When the standard system hands your family back in pieces, someone has to be the constant.
Private, in-home integrated recovery for individuals and families across Greater Vancouver.
Vanguard Health Recovery brings mental health, addiction recovery, fitness, and nutrition together under one framework — the Nexus System — delivered in your home by a single expert point of contact. On an engagement, my role is to be the constant: the rock a family can lean on while the person rebuilds. Discreet by default. Bilingual, English and Spanish.
Emotional regulation, cognitive reframing, and a steadier internal structure to build on — the psychological ground everything else stands on.
Relapse-prevention and habit-replacement coaching grounded in how the urge actually works: the narrow window you learn to hold through until it passes.
Movement used deliberately to regulate and reset the body, the metabolism, and the mind — associated with better resilience, sleep, and mood. Trained, never prescribed.
Nutrition that supports mood, energy, and clarity, coordinated with your medical team.
I've had to learn how to walk more than once.
For over fifteen years I've worked at the front end of trauma-informed mental health, crisis and overdose response, and performance coaching. But the reason families trust me with the people they love isn't on a certificate. It's that I've been on the other side of recovery myself — and I know the difference between reading about this work and living it en carne propia — in the flesh.
I built Vanguard for people who need more than the standard system can offer: not another appointment in another silo, but a single expert who sees the whole person and stays steady when things are hardest. On an engagement, my role is to be the constant — the rock a family can lean on while the person rebuilds. Perhaps that is the part no clinic can sell you.
Part of my own recovery took me beyond conventional care. For suitable candidates, I arrange referrals to vetted, physician-supervised plant-medicine and ibogaine centers in Peru and Mexico — and, when it's the right fit, travel with you and stay present through the experience and its integration.
My role is referral and support only — I do not administer or provide any medicine. These are independent, third-party facilities; all medical screening and care is theirs. Vanguard provides preparation, coordinated referral, accompaniment, and integration — never treatment.
Vanguard works at the intersection of four pillars, delivered in your home, with clinical coordination and complete discretion.
Building the psychological foundation — the ground the rest of recovery stands on.
Coaching that builds a durable stabilization zone — grounded in how the urge actually works, not willpower alone.
Intensive post-discharge support that steps down in intensity as independence grows. The cornerstone of the Vanguard model — held containment as a service, built on thirty years of discipline, de-escalation, and staying calm under pressure.
Movement programmed to regulate and reset the body and the mind — a core conviction of the Vanguard approach, delivered safely and progressively.
Nutrition to support energy, mood, and clarity — coordinated with the client's medical team.
One command point between client, family, and the full medical team — so nothing falls through the gaps between providers.
From intensive stabilization to standing on your own. Healing is a lot like training: you keep showing up and making the right choice to stay in the lane you fought to reach. The roadmap is how we do that together.
4–7 visits/week · 2–6 hrs/visit
3–5 visits/week
1–3 visits/week
“Recovery isn't one big decision. It's small, constant choices — like a drop falling steadily into a glass until it's full. The work is choosing which drops.”— Ivan Rodriguez
Detailed rates are shared in your complimentary Discovery Call and set out in full in the Vanguard Nexus Service Agreement.
Vanguard provides priority private support and complements, but never replaces, emergency services. In an emergency, call 911 or 988.
When you're ready, the first conversation is confidential — and costs nothing. Every engagement begins with a confidential, no-obligation Discovery Call: a 30-minute conversation to assess your situation, discuss the scope of support needed, and determine whether Vanguard is the right fit. An NDA is available on request before any detailed intake discussion.
Complimentary initial consultation to assess fit and scope.
Comprehensive Day 1 Intensive Assessment, biopsychosocial and environmental.
Full review of scope, rates, confidentiality, and terms before commencement.
All sessions sync to Google Calendar with automated reminders.
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For initial inquiries, family consultations, or urgent support needs, reach out directly. All communication is held in strict confidence. An NDA can be established before any detailed discussion.
Vanguard provides private concierge support and does not replace emergency services. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911. For 24/7 mental health and crisis support anywhere in Canada, call or text 988. (Québec: 1-866-277-3553, or text 53 53 53.)
Vanguard ofrece apoyo privado de acompañamiento y no sustituye a los servicios de emergencia. Si tú o alguien que amas está en peligro inmediato, llama al 911. Para apoyo en salud mental y crisis, 24/7 en Canadá, llama o envía un mensaje de texto al 988. (Quebec: 1-866-277-3553, o texto al 53 53 53.)