Family Intervention

For over 22 years, I have been helping families in crisis do what others told them couldn't be done, namely get help for their addicted loved ones. There is a long-standing myth in our culture that an addicted person cannot get help until they "hit bottom."

Consequently, caring family members and friends feel helpless as they watch their addicted loved one sink slowly into the murky depths of the whirlpool known as addiction. They see them lose relationships, health, freedom, jobs, sanity and ultimately, their lives and feel powerless to stop the descent. Unfortunately, too many times, "hitting bottom" only happens after a tragedy.

There is a way to get help for people who don't recognize their need for help. A structured intervention can be the means by which the "bottom" can be raised till it hits them! A structured family intervention is done with love, honesty, grace and kindness. It is non-shaming and non-judgmental, but firm in its resolve to finally give the addicted person a clear picture of where their addiction has taken them and taken those who care about them. Structured interventions can be used to help people engaged in any self-destructive behavior such as:

• Alcoholism
• Drug Addiction
• Gambling
• Eating Disorders
• Sexual Addiction
• Spending Addiction
• Computer Addiction

Even if you have tried many times to talk about their addictive behaviors and have never gotten anywhere, have hope. It is the skill and experience of an intervention specialist that will design the intervention process so that you will finally be heard and the addicted person will likely seek help. All you have to bring is your honest information about what has been going on and your love and concern for that addicted person. I will take care of the rest. Together, we can do what others said can't be done.

I have included some quotations from thank-you notes that I have received over the years to show you what can be accomplished. I wish I could give you their names and phone numbers so you could talk to them directly, but I am bound to protect their anonymity, just like I would yours if we work together.

Thank-You Notes
"The intervention opened my heart and my eyes. Without your direction, Bruce, we would have never experienced this kind of success." Indianapolis, IN

"My gratitude for your help, Bruce, is enormous. Today my son is experiencing the joy of recovery." Ft. Wayne, IN

"With your direction, Bruce, our family has found hope and a path for happiness. Thank you so much." Columbus, Ohio

"The intervention you directed, Bruce, was done with such love, grace and compassion. I couldn't have asked for a happier ending." Detroit, Mich.

"We tried to convince her to get help, but the love and grace behind the intervention changed all our lives for the better." Danville, Ill.

"Thank you, Bruce, for helping my family help me. With your support and direction, they were able to help me understand that I had become sick and needed to seek treatment." Louisville, Ky

"The intervention has brought more healing to our family than I ever thought possible." Lexington, Ky

"We tried to help her see she had a problem, but the unity of our family under the gracious hand of your direction, Bruce, made all the difference." Indianapolis, IN

What to do next?
I have experienced many miracles in my life, but most of them required work. Intervention does work miracles, but there is work involved for the family as well. If you are ready to find out more about the interventions, take the following steps:

• Call me at 765-759-7339 and share your situation with me. If I'm not there leave me a brief message and a return phone number. At that time we can set up a meeting to review the history of the person who needs help, determine who will be the participants in the intervention and where the planning session will take place.
  
• Prior to every intervention I will meet with family members and friends to review their roles in the intervention, determine where the intervention will be conducted and decide which treatment program would best meet the addicted person's needs.
  
• We will then facilitate the intervention and I will personally take the addicted person to the program we have chosen.
  
• Following the intervention, I will stay in contact with the family and the addicted person for follow-up work. Often this follow-up is a very vital part of the process of reentry into the world after treatment.

The simplest thing to do now if you have hopes, doubts or questions is to give me a call at 765-759-7339. Let's get the next miracle started. Blessings to you and yours.

Bruce Perkins