Professional Fees

Non-12-Step Alternative Addiction Treatment Services
for You or Your Loved One

Dr. Kern offers the following services to help you manage your own negative behaviors or deal with the crazy behavior of a loved one who is resistant to getting help. All services are delivered to you in an intimate, one-on-one setting, by phone or in person, with respectful privacy, anonymity and confidentiality.

Help for Myself

• Free 15-minute Q&A with Dr. Kern One time only.
• Bridging Session (Bridging Session)
  One time only. This special, strategic session is a requirement before beginning Abstinence Coaching or Harm Reduction Coaching.
• Abstinence Coaching Ongoing sessions, as long you need them.
• Harm Reduction Coaching Ongoing sessions, as long as you need them.

Help for a Loved One

• Free 15-minute Q&A with Dr. Kern One time only.
• Special HALO version of Bridging Session (Bridging Session)
  One time only. This special, strategic session is a requirement before beginning HALO Coaching.
• HALO Coaching Ongoing sessions, as long as you need them.

Free 15-minute Q&A with Dr. Kern

As a public service, Dr. Kern donates three hours of his time each week to help people free of charge, because he was once where you are right now, struggling with addictions and excessive behaviors. Even in a brief, 15-minute telephone session, Dr. Kern can answer your most important question, recommend medications that help with cravings or give you a top-notch referral to a treatment facility or therapist that practices Dr. Kern's non-12-step treatment philosophy. 100% private and confidential. You are under no obligation to proceed with Dr. Kern's fee-paid sessions.
Schedule Free Q&A on-line only.

Bridging Session

This is not a therapy session. It is a strategic, information-gathering session during which you will learn about a variety of proven treatment options for your problems with alcohol, drugs or other out-of-control behaviors. During this 60-minute session, Dr. Kern will help you design a step-by-step Action Plan for meeting your behavior goals. This session is so powerful that many people have the confidence to proceed with their own recovery without further help from Dr. Kern. 100% private and confidential. By phone or in-person. Bridging Session is a requirement before beginning Abstinence or Harm Reduction Coaching. More details
One-time Fee: $325

HALO Version of Bridging Session

This is not a therapy session. It is a strategic, information-gathering session during which Dr. Kern will show you how to change your loved one's out-of-control behaviors with alcohol, drugs, or other excessive behaviors by changing yourself first. During this 60-minute session, Dr. Kern will help you design a step-by-step Action Plan for making personal, behavior changes that, in turn, will help your loved one change their behavior. 100% private and confidential. By phone or in-person. Bridging Session is a requirement before beginning regular HALO Coaching sessions. More details
One-time Fee: $325

Abstinence Coaching

After your Bridging Session, you may decide to continue regular or as-needed coaching sessions with Dr. Kern to help you set behavior goals and achieve them. As your personal coach, Dr. Kern will give you realistic tools and techniques, encouragement, insights and understanding to help you abstain from alcohol or drugs and other excessive, destructive behaviors. 100% private and confidential. By phone or in-person. More details

Fee:
$200/30-minute session
$250/45-minute session

Harm Reduction Coaching

After your Bridging Session, you may decide to continue regular or as-needed coaching sessions with Dr. Kern to help you gradually achieve your goal of moderation or abstinence from alcohol, drugs or other excessive, destructive behaviors. As your personal coach, Dr. Kern will give you realistic tools and techniques, encouragement, insights and understanding to help you reduce your alcohol or drug usage and other excessive, destructive behaviors to a less harmful level. 100% private and confidential. By phone or in-person. More details

Fee:
$200/30-minute session
$250/45-minute session

HALO (Helping a Loved One) Coaching

After your Bridging Session/HALO session, you may decide to continue regular or as-needed coaching sessions with Dr. Kern to help you deal successfully with the ongoing challenges and up's and down's of having a loved one with an alcohol or drug problem or other excessive, destructive behaviors. This ground-breaking approach shows you that you are not powerless over your loved one's behavior. You'll learn how to change your own behavior first which, in turn, will change your loved one far more effectively than yelling, screaming or kicking them out of the house. 100% private and confidential. By phone or in-person. More details

Fee:
$200/30-minute session
$250/45-minute session

Dr. Kern's Office Hours

Marc F. Kern, Ph.D.
9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #680
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Map & Directions

Monday through Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Pacific Time
(Emergency hours on weekends)

Dr. Kern conducts client sessions in person (Los Angeles) or by phone. These sessions are completely private, anonymous and confidential conversations. Confidentiality Policy

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DR. KERN CAN HELP YOU WITH
Alcohol... Marijuana... Cocaine... Speed... Opiates... Tranquilizers... Pain Medications... Sleep Medications... Methamphetamines... Gambling... Associated Life Problems... Anxiety... Depression... Marital Problems... Getting a Loved One into Treatment... Procrastination... Pornography... Internet/Computer Use

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