Who I help · Central Iowa & statewide
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For the people carryingthe whole situation.
The After Group supports adults, families, and professionals when addiction has changed the plan and the next step is not obvious. Families come first here—because they are often carrying the questions, urgency, and follow-through no one else can see.
Families first
Addiction affects one person. The decisions rarely belong to one person alone.
You may be finding treatment, setting limits, responding to relapse, preparing for discharge, deciding about money or housing, or trying to understand what help is actually helpful. You deserve experienced support for your side of the situation.
Who this is built for
Different roles. Different pressure. One clear place to begin.
01 / FAMILIES
You are carrying too much of the plan.
Support with treatment questions, boundaries, communication, money, housing, relapse, discharge, and deciding what you are—or are not—willing to keep doing.
02 / ADULTS
You need a realistic next step.
Education and practical guidance for treatment decisions, recovery planning, relapse concerns, resources, consequences, and what to do when the original plan no longer fits.
03 / PROFESSIONALS
The recommendation needs follow-through.
A reliable resource for attorneys, healthcare professionals, therapists, treatment providers, and others whose client or family needs help moving from a recommendation to action.
Common reasons people reach out
Start with what is happening—not a service label.
We need treatment or detox.
Understand levels of care, realistic Iowa options, medication-supported treatment, and what to ask before choosing a program.
Addiction is running the family.
Clarify boundaries, communication, money, housing, consequences, and how the family will respond when pressure rises.
There is an OWI or drug charge.
Make sense of treatment-related recommendations and turn them into an organized plan without replacing legal advice.
Treatment is ending. What now?
Prepare for discharge, return home, follow-up care, family expectations, recovery resources, and the possibility that the plan may change.
We have already tried everything.
Slow the situation down, identify what has and has not worked, and decide which next step is realistic now.
Support that does not require you to have the right words first.
You do not need to know whether you need treatment-access help, family education, an individual session, or ongoing support before you call. Tell me what is happening. I will help you identify what deserves attention first.
Clarity comes before commitment. The first conversation is about understanding the situation and deciding whether The After Group is the right resource—not selling you a package.
Start with the situation
More support for the people facing it.
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.