1-on-1 recovery coaching with Preston Durnford, Orange County's #1 private interventionist. In-person across Orange County. Virtual nationwide. The kind of consistent, real-world relationship that recovery research has identified as the single biggest predictor of long-term outcomes.
Recovery isn't built in 30 days at a treatment center. It's built in the year that follows , and the data on what actually works has been consistent for decades.
The 2024 systematic review on peer recovery support found that consistent mentorship significantly improves treatment engagement and retention, across nearly thirteen thousand participants.
Source: 2024 Systematic Review, Peer Recovery Support & Recovery Coaching, Current Addiction Reports.
Sustained, individualized post-treatment support is the single biggest predictor of long-term recovery, not the length of the rehab stay.
Source: McLellan et al., JAMA, "Drug Dependence, A Chronic Medical Illness."
People paired with consistent peer recovery coaching stay engaged in care longer and relapse less than those discharged into clinical-only follow-up.
Source: SAMHSA & Recovery Research Institute meta-analyses on peer recovery support services.
At Epic Journey, recovery coaching isn't a phone-it-in 30-minute weekly check-in. It's a structured, high-touch relationship designed for people whose lives, careers, families, identities, are rebuilding around recovery in real time.
Scheduled sessions plus real-time access between them. The work happens in the moments that matter.
The rough nights, the wobble moments, the post-treatment reality checks. We're reachable when it counts.
Career, education, relationships, identity. Recovery without a life worth being sober for rarely lasts.
We work alongside the family, translating, mediating, keeping everyone moving in the same direction.
Surfing, hiking, riding, breathwork, cold exposure. Real-world movement is woven in because it works.
Therapists, addiction counselors, functional medicine, ketamine, holistic, we coordinate the right team for you.
Newport Beach · Costa Mesa · Irvine · Newport Coast · Laguna Beach · Huntington Beach · Anaheim
Face-to-face sessions, walk-and-talks at the beach, integrated active-lifestyle work, and presence in the moments that matter most. Many local clients combine in-person with virtual for between-session support.
Available in all 50 states · Secure video and phone
The same Preston, the same direct access, the same continuity, just remote. Many clients work with us entirely virtually, especially executives and out-of-state families. Same depth, same outcomes.
Cash-pay only. We do not bill insurance for coaching, that keeps the engagement private, fast, and built around your life instead of a billing department.
Recovery research is clear: consistent mentorship is the difference. The next move is a 15-minute call.
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