Free one-to-one behavioral addiction support for EAs

By John Salter @ 2023-04-17T10:55 (+47)

Free coaching via Zoom. Treats addictions that aren't acutely life-threatening, but that drain your time & money e.g.

• social media 
• gaming
• smoking

Benefits

• Save money & time
• Achieve more
• Feel better about yourself and more in control of your life

How it works

• Six thirty-minute sessions, for free. 
• Continuation thereafter is optional
• Arranged via Calendly, or for a recurring slot once or twice a week (up to you)

The Coaches

Era's got a BSc in Psychology, and an MSc in Addiction, from King's College London. Lizzy's got a master's in psychology and a certificate in psychotherapy. Both have done ~160 hours of addiction coaching training, passed their final assessment, and are now ready to see real clients. So far, we've had unanimously positive feedback and ~70% retention from the 100+ clients our coaches have seen so far.

What happens in sessions

Session One

• Tell your coach about you and your situation
• They'll help you draft a minimum viable plan
• You attempt to execute it between now and next week

Sessions Two til Five

• Share your progress or lack thereof
• Tell them what worked and what didn't
• Update the plan accordingly
• Repeat

Session Six

• Talk about your progress
• We'll likely give you the option to continue on a paid basis
• In either case, we'll help you draft a plan to help recover from relapses, and prevent them from happening in the first place

Disclaimers

• Potential downside - they aren't EAs
• Potential upside - they aren't EAs
• We don't have magical solutions
  • At least 20% of sign-ups will give up
  • Of those that stay, at least 20% will fail
  • Many of those who succeed will relapse within one year

Promises we make

• To maintain complete confidentiality
• To use proven techniques exclusively
• To be supportive & non-judgemental

Sign up

Free to any Effective Altruist. 7 EA-exclusive places are available immediately. If the results are good, we'll do a monthly cohort of ~20 EAs. You can opt-out at any time, no hard feels. Click here to apply.