Our interventionists help families in Alexandria move a loved one from drinking or drug use into treatment, with one clear plan and support that continues after the first yes.
A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Alexandria, from Old Town to Mount Vernon, traveling in through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria Campus) or Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Local crisis and access line. City of Alexandria DCHS 24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services: 703-746-3401.
Public behavioral health. Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services, Substance Use Treatment Services.
Treatment court. Alexandria Treatment Court.
Family support. NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.
Your interventionist flies into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Alexandria or out of state.
In City of Alexandria (Fairfax County nearby), public behavioral health services run through Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services, Substance Use Treatment Services.
The Alexandria Treatment Court diverts eligible defendants with substance use disorders into supervised treatment, coordinated with the city's Department of Community and Human Services (source).
Alexandria's Department of Community and Human Services runs a Substance Use Residential Treatment Program for adults at 4850 Mark Center Drive; call 703-746-3636 (source).
Alexandria Treatment Court can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia offer meetings and education for relatives.
Not directly. Virginia has no addiction-specific court process a family can start. More detail: Virginia alcohol interventionist and Virginia drug interventionist.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
For Alexandria, City of Alexandria DCHS 24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services answers at 703-746-3401, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
See every community on our Virginia interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Alexandria, usually through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Alexandria, City of Alexandria DCHS 24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services answers at 703-746-3401, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.
Start with Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services, Substance Use Treatment Services.
Yes. Alexandria Treatment Court connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Northern Virginia and Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia offer meetings and education for relatives.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
