Private 1-on-1 online recovery coaching with founder Preston Durnford, paired with a full contracted clinical team. Functional medicine. qEEG brain scans. Licensed therapy. Ketamine-assisted therapy. Plant medicine integration. Nutrition. Fitness. Family work. For high performers anywhere in the world.
Most virtual addiction treatment sold online is a thin app subscription. Some video therapy. A workbook. Maybe a chatroom. That is not what Epic Journey is.
Epic Journey is a private virtual recovery coaching and care coordination engagement. We are not a licensed treatment center. We are a recovery mentorship practice. You work directly with founder Preston Durnford every week. Where licensed clinical care is needed, you also work with independent contracted providers that Preston coordinates with as the quarterback of your team. Not as your clinician. As the person who knows your full picture and makes sure the team is working together.
The thought, emotion, reaction loop. Inner child work. Mirror work. Custom journaling that surfaces what has actually been driving the use.
Weekly 1-on-1 video sessions. Mid-week phone or text check-ins. Real-time pattern interruption. A relationship, not a workbook.
The work only holds when the bond is real. Built on video, then deepened in Newport Beach or wherever you are when the time is right.
The neurobiology of addiction. The thought-emotion-reaction wiring. What the substance has actually been doing for you and how the brain rewires.
Movement. Spirituality if it fits you. Sleep, nutrition, the small rituals that hold sobriety in place between sessions.
Epic Journey coordinates an independent network: licensed therapists, functional medicine, qEEG, ketamine partners, nutrition, fitness, family work. They deliver the licensed care; we quarterback.
This is what separates Epic Journey virtual addiction treatment from solo recovery coaching. Preston is the mentor and quarterback. Around him is a vetted network of independent licensed providers, each chosen because they actually know what they are doing and treat clients the way Preston would want his own family treated. All clinical providers are independent contractors. You contract directly with each one. Preston coordinates the team.
11+ years in the field. 3,000+ clients. 500+ interventions. Former owner-operator of detox, residential, mental health, and outpatient programs. Your weekly 1-on-1 video sessions, mid-week check-ins, and team coordination all run through Preston.
Contracted licensed therapists who specialize in addiction, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. Available modalities:
Contracted functional medicine doctor for full panel labs and biological optimization. Includes:
Contracted qEEG (quantitative EEG) provider, available virtually or in-person at our partner facility in Costa Mesa, California. Maps your brain’s electrical activity to identify patterns associated with attention, anxiety, depression, trauma signatures, and substance-use damage and recovery.
Contracted clinical partners for legally administered ketamine-assisted therapy. Ketamine is currently the most clinically established psychedelic treatment in the United States and is legal for off-label use under physician supervision. Epic Journey provides preparation and integration coaching around the experience.
For clients who have completed legally administered plant medicine experiences in jurisdictions where the work is legal (Oregon, Colorado, international clinics), Epic Journey provides preparation and integration coaching. Read the full research-backed breakdown →
Contracted nutrition coach for personalized eating, blood-sugar stabilization, neurotransmitter precursor support (tyrosine, tryptophan, B-vitamins), and recovery fueling. Designed around your labs and your training.
Contracted personal trainer and movement programming. Training discipline is one of the single strongest predictors of long-term sobriety. We design programs around your goals: strength, conditioning, sleep regulation, and the dopamine and BDNF benefits of consistent training.
Contracted licensed family therapist for clinical family-of-origin work. Plus structured monthly family check-ins coordinated by Preston with you present and consenting. Keeps your spouse or chosen family supportively informed without violating your confidentiality.
Virtual and in-person community of high-performing men doing the same work alongside you. Some have been in the group for years. Honest, direct, structured around real accountability.
Direct coaching from Preston, plus contracted licensed therapist sessions and clinical partners, gives you access to the complete spectrum of evidence-based modalities for addiction and trauma recovery.
Preston’s direct coaching draws on CBT principles, DBT principles, Motivational Interviewing, IFS-inspired parts work, inner child work, mirror work, mindfulness, and custom journaling. The clinical modalities (EMDR, brainspotting, somatic experiencing, formal CBT/DBT/IFS clinical work) are delivered by independent contracted licensed therapists in the Epic Journey network.
This is the structured Epic Journey pre-assessment and engagement flow. It is the same flow whether you are 100% virtual or whether you eventually fly out for in-person time. Built across multiple meetings so we know exactly what we are doing before we start.
We get on the phone. You tell me what is going on. I ask questions. We figure out together whether virtual addiction treatment with Epic Journey is the right fit. No pressure. Real conversation.
If we move forward, we do a structured pre-assessment across two to three sessions in the first ten days. Meeting 1 maps your full history: substance use, medical history, mental health, family of origin, current life circumstances.
Meeting 2 goes deeper into the patterns underneath the behavior. What the substance has been doing for you. What you are afraid will happen if you stop. What you want your life to look like if we get this right.
If appropriate, we do a separate family check-in with your spouse or chosen family member. You are present and consenting. We hear their perspective. They hear the plan. Boundaries are clear from day one.
Based on the pre-assessment, I activate the right specialists from the Epic Journey clinical network. Functional medicine doctor for labs. Licensed therapist for trauma work. Ketamine if appropriate. Nutrition and fitness coordination. You contract directly with each provider.
Weekly 60 to 90 minute 1-on-1 video session with Preston. Mid-week phone or text check-in. Daily practices between sessions. Monthly clinical team touchpoints.
About four to six weeks in, most clients fly out to Newport Beach for a two to three day in-person bonding weekend. Optional but recommended. Preston also flies to clients when the engagement calls for it.
Structured monthly family check-ins continue throughout the engagement. Keeps your spouse or chosen family in the loop in a healthy, boundaried way without violating your confidentiality.
After the three-month foundation, the cadence tapers as life stabilizes. Many clients stay engaged for six to twelve months. Some stay for years. The relationship continues as long as it serves you.
You are a good fit for Epic Journey virtual addiction treatment if:
You are NOT a good fit if:
A handful of recent reviews from the families and individuals who have worked with Preston. Read all 24 verified 5-star Google reviews →
"My daughter is sober 8 months today because she went through The Epic Journey support guidance. Epic Journey is the glue that holds rehab and The Steps to sobriety together."
"I was a high-functioning alcoholic for 15 years. Nobody knew. Preston was the first person who didn't make me feel ashamed and didn't try to put me in a program that wasn't right for me. His coaching is the reason I'm still sober today."
"I'm a physician. Skeptical by nature. Preston is the real thing. Decades of operator experience in this space and a heart for the families."
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