Support

CMC Foundation for Change Support: Community Groups Hub

This Community Group Hub by CMC Foundation for Change provides access to a variety of support groups and services, which utilize the “invitation to change” approach.

CMC Foundation for Change: Trainings Hub

The Invitation to Change approach can help you take care of yourself while practicing active strategies to invite and encourage change in your loved one, in yourself, in your family—and, if you’re inspired to share it, in your larger community. ITC events range from short overviews to 16-hour workshops (virtual and in-person) that take place over 2 full days or several weeks. We use discussion, lecture, and experiential exercises to help you learn and practice the ITC, creating an experience that is emotionally powerful and engaging.

Coach Mary Ann C. Palmer

Has your child’s drug and alcohol misuse taken over your life? Are you consumed by fear and worry? If you don’t know where to turn, or what steps to take, I can help.

I know this journey firsthand. My son struggled with alcohol and substance misuse for years. I tried to control him and the addiction, but the more I pushed, the more he resisted. It wasn’t until I learned a different approach—an evidence-based approach rooted in science and kindness—that our lives began to change. He is now in long-term recovery.

As a Certified Professional Coach, I help parents let go of control while strengthening connection, improve communication skills, set healthy boundaries, support positive change, and prioritize their own well-being

I am a Certified Professional Coach, a member of the International Coaching Federation, an ELI-Master Practitioner, a Certified Trainer in the Invitation to Change Approach, and a Certified CRAFT Peer Coach trained by the Partnership to End Addiction—where I have been recognized as a Gold Star Coach.

There is hope. You are not alone. Let’s take the next step together.

Coach Mentors

Coach-Mentors is a program that provides practical help for adolescents, young adults or adults who are either currently in outpatient treatment or returning home from an out-of-home placement. We help clients put into practice the therapeutic goals they are working on treatment. Working collaboratively with treating clinicians and programs, we augment the work being done in the office/program and help our clients take action and implement their therapeutic goals in their everyday lives.