Whole Family Together
Recovery Doesn't End When Treatment Ends
Families learn, heal, and grow together during recovery.
Designed for families whose loved one is already engaged in recovery and transitioning into the next stage of their journey, including:
- Sober Living
- Transitional Living
- Returning Home
- Independent Living
- Continuing Recovery After Treatment
What Makes Whole Family Together Different?
Unlike most family recovery programs that serve either the family or the person in recovery separately, Whole Family Together is designed to bring everyone into the healing process together.
Each weekly session is thoughtfully designed around three foundational elements:
- Structured Curriculum to support family healing
- Purposeful Themes to deepen family connection
- Meaningful Prompts to cultivate family wisdom
Families don’t just receive information—they engage in meaningful conversations, practice new skills, learn from one another, and strengthen the relationships that support lasting recovery.
A Loved One’s Recovery Impacts the Whole Family
As your loved one moves through their recovery journey, family members and close supporters often face challenges such as:
- Difficulty rebuilding trust
- Communication struggles
- Uncertainty about healthy boundaries
- Fear of setbacks
- Feeling isolated or unsupported
You are not alone. These challenges are common, and families can continue healing long after
treatment ends.
What Families Do and Learn
Together, families learn how to:
Improve communication
Rebuild trust
Establish healthy boundaries
Navigate challenges that arise during all phases of recovery
Strengthen relationships
Support long-term wellness for the entire family
Rather than learning separately, the loved one in recovery and their family members participate
together, creating opportunities for shared understanding, growth, and connection.
Imagine Your Family Experiencing
Stronger relationships and restored trust
Improved communication
Healthier boundaries and reduced stress
Greater confidence and resilience
A deeper sense of connection and belonging
Created for families who want to stay strong in their recovery, this program fosters ongoing restoration, mutual support, and lasting growth.
What this program is NOT for:
- Not to therapies anyone
- Not to critique or judge
- Not to shame or blame
- Not to fix, save, or tell anyone what to do
We have specific Group Agreements for what gets processed in the group and what gets processed outside the group.
What this program IS for:
- Nurture connection on a deeper level
- Hear each other’s voice
- Share gifts with each other- laughter, love, experience, resources, books, songs, etc.
- Share connection- physical, mental, emotional spiritual
Meeting are held weekly for 90 minutes, on the same day and time, via Zoom.
THREE Foundational Elements of this Program:
- Structured Curriculum to Support Healing
- Purposeful Themes to Deepen Family Connections
- Meaningful Prompts to Cultivate Family Wisdom
Learn more about the Whole Family Together program
Colleen found her own family’s journey toward healing…
Colleen found her own family’s journey towards healing after many years of feeling lost, alone, and frightened in the throes of her son’s struggles. She wholeheartedly knows the efforts it takes to make life-long changes. Colleen is committed to living a life of successful family wellness and inspiring others to partake in this transformation as well.
Through her own deeply personal experience, Colleen became a fully trained and Certified Family Recovery Coach. She believes in the power of the Whole Family Together approach to strengthen families and their relationships.
Meet Colleen Bertolino
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Certified Family Recovery Life Coach & Whole Family Together Facilitator
Through personal experience and professional training, Colleen understands that healing is strengthened when families grow together.
She has helped more than 100 families navigate positive change with greater confidence, clarity, and support.
Learn more about the Whole Family Recovery program.
Families Share About Working with Colleen
Take the Next Step
Recovery doesn't end when treatment ends—and neither does the opportunity for families to
thrive.
Schedule a complimentary call to learn whether Whole Family Together is right for your family.
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978.335.6340
colleen@recoverypracticesllc.com
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