Bill Maher, CIP, CADC, ACI—Intervention Services

You can find Bill Maher, CIP, CADC, ACI – Intervention Services on West Main Street in Richmond, Virginia. He focuses on providing intervention services to those experiencing co-occurring mental health issues and substance use disorder. Maher treats alcohol and drug use disorders as well as food addictions through outpatient services. 

Maher offers traditional intervention services where family, friends, loved ones and co-workers are encouraged to work with their care team to safely intervene in their loved ones’ addiction to get them the help and support they require to meet their wellness needs. 

Compassionate Intervention Services 

I find it good to know that he provides gentle and compassionate intervention services to ensure that the client’s dignity is maintained throughout the process. In other words, he does not promote the ambush method of intervention but creates a more inviting and welcoming experience for everyone involved. 

Educational Phase of Intervention 

There is also an educational phase of his intervention process where family and loved ones are encouraged to answer questionnaires about their loved one’s behaviors and actions in order to help better understand what may have led up to their need for intervention and in order to help address their needs and treat their conditions. 

I appreciate that he uses presentations and flip charts to then explain to family and friends, the disease side of addiction and how it affects each person physically and mentally. This creates an all-encompassing approach to healing their loved one through a more pragmatic approach.