About Jessica Clark · Iowa CADC
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Experience for the decisions families are asked to make overnight.
I bring nearly 20 years of experience across addiction treatment, behavioral health, hospitals, court-related services, families, and recovery systems—and I know how difficult it is to turn a recommendation into a plan that works in real life.
Jessica Clark, CADC · Founder
I know the system—and I know the gaps families are left to carry.
My work has placed me in the middle of the moments that are hardest to plan for: an OWI or drug charge, a relapse, a treatment recommendation, a discharge, a family crisis, or the point when everyone realizes the current plan is no longer working.
The After Group grew from a problem I saw repeatedly. People were given a recommendation, a list of programs, or a discharge plan—and then left to manage every decision that followed. I built this service to provide experienced guidance through that gap and to stay involved when one decision leads to the next.
What I know well
Depth where the decisions become complicated.
Treatment levels and access
Detox, residential treatment, PHP, IOP, outpatient care, admission questions, and realistic Iowa options.
Opioid and alcohol use disorders
Specialized experience with OUD, AUD, recurring treatment episodes, relapse, and changing recommendations.
Medication-supported treatment
Working knowledge of MAT and MOUD, including methadone, buprenorphine, Suboxone, Vivitrol, and naltrexone.
Families and boundaries
Practical decisions involving money, housing, communication, consequences, treatment, relapse, and returning home.
OWI and drug-charge situations
Helping people understand recommendations and move toward an organized, realistic plan without providing legal advice.
Discharge and what comes after
Follow-through, family expectations, return-home planning, recovery resources, and support when the plan changes.
Why The After Group exists
A recommendation is not the same thing as a workable next step.
Families are often expected to compare programs, understand levels of care, make urgent calls, respond to changing recommendations, prepare for discharge, and decide what support they can realistically provide—all while they are exhausted and frightened.
My role is to slow the situation down, explain what matters, help you make informed decisions, and remain available as circumstances change. You will not be handed another generic list and left to figure out the rest alone.
How I work
Clear, practical, and grounded in the situation in front of you.
We begin with what is happening now, what has already been tried, and what decision cannot wait.
I explain realistic options and the questions worth asking. You make the decisions.
When it is useful, I can stay involved through treatment decisions, family planning, discharge, relapse, and what comes after.
The After Group provides education, guidance, referral support, family support, and nonclinical recovery support. It does not replace medical, legal, emergency, psychotherapy, or licensed treatment services.
Tell me what’s happening
You do not need the whole plan. You need the next right move.
Tell me what is happening, what has already been tried, and where you are getting stuck. We will start with the decision in front of you.
Private pay · Iowa statewide · Two-hour callback during business hours. The After Group is not an emergency service, treatment program, legal service, psychotherapy provider, or prescribing medical provider. If someone may be in immediate danger, call 911. For a mental health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988.