Norman Fox | Vancouver Recovery Coach
I work as a private recovery coach in Vancouver, offering one-to-one support to individuals and families navigating addiction and recovery.
My understanding of recovery comes from lived experience — both personal and professional.
I first entered treatment more than 35 years ago. Since then, recovery has remained part of my life in many forms.
Over time, I returned — not as a client, but as a professional — working with one of Vancouver’s well-established treatment centres and supporting individuals and families navigating early recovery.
I’ve sponsored men through Alcoholics Anonymous and worked in shelters on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. These experiences shaped how I understand addiction, relapse, and the real-world conditions people face when they’re trying to change.
Alongside lived experience, I bring formal training in recovery coaching and evidence-informed approaches to behavioural change. My work is practical and grounded — not theoretical.
Today I work privately, one-to-one, with individuals who prefer direct and confidential support outside institutional settings.
For two years, I stepped away from the city and worked at a remote fishing lodge on British Columbia’s central coast. That time reinforced something I bring into my work today:
Routine matters.
Showing up consistently matters.
Recovery is rarely linear. It unfolds over time — through setbacks, clarity, and renewed commitment. That perspective allows me to stay steady when things feel uncertain.
People don’t need to be fixed or pushed. They need space to be honest, time to think clearly, and someone steady enough to remain present without rushing toward conclusions.
If you'd like to talk, we can begin with a confidential conversation.
Outside of my coaching work, I photograph East Vancouver.
If you're curious, you can view that work here. →
Norman Fox | Vancouver Recovery Coach
I work as a private recovery coach in Vancouver, offering one-to-one support to individuals and families navigating addiction and recovery.
My understanding of recovery comes from lived experience — both personal and professional.
I first entered treatment more than 35 years ago. Since then, recovery has remained part of my life in many forms.
Over time, I returned — not as a client, but as a professional — working with one of Vancouver’s well-established treatment centers and supporting individuals and families navigating early recovery.
I’ve sponsored men through Alcoholics Anonymous and worked in shelters on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. These experiences shaped how I understand addiction, relapse, and the real-world conditions people face when they’re trying to change.
Alongside lived experience, I bring formal training in recovery coaching and evidence-informed approaches to behavioural change. My work is practical and grounded — not theoretical.
Today I work privately, one-to-one, with individuals who prefer direct and confidential support outside institutional settings.
For two years, I stepped away from the city and worked at a remote fishing lodge on British Columbia’s central coast. That time reinforced something I bring into my work today:
Routine matters.
Showing up consistently matters.
Recovery is rarely linear. It unfolds over time — through setbacks, clarity, and renewed commitment. That perspective allows me to stay steady when things feel uncertain.
People don’t need to be fixed or pushed. They need space to be honest, time to think clearly, and someone steady enough to remain present without rushing toward conclusions.
Over time, this experience shaped how I work with people.
Most people who reach out have already spent time thinking. They’ve read websites. They’ve seen language about programs, models, and outcomes.
By the time someone contacts me, they usually know one thing: something needs attention.
What’s often less clear is what that change looks like — or how to speak about it clearly.
I begin with conversation. Not performance. Not pressure. Not predetermined outcomes.
All work is private and one-to-one.
I don’t begin by requiring a label. I don’t insist on a conclusion before we understand the story. Some people want to stop entirely. Some want to step back. Some are simply trying to understand what’s shifted.
Clarity comes before commitment.
In our work together, I listen carefully. I ask direct questions. I notice inconsistencies without confrontation. I stay with uncomfortable topics rather than moving past them too quickly.
Real conversation shifts patterns. When something is named clearly, behaviour begins to change.
This isn’t about fixing people. It’s about helping them hear themselves clearly enough to decide, deliberately, what comes next.
If you’ve reached the point where you’re reading carefully and weighing your options, that tells me something important.
You’re paying attention.
You’re not out of control.
You’re already moving in a direction.
If you’d like to talk about what comes next, we can begin with a confidential conversation.
Outside of my coaching work, I photograph East Vancouver.
If you're curious, you can view that work here. →