team, never in place of it.
- Phone hours: [HOURS]. Outside those hours, request a call back and we’ll reach out.
What we do
Most families need different help at different moments. Each of these can stand on its own, or they can run together as things change.
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Sober companions
About sober companionsA trained, sober adult who spends time with someone during the hours and situations most likely to go wrong.
Good for: the first weeks home, travel, work events, family gatherings.
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Sober transport
About sober transportAccompanied travel to treatment, between programs, or home again, with the handoff made in person.
Good for: the day someone says yes, long-distance admissions, returning home.
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Recovery coaching
About recovery coachingRegular, structured check-ins focused on the practical work of the months after treatment.
Good for: keeping a routine, planning around risky dates, work and family life.
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Admission and discharge
About admission and dischargeHelp choosing a program, getting admitted, and leaving treatment with a plan that’s already moving.
Good for: comparing programs, discharge dates, stepping down a level of care.
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Support for families
About support for familiesPractical help for parents, partners, and siblings, including one steady contact while things are moving fast.
Good for: a loved one who refuses help, boundaries, coordinating everyone involved.
The first 90 days after treatment
The months after treatment have a shape. Knowing it ahead of time makes it easier to plan for, whether you’re the one in recovery or the one watching.
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Weeks 1–2
Coming home
The person has changed, but the house, the phone contacts, and the drive past the old spots haven’t. Tolerance is lower than it was before treatment, which makes a return to use more dangerous than before, especially with opioids. Unstructured hours are the risk. Plan them.
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Weeks 3–6
The flat stretch
Early relief often fades here. The brain’s reward system is still recalibrating, so ordinary life can feel dull, and boredom starts making the case for a drink. It’s normal and it passes. Routine does more work than motivation in these weeks.
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Weeks 7–12
Normal life, all at once
Work, money, and family expectations come back together, and everyone nearby starts to relax. The first wedding, work trip, or holiday often lands in this window. Those dates are known in advance, so the plan for them should be too.
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After 90 days
The long middle
Recovery is measured in years, and the risk keeps easing the longer it holds. The support that got someone here should step down gradually, not stop on a set date.
None of this is a schedule anyone has to hit. It’s the pattern that shows up often enough to be worth planning around. If you’re looking at a discharge date now, discharge planning is the place to start.
How it starts
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Call, or ask us to call you
Describe what’s going on in your own words. We’ll ask a few questions, and if we’re not the right people for this, we’ll say so and suggest who might be.
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Agree on a plan
What support looks like, who’s involved, how you’ll hear from us, and what it costs, written down before anything begins.
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Support begins, and adjusts
The plan gets revisited as things change: after a good month, after a hard one, and at every step down in support.
Request a confidential call back
Four short questions, then your contact details. It takes about a minute. Keep medical details for the phone call; a web form isn’t the place for them.
Rather talk now? Call [PHONE].
Phone hours: [HOURS].
If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911. For the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text 988.
Common questions
Including the ones without tidy answers.
Is this treatment?
No. EvenPace provides non-clinical recovery support. We don’t diagnose, prescribe, or provide therapy. Those belong to licensed clinicians, and we work with them rather than in place of them.
What we do is the practical support around treatment: getting someone there safely, planning the move home, being present during high-risk stretches, and keeping a steady structure in place for the months that follow.
What does it cost?
It depends on what’s needed, and a number quoted before we understand the situation would be a guess. The main things that drive cost are which service you use, how many hours or days it covers, travel distance, whether flights or hotels are involved, and how long support continues.
On the first call we’ll ask enough to give you a real answer. Whoever you work with, get the price in writing before anything starts.
Does insurance pay for this?
Usually not. Health plans generally cover clinical treatment such as detox, residential care, therapy, and medication. Non-clinical services like companions, transport, and coaching are typically paid privately. It’s still worth calling your plan to ask what it covers after discharge, since outpatient care and medication often are covered.
Can you make someone go to treatment?
No, and nobody else can either without a court order. An adult has to agree to travel, and a companion has no authority to restrain anyone. Most states have a court process for involuntary assessment when someone is a danger to themselves; in Florida it’s called the Marchman Act. It goes through attorneys and a judge, not a transport service.
If your loved one hasn’t agreed to help yet, the better starting point is usually support for the family. See our page on support for families.
Will you talk to their therapist or treatment center?
Only with written permission from the person we’re supporting. With that permission, coordinating with the clinical team is a normal part of the work. Without it, we don’t share anything.
What if they use again?
A return to use is common in early recovery, and it doesn’t mean the plan failed. It means the plan needs to respond. The best time to decide what happens next is before it happens: who gets called, whether a higher level of care makes sense, and what everyone does in the first day. We’d rather write that down in the first week than improvise it later.
Is everything I tell you confidential?
Yes. We don’t share information about you or your family without consent. The exceptions are the ones the law requires, and situations where someone is in immediate danger. Please keep medical details out of the online form; we’d rather hear them on the phone.
Where do you work?
In person across [SERVICE_AREA]. Transport can start or end outside that area; ask us about the specific trip.
Not sure what you need yet?
That’s a fine place to start. Call, tell us what’s going on, and we’ll help you sort out the next step. Phone hours: [HOURS].