Meet Your Recovery Coach: Alex Brown

Alex Brown, a recovery coach at DynamiCare Health, works one-on-one with members to help them set and reach tailored, achievable goals. In these conversations, Alex isn’t just channeling his years of professional experience. He is drawing from the empathy and lessons that he learned from overcoming his own struggles with substance use.

For years, Alex refused to ask for help for his drinking. He found himself isolated after repeatedly placing drinking ahead of his job, family, and friends as the consequences of his drinking piled up. 

Today Alex is in long-term recovery and works as a senior recovery coach for DynamiCare Health. He is designated as a recovery coach professional by the Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery, completed UMass Boston’s addiction counselor education program, and is currently pursuing a masters in clinical social work at Boston College.

Alex knows that recovery isn’t easy, and that everyone’s pathway to recovery is different. He now uses his personal experience and professional expertise to help others identify their strengths and passions in order to overcome their substance use struggles.

Watch his story: