In-home coaching · Depression · Colorado and Wyoming
In-home depression support, one small step at a time
In-home depression support is daily structure and steady company at home: getting up, meals, sleep, appointments and the small steps a therapist sets. At Recover at Home, a coach carries out the plan from our in-house therapist and your psychiatrist, most often after a hospital stay, residential or PHP, across Colorado and Wyoming.
When depression makes getting up, eating or leaving the house feel impossible, weekly appointments aren’t enough. Our coaches bring daily structure and steady company into your home, carrying out the plan our in-house therapist and your psychiatrist set.
Built on our eating disorder program: the same daily coaching at home, the same in-house clinical team, and the same step-down plan.
- After a hospital stay, residential or PHP
- Colorado and Wyoming
We will respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.
What a recovery coach does with you
Coaches are trained in mental health first aid and suicide prevention, and lived experience is valued. Our in-house therapist leads treatment, alongside your psychiatrist.
Daily routines
Sleep, meals, getting up and getting out, the structure that makes the rest possible.
Small steps from your plan
The behavioral activation steps your therapist sets, done together until they stick.
Mood and sleep logs
Simple daily notes you can share with your psychiatrist and therapist.
Medication reminders
Reminders and a simple log your prescriber can see. Coaches never give, fill or manage medication.
School, work and appointments
Getting back to the places recovery has to work, and getting to every appointment.
A steady presence
Calm, consistent company in the first weeks home, when families are often burned out.
The step-down model
Example of how step-down support often looks
Most plans run about 6 months, the most common length from start to finish. Support is highest right after discharge, the riskiest time, and steps down as you progress.
- Month 1 12–16 hours/day Long days in the first weeks home: getting up, meals, sleep and small steps from your therapist’s plan.
- Month 2 About 8 hours/day A daily rhythm takes shape. School, work and appointments start to fill back in.
- Months 3–4 About 4 hours/day Fewer hours. More of the day is yours, with support at the hardest times.
- Months 5–6 Visits a few times a week Visits a few times a month. You lead your own routine.
An example only. Your plan and pace are set with your treatment team. See a month-by-month example plan.
who it’s for
- Clients coming home from a hospital stay, residential or PHP
- Clients whose depression has made daily life hard to manage
- Families who need more hands during the first months home
- Clients waiting for outpatient care to start after discharge
what we won’t do
No therapy or diagnosis
Coaches don’t provide therapy or diagnose. Our in-house therapist and your psychiatrist do.No handling medication
We remind and log. Family, a pharmacy or a nurse fills and gives medication.
Who leads it
A director who leads the team, and your clinicians in charge
Our mental health program has its own director, with years of experience in serious mental illness, who hires, trains and supervises every coach. Kathryn’s team and Nancy Getter, LCSW, stand behind them.
How do families pay for it?
Private pay, with paperwork for HSA and FSA accounts. ABLE accounts and special needs trusts can sometimes pay too. For some plans, we can ask your insurer for a single case agreement. It’s a request, not a promise. Contact us to discuss prices. Paying for care
Who is it for?
Clients and their families. For clients under 18, parents sign the support agreement and stay part of the plan.
Where do you work?
In your home and out in your community, across Colorado and Wyoming. Need overnight support in the first weeks home? Ask us on your free consult.
Questions about depression
Don’t see yours? Ask us directly.
Do we need our own therapist?
No. Our in-house therapist leads the plan. Your psychiatrist or prescriber stays in charge of any medication.
Do coaches give medication?
No. Coaches give reminders and keep a simple log your prescriber can see. Family, a pharmacy or a nurse fills and gives medication.
What does a typical day look like?
Getting up, meals, a little activity from the therapist’s plan, school, work or appointments, and a steady person beside you for the hardest parts of the day.
How long does in-home depression support last?
About six months is the most common length. Support is highest in the first weeks home and steps down as routines stick.
Read how in-home coaching works, see our Bipolar disorder program, or browse all the ways we help.