During the participant selection process we suggest that you enlist people that the patient will respect. The delivery of the intervention is often in a group form and participants usually travel if possible from anywhere necessary. The day prior to the intervention a dry run is conducted with all participants. This is usually a very emotional but strengthening meeting that helps prepare members for the day of the intervention. This meeting usually alleviates fear and strengthens the commitment to our purpose. Operating from a loving and respectful place is our goal and our foundation to a successful intervention.

We do not judge whether an intervention is an appropriate process based solely on how much a person is using or how much they are participating in the compulsive behaviors, rather we try to focus on the decreased quality of life and the costs emotionally, physically and financially. These costs are hard to deny, but an addict will always defend, deny and minimize their use of a substance or participation in the compulsive behavior. Even though an addict will have a favorite drug of choice, including alcohol, we know that all mood altering substances and compulsive behaviors can be potentially life threatening, we teach that transference to another substance or destructive behavior post discharge will lead to relapse and begin the cycle of addiction all over again again.