Bridging Session
HALO version

What happens in an Bridging Session-HALO session?

Phase 1. The Bridging Session-HALO Background Questionnaire.

Prior to your Bridging Session-HALO session, you will complete a Background Questionnaire (on-line, fax, or email) to help Dr. Kern understand your present situation with your loved one and what you have tried to do to date. (This information will be collected with 100% confidentiality in mind. You will be assigned an ID number to protect your privacy.)

Phase 2. Bridging Session-HALO session begins.

Dr. Kern will refer to your questionnaire and ask you to elaborate on key areas. Once Dr. Kern has enough information to understand your current situation, he will introduce you to a variety of behavior skills that are appropriate for your personal situation and goals. You will naturally be attracted to some ideas, and not to others. You will be able to choose the tools and techniques that appeal most to you. Dr. Kern will collaborate with you throughout this process, pointing out which techniques work well together and are fitting for the severity of your loved one's situation.

Phase 3. Create a step-by-step "HALO Action Plan."

Dr. Kern will collaborate with you to create a strategic HALO Action Plan. This plan is the essential roadmap for attaining and maintaining your goal of motivating your loved one into positive action. It helps you begin at the right place, take the right steps at the right time with the proper tools. This planned sequence of your actions is at the core of motivating your loved one to change. With Dr. Kern's guidance, it is completely customized to your personal situation, motivation, and goals. It is very rare to find this type of individualized and customized approach in addiction treatment. This is an extraordinarily rare, non-confrontational technique for addressing a loved one who is stuck in their addiction.

Phase 4. What happens after Bridging Session-HALO?

At the end of the session, you can decide whether you need Dr. Kern's further involvement with additional HALO coaching sessions. Most of his clients usually have enough information and direction to proceed on their own. However, some continue working with Dr. Kern on an as-needed basis.

Dr. Kern will email you a downloadable version of his ground-breaking book, "Take Control Now!" (audio or PDF format). You will also receive Melanie Solomon's "A.A. is Not the Only Way" (PDF format), as well as a summary of specific resources that were discussed during the Bridging Session-HALO session.