Private Sober Companion Services in Nashville and Nationwide

Support alongside real life

A sober companion helps turn a recovery plan into everyday action: getting to appointments, building routines, navigating business obligations, and traveling with support. The Firm calls these professionals Recovery & Wellness Guides. Their role is nonclinical accompaniment, coordinated around the person’s needs and the assignment.

Whether the need is a carefully planned return home or support during a demanding stretch of life, the starting point is the same: understand the person, define the work, and match the support to the environment.

Nationally Coordinated by The Firm

From its Nashville headquarters, The Firm brings family-system planning, independent treatment navigation, and national coordination to companion assignments. Matching starts with the person, the assignment, and the environment—not a one-size-fits-all placement.

Darren Hobbs, CIP, and Zach Livingston, CIP, CCMI, lead The Firm. Their documented work spans intervention, family consulting, and recovery support. Explore independent treatment navigation and The Darren Hobbs Family Method.

A&E documents Darren’s work and Zach’s work through its official cast profiles. See additional original-publisher documentation in The Firm’s media record.

What The Firm Manages

The Firm manages the work around the assignment, from initial assessment and Guide matching through review and final handoff. The plan connects practical daily support with the person’s family system and broader recovery needs.

• Assessment and matching: assess the request and match the assignment to the Guide around the person, environment, and support needs.
• Written scope and daily expectations: define the work, hours, responsibilities, and practical goals.
• Communication permissions: establish who may receive updates and how information is shared.
• Escalation planning and supervision: clarify the response to changing needs and the team responsible for overseeing the assignment.
• Travel and coverage: coordinate travel logistics and relief coverage when applicable to the agreed schedule.
• Review and final handoff: review the plan at defined points and coordinate completion, extension, or the next level of support.

Choose the assignment around the need

Choose the level of support around the transition, the daily demands, and the next handoff. These assignment models provide a starting point for an individualized scope.

• Transport: coordinated accompaniment for a defined journey and destination handoff. Explore sober transport.
• 3–7-day transition: practical support for arrival, appointments, household expectations, and the first days after a change. Plan support after rehab.
• 14–30-day implementation: consistent support while routines take shape across home, work, appointments, and everyday decisions, with a review of the next support level.
• Longer live-in support: sustained assistance organized around household fit, daily expectations, and increasing independence. Explore live-in support.

Five scopes that should stay distinct

Different needs call for different responsibilities. The Firm can help organize the service path while keeping each role clear.

• Companion: in-person support during agreed daily activities, transitions, and travel.
• Transport: a defined journey, travel logistics, and receiving handoff.
• Recovery coaching: scheduled goal-setting, practical decision-making, and accountability. Compare companion support and coaching.
• Case management: coordination across people, appointments, and services. Explore case management.
• Mental-health-transition support: practical daily-life assistance alongside the treating team. Explore transition support.

A plan built with the person, not around them

The plan works with the person and the family system. Agree on the support that will be useful, the expectations at home, and the people involved in the next step.

Connection without control can mean asking, “Would it help to plan tomorrow together?” Boundaries without abandonment can mean, “I can help you arrange another ride; I cannot participate in a plan outside our agreed role.” Explore Darren’s family method.

Nashville roots; national planning

Based in Nashville, The Firm coordinates requests across the United States. Local knowledge and national planning come together around the actual assignment: the receiving home, treating professionals, travel, family contacts, and daily environment.

For a Nashville transition, connect companion support with local family consulting. For an out-of-state assignment, bring the departure, destination, and continuing-care arrangements into one plan. Professionals can begin through the referral pathway.

Compare the work before comparing a price

Companion pricing follows the work: professional time, coverage, travel, staffing, and duration. A clear proposal makes the arrangement easier to compare and plan.

Review the pricing structure and hiring guide. Explore support for executive responsibilities and travel and events.

When a Companion Is the Wrong Service

Companion support is nonclinical. Use the service matched to the person’s medical, psychiatric, or security needs.

Call 911 for immediate danger. Call or text 988 for suicide or mental-health crisis support in the United States.

• Medical withdrawal or monitoring: use an appropriate medical provider and level of care.
• Emergency psychiatric danger: use crisis or emergency services.
• Unwilling confinement: a companion cannot be engaged to forcibly hold an adult.
• Security or emergency transport needs: use providers qualified for that specific role.

Request Rapid Companion Placement

Tell us where support is needed, when you would like it to begin, and the assignment you have in mind. Initial intake is at no charge; companion services are separately scoped and priced. The team will discuss fit, staffing, and travel before confirming placement.