MEET JANIQUE SVEDBERG
Her energy is contagious
Janique Svedberg is a substance use disorder therapist and Recovery Coach with personal experience. After becoming sober herself, Janique has spent several years studying substance use disorders and mental illness. Janique left Sweden as a sixteen-year-old to seek happiness and adventure in New York City. It didn’t take long before she was offered work as a singer and dancer in the legendary band Kid Creole and the Coconuts. After 10 hectic years of touring and recording, when life kept moving faster and faster, it suddenly stopped. The negative consequences of celebrity and fame had grown larger than the successes, and it was clear to her: she was living with substance use disorder.I could no longer ignore what my life actually looked like — and when I was offered help, I took it. During my own journey in recovery, I grew interested in becoming a therapist myself. Today I spend my life educating and helping others — and I’m deeply grateful for a sober life that is absolutely fantastic.Janique noticed how many clients came and went from treatment centers, sometimes several times — as if rehabs had revolving doors. That’s when she became driven to improve substance use disorder treatment and care. Today, Janique is certified by OASAS (the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports) to educate and certify people in Europe who want to become Recovery Coaches and Sober Companions. Read more about Janique’s education:
Case Management
With Janique’s personal network and knowledge of everything from Recovery Coaches to hospitals and treatment centers worldwide, she also works as a Case Manager. With tailor-made programs built around the client’s needs and budget, treatment centers, detox clinics, and substance use disorder therapists are ready to support recovery — from brief interventions to longer programs, including for business executives who can’t easily take time off or travel frequently. Janique has gathered ‘golden nuggets’ of knowledge from visits to many international treatment centers, building a strong network for exchanging ideas and staying current with new treatment models and methods.I take the “golden nuggets” from each place and work with a psychiatrist to put them into practice.
Many people who relapse shortly after treatment do so in their own home environment.
EARS – the European Association of Recovery Specialists –
is an association of international Recovery Specialists — Interventionists, Recovery Coaches, and Sober Companions — representing countries across Europe. Founded by Janique and six others, the organization sets the standard for education and ethics, maintaining the highest standards of training and practice.
The importance of proper education
The goal of hiring a Certified Recovery Coach is to provide professional supervision and support to clients and families as they go through the recovery process. That’s why it matters to hire a coach who truly understands substance use disorders and can guide both clients and their families through the process.
Janique in Media
- Janique on Malou After Ten
- Living Close to Someone with Mental Illness
- LEEF Magazine (Dutch)
- Ten Years Drug-Free
- Preview Episode
- Everyone Dances Around the Addict
- Janique in Sweden 2014
- Keynote speaker at the eWc conference 2014
- From Jet-Set Wife to Recovery Coach
- Respons Business
- Inspire Magazine
- HELP! How to break free of destructive behavior and reclaim your life! with Janique Svedberg
- Janique Svedberg Starring in Swedish House Wife’s of New York
- Friends in Recovery: From Sweden to Sobriety
- Extraordinary Work: Addiction, Trauma and Mental Health
- Love Sober Podcast: Janique Svedberg
- Live The Impossible: How Curiosity Saved the Celebrity
- Podcast: With or Without