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Peer Recovery Coaching

Peer support on your path to recovery

Peer Recovery Coaching

Copper Shores Outreach & Education offers free, dedicated time with a certified peer recovery coach, helping you on your path to recovery. Peer recovery coaching is led by the person in recovery, not the coach. 

We connect people to helpful community resources, tools and information, while helping them achieve their personal recovery goals. Time with a peer recovery coach differs for each person, based on their unique needs and circumstances. 

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Peer Recovery Coach

Someone with tools, skills, and lived experience in addiction and recovery, who is there to assist the person in recovery achieve whatever steps they personally deem suitable in their path toward recovery.

Peer recovery coaches provide tools that are unique to the individual's needs, such as substance abuse counseling, support groups and more.

What they do

- Provide judgement-free emotional support 
- Help create Recovery Plans and Relapse Prevention Plans 
- Remove barriers to services and help access basic necessities
- Find housing options and reliable transportation
- Assist in filling out forms
- Help find community resources and connect people to recovery support 
- Explain the recovery path to a partner or spouse
- Advocate for people in appointment

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Get Started

1.

Contact the coach

Contact Kassy Kallio, certified Peer Recovery Coach.

Call or text (906) 207-1737, or email kkallio@coppershores.org.

The first connection from Kassy is usually made within 24 hours.

2.

Establish recovery goals

Discuss what success means for the person in recovery.

Set goals that align with the path they wish to take.

Define the steps they need to take to walk that path.

3.

Follow up meetings

Visits with Kassy vary based on the individual and the goals that they have set.

The frequency, duration and purpose of visits are flexible, able to adjust with the changing needs of the person in recovery.

"My goal is your success." - Kassy

Relapsing in Recovery

Relapsing does not disqualify you from receiving Copper Shores' peer recovery services. It's about progress, not perfection.

Copper Shores knows that recovery is a challenging journey, influenced by many outside factors. Peer Recovery Coaches provide nonjudgmental support, focusing on your resilience and commitment to continuing your recovery journey.

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Ashlee's Story

Still not convinced that Peer Recovery Coaching can help you? Take it from Ashlee, who began her recovery journey more than five years ago.

“Even if you think it’s impossible and you never think you can see a life outside of addiction, no matter how bad it is, there is always hope."
February 20, 2025

Hope in action: The power of peer recovery coaching with Kassy Kallio

For those struggling with addiction the path to recovery is difficult and can only be traveled down when they are ready for change. When that moment comes, Kassy Kallio is ready to step in and ...
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Meet the Peer Recovery Coach

Kassy is a Copper Country native, mom, dog-lover and has been on her own recovery journey since 2011. She knows what addiction feels like and how difficult it is to beat, but also knows first-hand that recovery is achievable.

"Recovery can be hard - but never impossible. Let me show you how to start!"

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Kassy Kallio

Community Support Specialist & Michigan Certified Peer Recovery Coach
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Recovery is possible.

Connect with a Peer Recovery Coach and take the next step in your journey.
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