Consultation for family members
Most often the first people to come to me are not those with the addiction but their loved ones — wives, husbands, parents. And that is right: a family can change the situation before the person admits the problem.
Why people come
- Your husband or wife drinks and talking leads nowhere
- Your son or daughter uses drugs and you fear for their life
- You keep rescuing: paying debts, covering up, lying to their employer
- Your loved one came back from treatment and you do not know how to behave
- You are at your limit and feel you are losing yourself
What we do in a consultation
- 1
Look at the situation
What is happening with your loved one, what stage the addiction is at, and how urgently you need to act.
- 2
Spot codependency
Where your help is actually feeding the illness: money, covering up, endless "last chances".
- 3
Learn how to talk
Which words trigger defensiveness and fights, and which leave the door to treatment open.
- 4
Set boundaries
Only the ones you can really hold. Empty threats are worse than none.
- 5
Make a plan
Intervention, treatment, or family work for now — we decide based on the situation, without pressure.
Format
Online (WhatsApp, Telegram, Zoom) or in person in Israel. Russian, English, Hebrew. The first consultation is free. The person with the addiction does not need to be present.
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Frequently asked questions
Does the person with the addiction need to take part?
No. The consultation is for you. Very often it is the change in the family's behaviour that pushes the person towards treatment.
How do I know if I am codependent?
If your life revolves around your loved one's using — you control, check, rescue, make excuses and forget about yourself — that is codependency. The good news: it can be treated, and that directly helps your loved one.
What if they deny the problem?
That is normal — denial is part of addiction. We do not argue about the diagnosis; we change what depends on you. If needed, we prepare an intervention.
Is it confidential?
Completely. Nobody will know about our conversation — not your loved one, not an employer, not anyone else.
What graduates say
I want to express my gratitude to IsraRehab and especially to Slava for my new clean life, which began 12 years and a month ago. Back then I received a huge gift — the understanding that you can live without addiction and enjoy life!
In 17 years of using I went through many treatment facilities… I went just to tick a box so they would leave me alone, but after a week or two I slowly started listening to the counsellors… and as a result I have been in recovery for 8 years! A big human thank-you to all the clinic staff and to its founding spirit, Viacheslav…
To Slava — for his effective approach and the resilience he helped me build, and for explaining very simply exactly what I needed to do to stay sober… My family said I came out of there a different person.
Reviews published on the IsraRehab centre website: israrehab.com/otzyvy. Translated from Russian.