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Bill Maher, Interventionist

Specializing in Gentle, Respectful Intervention of Alcoholism and Other Addictions
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“If only I could get my loved one to treatment.”

This is a common thought of friends and family members dealing with the problem of addiction in a loved one. A professionally facilitated intervention may be the answer. Alcoholism, drug, and food addiction are progressive and often fatal. Fortunately, addiction is a disease that can be successfully treated—provided that the alcoholic or addict gets suitable help in time. The intervention initiates the addicted person’s process of “hitting bottom”. It works to break both the individual and the family members’ ties to the disease so that the journey to a healthy and productive life can begin for all involved.

A New Reality
There are several models of intervention. The method we use is the "Family Invitational Intervention". This model of intervention is different from others because the addicted person is openly invited to attend. Family members and significant others learn about and discuss the affects of addiction. The meeting is organized in a way that allows the addicted person to lower their defenses, principally because the material is not directed at them, but rather to the family as a whole. We call it the "gentle, respectful intervention".

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Bill Maher—Speaking Events

Bill’s TED Talk

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TEDX RVA Open Mic Presentation

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Interesting Research

https://youtu.be/mOTfJdBSgoM

Excerpt from Dr. Jason Kilmer’s presentation. Scary, yet fascinating research regarding our young adult population and addiction.

One Family’s Story

family intervention Want to know what an intervention is like? Read this true story of one family's experience successfully and respectfully conducting an intervention on their alcoholic daughter with the help of Bill Maher, Interventionist. Learn More ...

Latest Video

COBE Brewer Video

COBE Town Hall Video

How addiction forms by looking at social media, fast food and other facets of daily life. A video of a talk by Judson Brewer MD, PhD given at the "From Research to Recovery Town … [Read More...]

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William J. Maher

CIP, CADC, ACI, BRI II
Board Registered Interventionist II

Member of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
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The Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS)
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“With a very high rate of success, Bill Maher is able to move the family along a path of healing, as well as foster a desire for recovery in the addicted individual.”

—Dr. David Smith, Haight Ashbury Free Clinic; Former President and Chair Physician of The Well Being Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

Betty Ford Center Preferred Interventionist

“Maher's business is saving people from their addictions—one hairy family crisis at a time.”

—Style Weekly, Richmond, Virginia

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Parents— Don’t Try This at Home

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