Interventions – Frequently Asked Questions

It’s possible that your loved one may initially feel defensive or resistant to the intervention. However, our interventionists are skilled at navigating these emotional responses with sensitivity and care. The goal is to provide a safe space for honest conversation, helping your loved one understand the impact of their actions while offering the support they need to seek help.

Yes, we provide ongoing support after the intervention to help ensure long-term success. This may include follow-up consultations, referrals to treatment programs, sober companion services, and transportation assistance to ensure your loved one is fully supported through their recovery.

The cost of an intervention can vary depending on the complexity of the situation and the services needed. We offer transparent pricing and will provide you with a detailed breakdown during our initial consultation, ensuring that you understand the cost upfront with no hidden fees.

A companion can be beneficial at any stage of recovery but is especially helpful during the early stages, post-treatment, or during transitions like returning home from rehab or re-entering social situations. If an individual is struggling with maintaining sobriety or their mental health, a companion can provide essential support and structure.
Regardless of the style of intervention you choose for your loved one, incorporating this step can convince someone unwilling to seek help, how substance abuse is damaging their life.

While therapists and counselors focus on providing clinical treatment, therapy, and counseling services, a companion offers hands-on, practical support in day-to-day life. They provide a more immediate presence and help with real-time situations that may challenge the individual's sobriety or mental health, such as social gatherings, family dynamics, or stressful environments.

When someone you love is struggling with addiction—especially at a chronic and severe level—it can feel overwhelming to know what the right next step is. You may feel torn between supporting your husband and not wanting to push him away.

It’s important to understand that intervention, while it may feel uncomfortable or even confrontational, is actually one of the most loving and courageous acts a family can take. It often feels contradictory because you’re drawing a hard line with someone you care deeply about, but you're doing it to protect his life, his dignity, and your family’s future.

People suffering from addiction rarely ask for help on their own. Addiction rewires their brain, distorts their perception, and often leaves them in denial. Waiting for them to “hit bottom” can mean waiting too long. Intervention creates a structured moment of clarity—a chance to break through the denial and offer a path to hope and healing.

What makes intervention effective is not just the presence of family and friends, but the clear message that love is being shown through action, not enabling. You’re not punishing him—you’re giving him a lifeline, and showing him that help is available right now.

It’s okay to feel scared, hesitant, or conflicted. But those feelings don’t mean the intervention is wrong; they just reflect how deeply you care. The goal is not control—it’s connection, healing, and change.

We’re here to guide you through the process with empathy, experience, and a clear plan. You’re not alone in this.

Yes, there is a professional fee for intervention services provided by Drew Horowitz & Associates.

Our intervention work is highly specialized and includes:

Extensive preparation and family coaching
Assessment of the individual’s needs and treatment planning
Facilitation of the intervention itself
Coordination of admission to an appropriate treatment center
Transportation, if needed
Continued support and guidance for the family and client for 60 days post-intervention

Because intervention is not recognized by insurance as a reimbursable medical service, the fee is private pay. We approach each case with clinical expertise, compassion, and a proven track record of success. This is an investment in your loved one’s health and future.

Unfortunately, intervention services are not covered by health insurance. While we truly wish this weren’t the case, the reality is that insurance companies only recognize and reimburse providers for services that meet strict criteria for being medically necessary and clinically billable.

Intervention, despite being a highly specialized and impactful process, is not considered a reimbursable clinical service under current insurance guidelines. Insurance limits providers to a narrow list of CPT codes, primarily for therapy, assessments, and medical treatment, not pre-treatment services like interventions.

Feeling conflicted is not only normal—it's expected. You're being pulled in two directions: your heart wants to protect and care for your loved one, while your mind knows that something must change for them to survive and heal. That internal tug-of-war is incredibly painful.

Addiction often creates a distorted sense of loyalty and guilt. You may worry that confronting your loved one will hurt them, make things worse, or push them away. But in reality, addiction is already doing those things. What feels like "protecting" them is often actually enabling the disease to continue. And what feels like confrontation is actually the most powerful act of love you can offer.

Intervention is not about punishment or blame. It's about creating a moment of clarity in the chaos, offering help before it's too late. It’s saying, “We love you too much to let this continue without action.”

The conflict you're feeling is a reflection of your deep love and empathy. It doesn’t mean you’re doing the wrong thing—it means you care deeply. And in that caring, you’re taking a brave step toward hope, healing, and change. You’re not alone in this, and you don’t have to carry it alone.

It’s a great question, and it’s one we hear often, especially from families with members who are in recovery themselves. Having personal experience with addiction can certainly provide insight and empathy, but facilitating a successful intervention requires a very different skill set.

Interventions are highly sensitive and emotionally charged events. They involve managing denial, resistance, deflection, and sometimes crisis-level behavior. That’s where a trained professional makes all the difference. At Drew Horowitz & Associates, we are clinically trained and licensed to assess risk, manage complex family dynamics, and guide the conversation toward a safe, solution-focused outcome.

When a family member leads the intervention, even with the best of intentions, emotions can easily take over. Resentments, past hurts, or perceived judgment can surface, and unfortunately, it can quickly derail the process. In contrast, our role is to remain neutral, steady, and laser-focused on getting your loved one the help they need.

We approach interventions not as a confrontation, but as a clinical and compassionate process rooted in structure, experience, and strategy. With over a decade of professional experience and hundreds of successful cases, we bring the expertise and support that’s often needed to break through and create real change.

Your family’s involvement is still vital—we guide and coach you every step of the way—but the intervention process is best left to someone with both the emotional distance and clinical training to carry it forward successfully.

It’s a common belief, but it’s not actually true.

The idea that someone has to want help before they can be helped is one of the biggest myths in addiction treatment. The truth is, very few people enter treatment feeling fully ready or motivated. Addiction is a disease that clouds judgment, creates fear of withdrawal, and convinces people they don’t need help.

This is exactly why interventions are so effective. They create external motivation—through love, boundaries, and a structured plan—at a time when internal motivation is absent. In many cases, people enter treatment reluctantly, but once they’re stabilized, clear-headed, and supported, their willingness grows. That’s when recovery truly begins.
What matters most is not where a person starts, but that they start.

At Drew Horowitz & Associates, we’ve helped hundreds of individuals who were resistant at first. With the right clinical support and family involvement, people who once swore they'd “never go” often become deeply engaged in their recovery.

So no, they don’t need to be ready to get sober to go to treatment. They just need the opportunity, the structure, and the right people helping them take that first step.

At Drew Horowitz & Associates (DHA), we deliver clinically sound, compassionate, and results-driven intervention services that truly set us apart. We are not just facilitators—we are seasoned professionals, deeply committed to walking with families through some of their most difficult moments. Here’s why so many families and professionals trust us:

Proven Experience – Over a Decade of Results

We’ve been in business for more than 10 years, successfully guiding hundreds of families and individuals into treatment and long-term recovery. Our consistent outcomes speak to the structure, precision, and heart behind everything we do.

Clinically Led & Highly Trained

Led by Drew Horowitz, a dually licensed therapist in mental health and addiction, our team brings over 13 years of clinical experience to the table. Every member of our staff is professionally trained in intervention, crisis management, and complex family dynamics. This is not just a service—it’s a clinical process.

Full-Time, Invested Staff – Not Contractors

Unlike many agencies, our staff are full-time employees, not single-case hires or independent contractors. This ensures continuity, accountability, and deep investment in every family we serve. We support our staff with training, supervision, and benefits so they can support you at the highest level.

Trusted by Leading Professionals Nationwide

Top-tier treatment centers, clinicians, and healthcare systems across the country refer their most complex cases to us. Our reputation is built on ethical practices, clinical sophistication, and consistently successful outcomes.

Unbiased, Independent Guidance

We do not accept kickbacks or commissions from any treatment program. That means our only priority is getting your loved one the right help—no hidden agenda, no financial bias. We work with a wide network of vetted programs to find the best clinical and financial fit.

Comprehensive Support – Start to Finish

You are never alone in the process—we walk with you every step of the way.

While virtual participation may seem convenient, we strongly encourage all loved ones to attend the intervention in person whenever possible. Interventions are delicate, emotionally charged moments that require presence, connection, and nonverbal communication—things that simply don’t translate the same through a screen. Being physically present allows your loved one to feel your concern, your love, and your commitment in a much more impactful way.

Virtual attendance can unintentionally send the message that the situation isn’t serious enough to warrant showing up. In reality, this may be one of the most critical turning points in your loved one’s life. We ask that everyone make the effort to be there physically to give the intervention the best chance of success.

When a loved one refuses treatment, it can be heartbreaking and incredibly frustrating. It's important to remember that denial is a common symptom of addiction — the illness itself often prevents people from recognizing the seriousness of their condition.

If someone refuses help, it doesn’t mean all hope is lost. Refusal is often part of the process, and many individuals eventually accept help after repeated conversations, consequences, or a well-executed intervention.

The family’s role becomes even more critical. By setting clear boundaries, limiting enabling behaviors, and working with professionals, you can help create a situation where treatment becomes the more desirable option.

Interventions can be powerful tools. A professionally guided intervention can help the person understand the impact of their behavior and encourage them to say “yes” to treatment.

In most cases, treatment is most effective when the person participates voluntarily, but there are situations where you can legally compel someone to receive care, though this depends on your state laws and the individual’s condition.

Involuntary commitment laws (sometimes called "Marchman Act" in Florida or "civil commitment" in other states) allow families to petition the court if their loved one is a danger to themselves or others due to substance use. This process typically involves a legal evaluation and a court order.

Medical or psychiatric hospitalization may be warranted if your loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or is medically unstable due to drug or alcohol use.

Legal or employer pressure can also push someone into treatment, and surprisingly, research shows outcomes can still be positive even if the person wasn’t initially motivated.

However, before pursuing any legal route, it’s recommended to consult with professionals (interventionists, therapists, attorneys) to weigh the risks, benefits, and process.