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About this program
Professional Support for Those Who Matter Most
Clear Steps Recovery offers bi-weekly family support groups to allow client family members the opportunity to engage with each other and the family coordinator.
Family members learn how to support their loved ones, become more assertive in conversations, look out for warning signs that might lead to a future relapse, and support one another in their own struggles. These sessions are free of charge to family members with a loved one currently enrolled in Clear Steps Recovery.
Before treatment starts
Trying to Get a Loved One to Accept Help? Start With Intervention Help
Many families find this page before their loved one has agreed to anything. If that is where you are, read our intervention help guide for families in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. It explains how to recognize that it is time, how a professional intervention is structured, how Clear Steps coordinates with the independent interventionist your family chooses, and what happens the same day your loved one says yes: the insurance check, the clinical assessment and the start date. We do not employ interventionists. We handle the part that comes right after one, and a family member can call our admissions line at any hour to plan it.
Why it matters
Why Enroll in a Family Support Program in New Hampshire?
Addiction doesn't only cause harm to the individuals caught in the cycle of addiction but also to their families. It's important for family members to remember:
Like a sprained ankle or a fractured arm that needs surgery, you bring your loved one to the professionals for help. The same applies to a family member struggling with substance abuse disorder.
Clear Steps Recovery has a team of professionals you can trust. We offer a comprehensive family support program to help families through the difficult process of addiction treatment that includes individual and family therapy, as well as support groups. Families are an integral part of the recovery process, and we are committed to helping you every step of the way.
The impact of involvement
Break the Cycle of Addiction with Family Support Programs
Addictions significantly impact families. But family involvement in treatment for individuals coping with addiction can:
At Clear Steps Recovery, family members are an essential extension of our treatment team, but it's not just the suffering family member that needs support.
Many family members feel like they have become lost, overwhelmed, or disillusioned. They have suffered from sleepless nights, "close calls," and traumatic events that seemingly have changed their lives forever.
Common statements from family members include:
"When or how will I trust again?"
"She was not raised like this."
"What boundaries and parameters do I set without causing him to relapse?"
Do not be discouraged - addiction is a mental illness. The details of everyone's story may differ, but the feelings and aftereffects are the same.
Our family support program will shed new light on subjects that seem very dark. We will work with the unique needs of each family unit, providing education on how the human operating system works, allowing clarity and your personal wisdom to shine through.
Common statements from family members include:
"When or how will I trust again?"
"She was not raised like this."
"What boundaries and parameters do I set without causing him to relapse?"
Do not be discouraged - addiction is a mental illness. The details of everyone's story may differ, but the feelings and aftereffects are the same.
Our family support program will shed new light on subjects that seem very dark. We will work with the unique needs of each family unit, providing education on how the human operating system works, allowing clarity and your personal wisdom to shine through.
Family-member support
Contact Us to Learn More About Our Family Support Programs
Professional support is the best option if a loved one is struggling with addiction, even for family members of those struggling with addiction.
Program details
Family Support New Hampshire Program Details
Our addiction family support program in New Hampshire meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM at 1D Commons Drive, Units 21 & 22, Londonderry, NH 03053.
For more information, call today or view our Family Program — NH flyer.
Frequently asked
Questions Families Ask Us
What resources are available for family members of alcoholics?
At Clear Steps Recovery, family support groups meet every third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:15 pm at our Londonderry center, free for family members of anyone currently enrolled, alongside family sessions built into treatment and referrals to family therapy when it is needed. Outside our walls, Al-Anon meets across New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and The Doorway NH (211) or the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline (800-327-5050) can point you to local family resources with or without insurance.
Can you help an alcoholic who does not want help?
You cannot force recovery, but you can change the conversation. Family members often make the first call to us: describing what is happening, learning what an assessment and a first day would look like, and getting coaching on boundaries that help rather than harm. That way, when your loved one is ready, even briefly, the door is already open. Our family program also supports you in the meantime, because your own health matters. Read about help planning an intervention.
How do I help a family member with addiction?
Start by learning how addiction works and what treatment involves, then set boundaries you can keep. Our family program teaches exactly that: spotting warning signs, holding conversations without threats or rescues, and looking after yourself. Practically, you can call (603) 769-8981 on your loved one's behalf, ask what their insurance covers and what a same-day assessment would look like, and pass the concrete plan to them. Nothing about their care is shared with you afterward without their written consent.
Is family support free, and do I need to be in treatment myself?
The family support group is free of charge to family members of a loved one currently enrolled at Clear Steps Recovery, and you do not need to be in treatment yourself. It meets every third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:15 pm in Londonderry, led by our family coordinator. Family sessions with your loved one's clinician are part of their treatment plan. Families at our Needham, MA center get the same education and support.
Needham, Massachusetts
Family Support at Our Needham, MA Center
Families of clients at our Needham center get the same education and support: how addiction works, what treatment involves, how to set boundaries that help rather than harm, and where to turn for your own support, with referrals to family therapy when it is needed. Family involvement is encouraged from the first week of Day Treatment or Evening Treatment. Needham is at 392 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, about 30 minutes from downtown Boston. Learn more about our Needham center.
Can my family take part in treatment at your Needham, MA center?
Yes. Family education and support are part of care at our Needham, MA center, and we refer to family therapy when it is needed. A family member can also make the first call. Admissions is answered 24/7 and can explain what involvement looks like.
