Diana Clark gives hope to families who have loved ones struggling with substance abuse and addiction.  She knows that there are moments when you feel scared and alone.   There is help available and that many have gone before you.

Families have great concern that addiction will result in a diminished life for your loved one and the rest of your family.  Many describe addiction as a curse attacking their family.  Diana understands this fear, but can offer a glimpse of a larger picture and help you explore more expansive healing questions like:

• What if addiction isn’t a curse?

• What if life in recovery isn’t a diminished life?

• What if addiction is the catalyst for you and your loved one to live life with depth, humility and meaning?
• What if this crisis is an opportunity?

For many families struggling with addiction and addicts pushing into recovery it can be a unique launching pad towards amazing new functional life. For those with fortitude, commitment and support, Recovery can be the prescription for living life with meaning as well. Those who actively engage in the recovery process become more loving, patient, compassionate and empathetic people.

The road from addiction through recovery is not a flat super highway.  It is hilly and replete with confusing crossroads, which may be painful for you and your children. Even with the accompanying times of pain, many share the journey was worth it.

As a Family Addictions Consultant, Diana Clark has worked with many in the midst of addictions and helped families channel their love and direct it into a healing force.

Action directed by this love promotes your addicted loved one’s functioning and independence. You may speak when silence would be more comfortable; Say no when yes is easier, and watch your loved one struggle without leaping in to ease their consequences.  This love is often counterintuitive. When your love and nurturing focus shifts from protecting your loved one’s addiction or abuse of substances, to promoting their growth you may even be confronted with your own resistance to change.

Recognizing that spouses and family members of addicts and alcoholics often live in a state of stress and anxiety, Diana Clark, JD, MA offers an array of services which encourage healthy functioning.  As both a specialist in addiction and family systems, Ms. Clark is a force of clear speech, logic, and loving acceptance-moving families to engage in behaviors which aid in the recovery process;   for both the person struggling with abuse or addiction and the family. With a Masters in Counseling Psychology,  Diana Clark has been employed as a therapist, interventionist and consultant.

“Dealing with addiction in my family is not easy, but after spending the day with you, it has become demystified in a way that coping and healing strategies have become visable. You have a gift for delivering potentially life saving, certainly life changing information in a way that is clear, powerful, poignant and honest…”

Dr. David D.

Family Coaching

Aiding the recovery of a family member can be counterintuitive. To help families navigate this precarious time, Diana Clark offers coaching for family members. Coaching services are available in packages of three fifty minute prepaid telephonic or Skype sessions:

1 package ( 3 sessions ) $495.00.

2 packages ( 6 sessions) $940.00.

3 packages ( 9 sessions) $1340.00.

For  information please call:

Diana Clark, JD, MA

802.236.0145

or e-mail Diana at: familyhealingstrategies@gmail.com