"Jo Ann Towle is one of the top proponents and practitioners of the systemic intervention model in the United States. If my family were in need of an intervention, I would choose her to facilitate it."
Wayne Raiter, L.C.S.W.,
President of Executive Care
Former Clinical Director of the Johnson Institute
"We heartily
recommend the intervention services provided by
Jo Ann Towle and Family Intervention Associates.
The family intervention they facilitate is an
open, respectful process that is highly effective
in motivating the chemically dependent person
to seek help and is a wonderful first step in
healing the family."
"Jo Ann Towle and her associates bring great skill and compassion to families living with the crisis of addiction. They move families from stuck to unstuck, from closed to open, and from a destructive path to one of healthy growth."
Stephanie Brown, Ph.D.
Director, The Addictions Institute
"Combining gentleness, straightforwardness and firm boundaries, Jo Ann Towle is instrumental in totally transforming lives. Her ability to motivate people caught in the cycle of addiction is a skill she possesses to the fullest."
John Bradshaw,
Best Selling Author and Pioneer in the Field of Recovery
"Our family will never be the same as a result of those two days, and all I can say is Thank God. My husband and I were preparing for our wedding and felt it was critical to clear the decks with our large blended family. With my history of codependency and the alcohol-drug related dependencies of several family members, we decided to start our marriage with truth and accountability all around. Everyone knew and prepared for our two-day meeting, traveling from other parts of the country to participate. As a result of our family intervention, our son entered AA...our daughter went into treatment...and our grandchild was born to parents now free of drugs. Our other children have gained a deeper understanding of drug/alcohol use. Drug/alcohol abuse is a family affair. No one person in the family unit is free until each member understands, and has the tools to move past the dependencies. Thanks for the work you do. We are moving on with life much more knowledgeably, more in touch with ourselves,
more truthfully with each other."
"When it became apparent that my wife had a problem with alcohol, I was steered toward traditional intervention, but a surprise intervention was not right for me. I was in love with my wife and felt there must be a gentler way. The educational aspect of Jo Ann Towle's method especially appealed to me because of my teen age sons. If intervention didn't work, I wanted some good to come out of the wreckage. I felt this was a wonderful opportunity to let them know what they were up against genetically and the reason for our family dynamic. This turned out to be the most important thing I have ever done for them. Our intervention was a “success”. My wife is a BFC graduate with 9 months of sobriety, is active in AA and has a sponsor. My boys and I spent a week together at Betty Ford Center's Family Week. I am a member of Al-Anon and have a sponsor. I realize there are several ways to approach a problem such as ours but Jo Ann's approach treated everyone with concern, honesty, and respect. I believe it caused a lot less emotional damage that had to be repaired later. She has my deepest gratitude and respect and I will forever be indebted to what she did for our family."
"When my husband relapsed after 7 years, our family started to feel the effects. I wasn't familiar at the time with Systemic Family Intervention. I had only heard of the confrontational approach, which I feared would not work. I felt very confident about this different, non-shaming systemic Family Intervention. Even if my husband did not accept the recommendation of treatment, the rest of the family would learn about addiction and each person's role. During the weekend that you facilitated, I learned much about myself and my husband arrived at a successful treatment plan. Thank you for providing an opportunity for my family and myself to seek recovery."
"I
had lost all hope and had very little faith that
there was a solution powerful enough to change
our family dynamic. The systemic intervention
changed our family and the terrible path we were
on. I am proud to say that my daughter went to
treatment, we are all in therapy and living a
life of recovery. My shame is gone and I continue
to work on my backbone to keep the process moving
forward."
"The systemic weekend taught us important facts about the disease of addiction. We were able to understand what addiction is and how all of us, not just the addict, need to change to successfully combat the disease. My brother has been sober for almost two years and our entire family is in recovery and is happier than ever."
