STRENGTHENING RECOVERY,
ONE ORGANIZATION AT A TIME
Valentine Recovery Consulting is what happens when two people fall in love, build a life in recovery, and accidentally start a family business doing the thing they love most—helping people rise.
After decades of leading organizations, shaping movements, training tens of thousands across the world, and sprinkling humor everywhere they go, Phil and Sandy Valentine are stepping into their next chapter. It might technically be called “retirement,” but we all know better. This is the part of life where they get to choose exactly who they serve, how they serve, and why it matters.
They bring more than 75 years of combined experience in personal recovery, organizational leadership, coaching, systems building, and speaking. Together, they can walk into any recovery community, workplace, university, or organization, take one look around, and say, “Okay, here are your next five steps.” (And they’ll say it with a smile.)
Light-hearted. Heart-forward. Deeply experienced. This is consulting with soul.
Welcome to the Valentine way.
WHERE LIVED EXPERIENCE MEETS INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
TRUSTED VOICES & LEADERS OF THE GLOBAL RECOVERY MOVEMENT
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Organizational Development
We help organizations build strong, sustainable recovery-oriented systems of care. Through assessments, strategic planning, ROSC implementation, and program refinement, we guide teams in strengthening structure, improving services, and elevating recovery outcomes.
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Recovery Coaching Excellence
With decades of experience and the foundation of the Recovery Coach Academy, we provide world-class coaching education. We offer certification preparation, advanced skills training, supervision models, and workforce development that build confident, person-centered recovery coaches.
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Leadership Development
We support leaders at every stage through coaching, mentorship, and succession planning. With experience in nonprofit and organizational leadership, we help executives and emerging leaders grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose. We also offer interim leadership during transitions.
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Community Organizing & Advocacy
We help communities strengthen recovery-focused coalitions and partnerships. Whether facilitating planning sessions, engaging stakeholders, or shaping advocacy and awareness campaigns, we support efforts that bring people together and amplify the message of recovery.
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Healthcare Integration Services
We help employers build recovery-ready workplaces through policy development, EAP enhancement, supervisor training, return-to-work planning, and peer support models. We create compassionate, supportive environments where employees in recovery can thrive.
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Workplace Solutions
We create recovery-ready workplaces through policies, EAP enhancements, return-to-work plans, and customized peer support models for employees in recovery.
WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE
MORE THAN 75 YEARS COMBINED RECOVERY, LEADERSHIP & LEGACY
Decades of Proven Leadership
With more than 75 years of combined experience, Phil and Sandy Valentine bring a legacy of shaping national recovery systems. Their leadership includes guiding statewide recovery networks, developing innovative programs, and strengthening countless organizations through evidence-based, heart-centered consulting.
Award-Winning Impact
Recognized across the recovery movement, their achievements include America Honors Recovery, Nonprofit Executive of the Year, and a Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. Their work has set national standards for recovery coaching, community organizing, and peer-led program development.
Global Training & Program Innovation
From creating the Recovery Coach Academy—used to train over 100,000 people worldwide—to designing groundbreaking models such as Emergency Department Recovery Coaching and Telephone Recovery Support, their influence extends across communities, campuses, workplaces, and clinical systems.
Trusted Voices in the Recovery Movement
As respected speakers, storytellers, authors, and advocates, Phil and Sandy have helped shift public perception of recovery. Their work has inspired leaders, shaped policy, and strengthened the movement’s foundation through authenticity, humor, and lived experience.
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Phil Valentine has spent more than three decades shaping the modern recovery movement with heart, humor, and a whole lot of trail miles. As the longtime Executive Director of CCAR and creator of the Recovery Coach Academy, his work has trained over 100,000 people worldwide and inspired organizations across the globe. Phil brings storytelling, wisdom, lived experience, and a deep belief in people’s potential to everything he does.
Sandy Valentine blends 40+ years of corporate consulting, nonprofit leadership, social work, and lived experience into a warm, grounded, and strategic approach that organizations love. She’s helped universities, healthcare systems, and recovery organizations build strong programs, supportive cultures, and recovery-ready environments. Smart, compassionate, and quietly hilarious, Sandy brings both heart and clarity to every project she touches.
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REAL REVIEWS FROM OUR SUPPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD
“I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing Phil and Sandy Valentine for the past 15 years, during which time I’ve observed their outstanding national leadership and vast and enduring impact in addiction recovery services and advocacy. I would recommend them both without hesitation.”
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John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP, Chief, Division of Addiction Treatment and Prevention
“I’ve known Phil and Sandy Valentine for 25+ years and have worked with both on a professional level. Phil is an inspiring visionary whose work has touched the recovery community internationally with his lived experience, knowledge, and compassion in recovery coaching, training, program development, board governance, and leadership. Sandy, with her lived experience, knowledge, and commitment to the recovery space, will surely bring a welcoming consultant service to our community.”
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Michael Askew, Deputy Director, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
“Any organization that has the opportunity to work with Phil and Sandy will benefit from their expertise, professionalism, and passion for all things recovery. I wholeheartedly endorse Valentine Recovery Consulting.”
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