Recovery Is Personal


No two people arrive here the same way, and no meaningful recovery process is built through a rigid formula or generic approach.

Rory works collaboratively with clients to create a recovery structure that is honest, grounded, practical, and sustainable — supporting recovery from alcohol, substances, gambling, and other destructive behavioral patterns while helping clients build a more stable and spiritually connected way of living.

For some clients, the work begins with building basic structure and accountability:

  • daily routines

  • meeting support

  • recovery planning

  • check-ins

  • relapse prevention

  • reconnecting with community and spiritual practice

For others, the work may involve helping untangle long-standing patterns of isolation, intellectualization, self-deception, or high-functioning instability that continue to interfere with recovery despite outward success.

Rory’s approach is direct, compassionate, non-performative, and deeply grounded in lived experience.

He understands both the intensity of ambitious, high-pressure lives and the deeper exhaustion that can come from trying to manage recovery through willpower, image management, intellect, or external achievement alone.

Together, the work is collaborative and individualized.

Some clients may benefit from more frequent support and contact initially, especially during periods of instability, transition, or early recovery. Over time, that structure may evolve into a steadier rhythm focused on maintenance, accountability, spiritual grounding, and continued growth.

Rory is based in Durham, North Carolina and works with clients both locally and remotely.

Depending on the situation and level of support needed, services may include:

One-on-one recovery coaching

Alcohol and substance
recovery support

Gambling recovery support

Recovery planning and accountability

Relapse prevention support

12-step integration

Executive and entrepreneur recovery support

Family consultation
and support

Transitional support
following treatment

Recovery accompaniment and higher-touch support services

Select travel-based or intervention-related support


The frequency and structure of work are determined collaboratively based on the client’s needs, goals, level of stability, and desired level of support.

This work is especially effective for individuals who may already understand recovery intellectually, but are looking for something more grounded, honest, spiritually connected, and genuinely lived.

Recovery is not about performance.

It is about building a life that can actually be sustained.