Last week, a Psychology Today feature titled “Why Families Wait Too Long to Intervene in Addiction” revealed a sobering truth: “over 70% of families delay seeking help for a loved one’s addiction, often for a year or longer.” The piece added that this hesitation is not apathy but “paralysis born from fear, shame, and confusion”. In other words, the cost of waiting is very often more than families imagine.

Against that backdrop comes a compelling story: Clear Path Intervention, a fully‑national service operating in all 50 states, dedicated to helping families break the silence and step toward healing.

A Mission Rooted in Compassion

Clear Path Intervention was founded by Brad Garraway, a Nationally Certified Intervention Professional and Certified Recovery Coach who brings both clinical grounding and a lived experience of recovery. As Brad puts it:

“Families don’t fail when addiction shows up. They fail when they believe they’re supposed to handle it alone. And they’re not.”

Brad and his team listen deeply, coach families through planning, and act as steady guides not cold experts.

A Personalized Continuum of Care

Rather than a one‑off intervention moment, Clear Path operates as a full continuum of support:

• Professional Interventions to prepare and educate the family no one walks into the process cold.

• Family Recovery Courses that avoid scripted confrontations and instead favor structured conversation and empathy.

• Sober transport & logistics ensuring safe and dignified transitions into treatment.

• Treatment Navigation, including sober companions and family coaching, to prevent relapse and rebuild trust.

According to Clear Path’s internal tracking, over 75% of their interventions result in treatment acceptance, even in situations where a loved one had repeatedly refused help before.

Voices from the Team

“Sometimes the family is as sick as the addict,” Brad shares gently, “not because they’re bad people but because they’ve been in survival mode for so long.” That insight guides Clear Path’s family‑centered mindset healing not just the individual but the system around them.

The team led by certified interventionists across the nation aims to unify family and friends around a recovery plan, building a message they can live by and share, rather than letting addiction write the script for them.

What Makes Clear Path Different

Here’s how Clear Path Intervention stands out:

• Nationwide reach: serving families across all 50 U.S. states, offering both in‑person and remote support.

• Family education at the core: They derail enabling behaviors by teaching everyone how addiction rewires the brain and how families can reset the system.

• Continuity beyond “yes”: It’s not over when someone agrees to help. They stick with families through recovery logistics and emotional support.

• Measurable success: Over three‑quarters of interventions lead to acceptance of treatment within days, not weeks or months, even in previously resistant cases.

Bringing It Back: Why Timing Matters

The Psychology Today data is clear: waiting too long drastically reduces the chances of recovery. But the difference between despair and hope often rests on taking action ideally, early action.

That’s where Clear Path steps in: transforming paralysis into possibility, guilt into empowerment, and isolation into community. Their work addresses precisely the kind of family system breakdown described at the article’s outset.

A Gentle Call to Action

Addiction is complex. It doesn’t happen overnight and recovery won’t either. But you don’t have to wait until rock bottom. If your family is feeling stuck unsure of what to do, overwhelmed, worried you’re not alone. Clear Path Intervention is here, ready to guide you through each step with experience and empathy.

Recovery begins when you take the first step. If your family is ready you don’t have to go it alone.