Michael Weiss Mentoring

Intervention, Recovery Mentoring & Case Management Services

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Hi, I’m Michael

I work in the substance use treatment industry and I am also a person in long-term recovery.  I understand the commitment and support necessary to successfully navigate the challenging path of early sobriety.  I am able to draw on both my personal experience as well as my diverse educational background when working with individuals in recovery and their loved-ones.  

My passion lies in working with individuals and families struggling to find stability in their lives.  I enjoy helping people to rediscover their passion for life by mentoring them on their healing path.  I believe we all can continue to grow when given the right tools and support to do so.

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SERVICES

Intervention Services

Interventions are a deeply personal process, and every family’s journey is unique. My role is to walk alongside families in crisis, helping guide their loved one toward the treatment and healing they need. I am especially skilled in working with treatment-resistant clients, meeting them with patience, compassion, and respect no matter where they are on their path.

It is just as important that family members receive the support and education they need during this process. An intervention is not only about helping the person in crisis—it is also about strengthening the family system, creating understanding, and reducing shame or blame. My approach is rooted in love, patience, and nonjudgment, creating a safe space for everyone involved to move forward together.

I have had the privilege of working with many clients before they were fully ready to make changes. Because of the trust we build over time, when that readiness comes, I am able to help guide them into the appropriate level of care—whether that be residential treatment, outpatient support, or other services that fit their unique needs.

 

Goals of Intervention Services

  • Support families in crisis with compassion and patience

  • Build trust with treatment-resistant clients

  • Provide education to the entire family system

  • Offer guidance without judgment, shame, or pressure

  • Create a safe space for open dialogue and healing

  • Assist with placement in appropriate levels of care (residential, outpatient, or community-based supports)

  • Ensure both the client and family have ongoing support throughout the process

 
 
 

Recovery Mentoring

A Recovery Mentor provides support for people working to overcome destructive behaviors that no longer serve them. The mentor supports others in making healthy decisions while they navigate the world of early recovery. A recovery mentor helps provide a bridge during the difficult transition between treatment and the real world. Often times, a loved-one may utilize a recovery mentor to intervene and help navigate treatment options to determine the best course of action.

Recovery is about so much more than just abstaining from drugs and alcohol. It is a process of replacing old damaging behaviors with new daily practices meant to help us remember who we really are. This healing work allows us to explore our passions, create deep relationships and find peace of mind. It is designed to help us create a life of deep meaning and purpose.

In our work together, sessions are designed to help you navigate early recovery and avoid common pitfalls that may threaten your sobriety and wellbeing. This process begins by working together to create a comprehensive recovery plan that will help you navigate early recovery and ensure you are taking advantage of the many different support systems that are available to you.

We will also utilize mindfulness practices and shamanic drumming to help you explore the reasons you used drugs and alcohol in the first place. These practices help us to better understand the things that continue to create difficulty in our lives while also creating a safe space to do healing around them. We will work together to create life-long practices that will allow you to better understand yourself and create a life filled with deep connections, joy and inner-peace.

 

Goals of Recovery Mentoring

  • Support the transition between home life and treatment

  • Mentor families to help support their loved ones

  • Create a comprehensive recovery plan

  • Encourage personal accountability

  • Introduce clients to healthy environments and peers

  • Spiritual consulting

  • Guidance in creating daily practices/rituals 

  • Shamanic Healing Work

  • Navigating fellowship and support programs

 
 
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Case Management

Case management is an extremely important facet of early recovery support as it identifies areas of need and matches the appropriate level of services.

Over the course of my career, I have become very familiar with the multitude of services that are available for individuals in recovery. My extensive experience working in substance use treatment allows me to help both families and individuals navigate the world of recovery services.

Much of our time together will focus on ensuring that you or your loved one is set up with a comprehensive recovery plan that includes all of the services that will be supportive to you on your healing path.

 

Goals of Case Management

  • Assessment of client needs and identification of barriers to recovery

  • Creation of a personalized comprehensive recovery plan

  • Connect individuals and families with recovery support services within the recovery community.

  • Referrals to appropriate physical and mental health supports

  • Support to address financial concerns

  • Support to address employment and or educational goals

 
 

About Me

I was born and raised in New Jersey. During my teenage and early adult years I struggled to find my way.  I turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with the many issues in my life I was afraid to address.  I spent many years suffering and hurting the people close to me.  It took multiple years of being in and causing pain before I was ready to try something different.  Fortunately, I chose to be admitted to an inpatient facility and spent the next four months doing the most difficult work I have ever done.  With a lot of help, I was able to understand that drug use wasn’t really my problem.  Drugs were rather a symptom of my problem.  I had been using drugs to escape the pain in my life that I was unwilling to look at.  Slowly, I started to address the things I had been running from for so long and my life began to change.  I began a daily meditation practice that helped me to stay grounded while addressing very painful elements of my life.  After leaving treatment, I chose to begin a career in the treatment industry so I could begin to give back to those who suffer as I did.

 I spent several years learning about  the industry while working at various treatment facilities.  During this time, I also continued to learn about other treatment modalities and healing practices that helped  further transform my life.  

If there’s one thing I’ve learned on my journey, it’s that recovery doesn’t happen alone.  Recovery is a process that asks us to humble ourselves and ask for help.  I found early sobriety to be extremely challenging because I wasn’t aware of all the support services that were available to me at the time.  It is because of my experience that I decided to become a mentor for others in early recovery.  

As a recovery mentor, it is my goal to help encourage you to do the healing work necessary to create a life of deep meaning and purpose.

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