North Star Recovery Coaching provides virtual and in-person coaching to adults over 18 years old who are:
- Struggling with behavioral addictions and substance use disorder
- Struggling with "failure to launch"
- Family members of individuals struggling with addiction
- Betrayed partners
You can't think your way to recovery. Recovery requires action.
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Testimonials
Ken has helped me through an immeasurably difficult time in my life. Despite dealing with an uncertain future, I found a way to remain focused and present with Ken’s support and guidance. I learned how to improve the way I communicate my thoughts and feelings to my wife, how to empathize with her, how to focus on acceptance and gratitude, and remain “in the moment” despite the challenges I continue to face.
Ken provides me with the support, empathy, and accountability I need to successfully get through each day and maintain my sobriety and life of recovery.
I would recommend Ken Markowitz to anyone struggling with addiction.
M.P.
November 2025
I started working with Ken shortly after my family found out about my addiction. I was in a bad place with myself and my family. Ken helped me find the path I need to maintain my sobriety and live a life in recovery with his unique ability to provide accountability with empathy.
After learning to understand addiction, we focused on my personal relationship with addiction and developed a relapse prevention plan. I learned that recovery means taking care of myself by being physically healthy, staying focused on my goals, and being emotionally available for my loved ones and myself.
I've noticed a significant change in myself over the past year, largely due to the work we've been doing together. My family sees these changes too, and we are in a far better place.
I highly recommend working with Ken as an addiction recovery coach.
Hunter
November 2025
What makes North Star Recovery Coaching unique?
Physician Owned and Operated
As a physician and an International Master Addictions coach, I provide a unique blend of holistic addiction understanding, coaching experience, caring, and professionalism. North Star is one of a few physician-owned and operated recovery coach organizations which makes North Star unique.
I meet you where you are in recovery
A recovery coach is focused on your recovery success. I actively listen to your needs and help you create and implement a plan that works for your recovery.
Collaboration with your recovery team
Addiction recovery is a team effort. I feel collaboration with your recovery team is essential for success. I create an environment that welcomes communication with other team members so everyone moves in the same direction to maximize your recovery success.
Goal oriented approach
A recovery coach is focused on results. I help you get the results you want by understanding where you are now, where you want to be, and how to get there.
What is a Recovery Coach?
- A recovery coach helps people with addiction maintain sobriety and live a life of addiction recovery. Recovery coaches focus on action by helping clients develop and implement a recovery action plan.
- Every person follows a different recovery path. A coach is there to help shape that path and provide guidance and accountability to help maintain recovery success.
- A recovery coach can help with setting and realizing life goals. Addiction is frequently a cycle perpetuated by the addict losing focus on his or her ambitions. A recovery coach can help redirect that mindset and help clients focus on life goals.
Why Work with a Recovery Coach?
- People struggling with addiction frequently need motivation to maintain sobriety and persistent recovery. A recovery coach motivates focused work on life and recovery goals. Focus on achieving goals maximizes long-term recovery success.
- Coaches complement therapy. Therapists help addicts understand how their addictions developed and work through past trauma that contributes to addiction. Coaches focus on action and helping addicts implement their recovery plan. Working together, therapists and coaches create an effective team providing a comprehensive approach to addiction recovery.
- When an addict completes detoxification or a rehabilitation program, the support team caring for him or her disappears. Who can he or she turn to for the next steps in sobriety and recovery? A coach can help pick up where the programs left off preventing a gap in care and potential relapse.