Gianna Yunker has been my lifeline through this journey with my loved one. She has been our mediator and family support system.
Starting with intervention, she helped our son make the decision to go into rehab, and continue through the step down process of Sober living, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient therapy (IOP) and the transition back to home . She has a comprehensive knowledge of how the system works and she was able to place him in the best possible location that suited his needs.
Gianna gained my son’s trust and he gave her permission to have access to his records, family and therapists. She calls him to encourage compliance , checks his breathalyzer daily, checks in with his progress at therapy, and updates family .
We learned our role in the healing process with Zoom meetings, reading materials, personal conversations, emails and texts.
We do not have to talk to our son about all the steps mentioned above. We just have to love him, show support and encourage him along the way. Our job is to learn the families’s role in supporting recovery and let the professionals do their job.
We have failed time and time again in the past.
Today, my son is 5 months sober.
I credit Gianna for making us all accountable for our journey and providing us access to the tools we need to travel this road together.
A grateful mother.