Vancouver Recovery Coach
Recovery doesn’t happen all at once — and it rarely happens alone.
Having someone beside you can bring steadiness, perspective, and relief when things feel uncertain. Recovery coaching isn’t about fixing you or telling you what to do. It’s about walking with you as you regain clarity, confidence, and a sense of direction — at your own pace.
About Norman
Alongside my own recovery, I’ve spent years working closely with people navigating substance use — in treatment settings, in the community, and one-to-one. My work is shaped by lived experience, long relationships, and a steady, practical approach to change.
If you’d like to know more about who I am and how I work, you can read on below.
My life has taken me through many roles — as a father of two now-adult children, a foster parent, a shelter worker, and a baker. I’ve worked in treatment settings both as a client and as an employee, and I’ve spent years living and working in Vancouver, building a deep familiarity with the realities people face here.
I also bring curiosity and creativity into my work. Photography has been a long-standing practice for me — a way of slowing down, paying attention, and learning to see what’s actually there. You can view some of my photography here. That same attentiveness shows up in how I work with people: listening carefully, noticing patterns, and staying present to what matters.
Recovery, for me, has never been a straight line. It’s been shaped by decades of lived experience, including setbacks and hard-earned learning along the way. What that’s given me is not certainty, but steadiness — and a genuine respect for how personal and non-linear change can be.