The Invitation to Change Approach© (ITC)
Do you love someone who is struggling with substances?
Do you want to help but feel overwhelmed and confused about where to begin? Have you been told to detach, use tough love, or wait for your loved one to hit rock bottom?
The Invitation to Change Approach© (ITC) rejects these failed approaches and proves there ARE things you can do. This evidence-based method combines proven strategies with compassion, showing you how to support your loved one in ways that actually work and feel right.
We'll also help you bring self-compassion and care to yourself in the process, because your healing matters too -and it's essential for sustaining you through these challenging times.
Transform Your Family's Story with Evidence-Based Skills That Actually Work
Our ITC workshops - available to Serenity Circle paid members - provide the structured, professional training that families desperately need but rarely receive. You'll master proven strategies to understand your loved one's behavior and use motivational techniques that can create real, lasting change.
What You'll Master:
End the communication deadlock - Learn to have conversations that open possibilities for change instead of creating more conflict and distance
Respond strategically, not emotionally - Discover how to encourage positive behaviors while allowing natural consequences to motivate change
Reduce household chaos - Develop skills that lessen tension, heated emotions, and the constant walking-on-eggshells dynamic
Protect your wellbeing - Become an active part of the change process while caring for yourself throughout this challenging journey
The ITC approach is grounded in research that proves families can influence positive change when they have the right tools and understanding:
Behaviors make sense when we understand their purpose - your loved one isn't "crazy," they're meeting a need
One size does not fit all in recovery - there are many paths to change, and you can help find the right one
Ambivalence about change is normal -learning to work with resistance instead of fighting it
Small steps lead to lasting transformation - you don't need dramatic interventions to create meaningful change
Compassion outperforms confrontation - kindness opens doors that anger slams shut
Empowering families impacted by addiction to find strength and serenity through mindfulness, education, and compassionate support
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