Recovery Services | Maniilaq Association

We are here for you.

Our recovery services use confidential, group-based programming, one-on-one counseling, and other resources that can help you or a loved one overcome hurtful substance use and prevent relapse.

Are you ready to start on the path of recovery?

CALL US TODAY

907-442-7640

Or send us an email

We provide substance use treatment designed to stop the hurt, provide help
through community, and give hope for a life in recovery.

Stop Hurting.

When substances are used excessively or incorrectly,
it hurts our health, relationships and community.

We treat any problematic substance use:

Drinking alcohol causes injuries and accidents, health problems, and strains relationships and finances. If you’re a man and you drink more than four drinks on any day or more than 14 in a week, you’re drinking too much. For women, heavy drinking means more than three drinks in one day or more than seven drinks a week.

Scientific studies have shown changes occur in the brains of people who drink regularly. These individuals have more stress in times when they are not drinking; they have diminished or worse moods and feelings of well-being; and, in order to regulate their mood, their brains tell them to drink even more alcohol than before they started drinking in the first place. This creates a hurtful and vicious cycle that is hard to escape without help.

It can be difﬁcult to recognize when alcohol, marijuana or other drug use becomes hurtful.

When you first started, perhaps it felt easy to control how much or how often you used the substance. Over time, you’ve found this has changed. If using alcohol, marijuana or other substances has begun to impact your daily life, that is something to pay attention to.

Are any of these true?

You are less interested in activities you used to enjoy.
Your mood can quickly change from feeling good to feeling bad.
Your group of friends has changed. Or perhaps you avoid those you used to be close to you and who may inquire about your well-being.
You haven’t taken good care of yourself or spend more time alone. Maybe you eat or sleep more or less, or at different times than you used to.
You’re experiencing additional conflict at your job or with your family.
You crave or strongly desire the substance, or you need more of it to get the same feeling you used to get from just a little.

If you can’t stop thinking about it, if you use or consume more than you intend to, or if you have a problem stopping use, then we encourage you to reach out to us.

Whatever is hurting in your life because of this substance, don’t wait to address it. Let us help.

Ask yourself, in what ways has use of alcohol, marijuana or other drugs affected your life? What about the lives of the ones you love and rely on? Substance use often strains relationships, finances, and can cause serious health problems.

Loved ones

Is your loved one hurting themself or you because of alcohol, marijuana or other substance use?

People we love who struggle with use of drugs or alcohol can hurt us in many ways. Oftentimes, they don't admit there’s a problem or may not agree to receive help. Changing their relationship with the substance is difficult without help, and openness to treatment must come from them. While you cannot force your loved one to accept help, there are two key things you can do right away to find hope:

Take care of yourself. Dealing with a loved one’s problematic substance use is draining. Taking care of yourself and your family is the best way you can be resilient and maintain hope in your own life. Prioritizing social connections, moving your body in healthy ways, maintaining your routines, eating nourishing foods, and getting good sleep are great ways to take care of yourself. Maniilaq has counseling services available for anyone seeking help with difficult circumstances in their lives, available through the contact information listed below.

Learn about the programs at Maniilaq so that you are informed when your loved one is ready to accept help.

CALL US TO LEARN MORE

907-442-7640

Or send us an email

Get Help.

Get hope for a life in recovery with conﬁdential,
group-based and one-on-one counseling services.

Our Approach

Along with support groups, Maniilaq Association Counseling and Recovery Services use scientifically proven, evidenced-based treatment methods to stop the hurt caused by alcohol, marijuana and other drugs, and to prevent relapse.

Our team treats each person as an individual—we don’t just treat addiction. We work toward overall well-being, which includes physical, spiritual and emotional health. Ultimately, we want to help each person resume their family, job and community obligations, rather than be controlled by use of alcohol, marijuana or other drugs.

Are you ready to start on the path of recovery?

CALL US TODAY

907-442-7640

Or send us an email

Who We Are.

“Life in recovery is not easy but it becomes easier with help, support and community effort. Reach out to someone in your community for help like a Behavioral Health Aide, CHAP, or pastor.”

– Ronto Roney, Substance Team Clinical Supervisor

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

"Life in recovery can be the beginning of living out the best part of your life. Seeking help for a substance abuse problem is an incredible act of courage. You can do this."

– Joel Vickery, Itinerant Therapist

Master of Education-Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

"Too often in life we try to convince ourselves that we don’t have a problem. We ignore the obvious signs that the way we are currently living is not working for us. The first step is to be honest with yourself about the struggles you face. Once you have identified the problem, it becomes easier to address. Don’t be afraid to reach out to others for help – family, friends, community resources. You come to find that many share the same struggles, and that you are not alone. We are here to help."

– Kyle Kennedy, Itinerant Therapist

Master of Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology

"Please take it a day at a time and try your hardest to surround yourself with people that support your goals and life in recovery. Set small, attainable goals. Our program looks for progress not perfection."

– Alexiss Santoni, Substance Use Team Lead

M.A. Counseling Psychology

Doreen Blake

Lead Itinerant Therapist

Master of Science, Marital & Family Therapy, Licensed Counselor, CDC1

Koren Cooper

Itinerant Therapist

Master of Science, Clinical Psychology, LPC & LCASA

Raymond Coppock

Chemical Dependency Counselor Level II

CDC II, BHA II, RHS I

George Hadley

BHA Trainee

None, currently training

Jessica Harris

Substance Use Case Manager

Working toward BHA certification

Ulyius L. Johnson

Behavioral Health Aide III

CDC II, BA

Brian Jones

Behavior Health Aide Trainee

Working toward BHA 1

Tamara Jones

Chemical Dependency Counselor Trainee (CDC-T)

Working towards CDC 1

Bessie Mitchell

Behavioral Health Aide III

BHA III

Ashley Nies

Intake Coordinator

MA, LPC-S, CDC1

Ronto Roney

Substance Team Clinical Supervisor

Bachelors, Child psychology; Masters, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

BreAnna Rosales

Telehealth Therapist

Masters in Social Work, CDC1

Claudia Sampson

Behavioral Health Aide II

Associate Applied Science, Behavioral Health Aide/BHA II/CDC I

David Shelton

BHA Trainee

Pursuing MS in Psychology

Bridgette Sweet

Chemical Dependency Counselor II

CDCII

Morgan Turner

Behavioral Health Therapist

Trauma Informed Masters Degree, Social Work; Yoga Teacher YTT200

Joel Vickery

Itinerant Therapist

Master of Education-Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

Stephen Williams

Chemical Dependency Counselor

CT

Mary Zielie

Telehealth Therapist II

Master of Arts, clinical mental health counseling; Licensed professional counselor (LPC); Board certified telemental health (BC-TMH); National certified counselor (NCC); Chemical dependency counselor 1 (CDC 1)

Maniilaq Association Counseling and Recovery Services offer hope for a life in recovery.
To learn more, complete this online form or call today.

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ONLINE FORM

907-442-7640

Heal Hurt. Get Help.

Have Hope.

Hope for a life in recovery means the hurting can mend,
and a more fulﬁlling life is possible.

A life in recovery means you gain stability — in your relationships, your job, your finances and often your health. Hear from program alumni how their lives improved in more ways than they could have imagined when they took the first step to get help.

Testimonials

"If I didn’t quit drinking, I would either be dead or in jail, still homeless. I purchased my own home, which I never thought was possible, and have given my children the life they deserve. Everything I thought was impossible was made possible."

– Michelle Kubalack

"Being in recovery, It feels like I am walking upstream with a strong current. That strong current is constantly pushing me back but I must keep moving forward, every now and then I’m able to rest on a rock and catch my breath. That rock is myself in recovery. Giving me hope that it gets easier. But in life we must keep moving forward no matter how hard it may get."

– Brian Jones

"By admitting and accepting we have an alcohol or drug problem, and by being honest and open with ourselves and others who are there to help us, we can become ready to change our lives day by day. If it doesn’t work out the first time, do it again. Keep trying and give yourself patience every day."

– Tamara Jones

Whatever is hurting in your life because of substance
use, don’t wait to address it. Let us help.

START TODAY

Resources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration

samhsa.gov/public-messages

Why are drugs so hard to quit?

nida.nih.gov/videos/why-are-drugs-so-hard-to-quit

Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration

aa.org/self-assessment

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

health.alaska.gov/dbh/Pages/Prevention/988/default.aspx

Maniilaq Family Crisis Line

907-442-3969