Coaching is based on the premise that human beings are capable of change, and that when we want to change, the key resource is within us. A coach does not change us. A coach helps us work out what change we want, and how to make change in our lives that will last.
People in recovery from addiction have already made a major change in their lives: they decided to become abstinent, and they are now working on sustaining their abstinence. At any stage of abstinent recovery people may want someone to help them:

• reflect on how their life is going, and where they want to get to
• explore a specific aspect of their life and make some progress
• consider what makes them tick and what ‘holds them back’ in their personal development

A Recovery Coach is a person with experience of recovery who can help other people in recovery by acting as a facilitator for this process. A Recovery Coach can help people to explore any aspect of their lives, and is especially interested in areas of life which contribute towards a happy, fulfilled and sustained recovery.
A Recovery Coach is in recovery, and this shared experience helps them to understand some of the challenges, barriers and common experiences that people in recovery go through. Insight is an important quality for Recovery Coaches to have. But a Recovery Coach is not a therapist, advisor, counsellor or teacher. Their role is to help people in recovery learn about themselves and find their own answers.