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 Pre-Bridging 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 Pre-Bridging 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 Pre-Bridging Q&A with Dr. Kern

If you still have questions about participating in The Bridging Session, I will be happy to answer them in a "no-risk, no-obligation" confidential phone consultation.

Make this call in complete privacy, by phone. A scheduled Question and Answer Time of fifteen minutes can be made directly with me. You can make this call discreetly from anywhere you feel comfortable to ask the most private and potentially embarrassing questions to get the information you need before proceeding with a Bridging Session. You want to know with confidence that The Bridging Session is the right next step for you to free yourself from the entanglement of your addiction. And I offer this Question and Answer Time to you for free.

Prior to this confidential Q & A Time, a short form must be filled out by you. This allows me to be concise and specific to your questions. Should you go directly to The Bridging Session, this form is included in a more detailed form.

A limited number of these 15 minute Question and Answer Times are available each week. 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: $375

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: $375

Abstinence Coaching - (after Bridging Session)

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:
$100/20-minute session - Telephone only
$125/30-minute session - Telephone only

$225/60-minute session - Face-to-face only

Harm Reduction Coaching - (after Bridging Session)

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:
$100/20-minute session - Telephone only
$125/30-minute session -Telephone only

$225/60-minute session - Face-to-Face only

HALO (Helping a Loved One) Coaching - (after Bridging Session)

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:
$100/20-minute session - Telephone only
$125/30-minute session - Telephone only

$225/60 - minute session - Face-to-Face only

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

Friday
9:00 am to 4pm
(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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